Bereavement Counselor

Bereavement Counselor

Named by The Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last four years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks a full-time Bereavement Counselor to join its expanding counseling services team. Travel is required for this position. Care is provided in patients’ private homes and residential facilities throughout Greater Boston and parts of Metrowest.

Job Responsibilities:

The Full-Time Bereavement Counselor is an integral member of an interdisciplinary hospice team responsible for caring for bereaved family members of hospice patients and the general community. The Bereavement Counselor makes supportive phone calls, provides individual counseling sessions, and participates in organizational programming, including support groups and Evenings of Remembrance.

Education, Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Professional experience in grief and loss preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of end-of-life and bereavement issues
• Comfortable working with socioculturally diverse patients/families
• Demonstrated skills in clinical assessment
• Proficient with electronic documentation
• Compassionate, organized and excited to work in a fast-paced environment.

Schedule and Weekly Hours:

Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Good Shepherd Benefits Package offers:

• Competitive salary
• Four weeks of paid time off in the first year, increasing with tenure
• 12 paid holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance: coverage begins as of your start date
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Partnership with Regis College for reduced tuition rates

Pay Range:

$45,000 - $60,000: This number reflects an average starting range for this position. Individual pay is determined through a variety of factors including experience, education, certifications, and skills and can exceed the range.

Industry:

Healthcare

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About Us:

Good Shepherd Community Care is one of the most trusted health care organizations in Greater Boston focusing on hospice and palliative care. Founded as Hospice of the Good Shepherd in 1978, we are the original Massachusetts hospice. After decades of caring for our community, we continue to remain an independent, not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization. We believe in the importance of mutual respect and acceptance and value diversity in our patients, families and caregivers, employees, volunteers, community, and partner organizations. We are committed to these values and honor the dignity of each individual through the care, support and education we provide. Our team members benefit from a collaborative work environment in a welcoming office, easily accessible to I-95, with on-site parking in Newton.

Good Shepherd Community Care does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotyping, marital status, pregnancy, religion or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services and activities.