Bereavement Counselor

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

We are seeking a Bereavement Counselor will provide individual counseling services and facilitate groups for patients/families to address their emotional needs related to the impact of a terminal illness, loss, and grief. in compliance with organization policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations. The position serves as Bereavement Counselor to By the Bay Health in accordance with BTBH organizational policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations.

Schedule

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday; 8:30am - 5:00pm with some evening shifts

Location

Onsite; Larkspur, CA office with additional coverage at our Sonoma, CA office; 1 day remote option

By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide grief counseling services to hospice family members and community members including outreach, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, resource education and referral
• Assess special needs related to cultural diversity including communication, role of family members and special traditions
• Facilitate grief support groups
• Screen potential group members for appropriateness for a support group. Make appropriate referrals for those not ready for a group
• Specialize in providing counseling and support services to children who are bereaved or anticipating a major loss including the use of techniques specific to counseling children, e. g. use of creative arts and play therapy
• Facilitate or co-facilitate bereavement support groups at on or off-site school locations including developing curricula for children’s and teen’s bereavement groups and workshops
• Conduct classroom presentations in elementary, middle, and high schools on the topics of grief and loss
• Conduct faculty presentations in schools to enable teachers to better support students coping with grief and loss
• Participate in and provide services during the annual youth camp

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Clinical supervision of counseling staff may be requested, as determined by the Social Services and/or Bereavement Managers

Education/Experience

• Master’s degree in the area of mental health from an accredited university
• Minimum of two years clinical experience, preferably in a health care setting providing clinical services in the areas of life‑threatening and chronic illness, grief, and loss, individual, family and group therapy

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current CA LMFT, LCSW or LPCC License

Pay Range:

$35.00 - $44.00 hourly

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.