Bereavement Coordinator - Volunteer Coordinator

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Job description

Our Company:

New Century Hospice, part of the Kindred at Home family of hospice, home health, palliative, and community care providers, focuses on clinical excellence with compassion and dignity. Our company culture centers around humility, servant leadership, empathy, and innovation while we serve as a leader in the home care industry. Our people and our patient care allow us to make a difference when life matters most. We are passionate about what we do because our care matters.

Overview:
We're looking for a Bereavement Coordinator - Volunteer Coordinator to join our team.

You will report directly to the Executive Director or Administrator. You'll be responsible for identifying the bereavement needs and providing the highest quality service to meet those needs.

You'll be providing bereavement needs to families, staff and volunteers

You'll be gathering information to develop the family bereavement service needs

You'll maximize family access to resources including volunteers, groups, and referrals

You'll be supervising all volunteer activity in the local area of service

You'll be recruiting, training and retaining volunteers

About You:
Undergraduate degree in human service field required*.

Graduate degree preferred if providing counseling.

Clinical experience in the areas of life-threatening and chronic illness, grief and loss counseling, individual, family and group therapy

*In the event the candidate has an undergraduate degree in a field other than human services, equivalent experience and training in grief and loss counseling may be considered to meet this qualification.

Clinical experience in the areas of life-threatening and chronic illness, grief and loss counseling, individual, family and group therapy. One year required; three years preferred related clinical experience in varied multi-disciplinary settings and one year experience in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with understanding of hospice and the psychosocial dynamics of illness, loss, and death

This role requires full COVID-19 vaccination.

We Offer:
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health Insurance, 401k Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO

Opportunity to Participate In a Fleet Program

Competitive Salaries

Mileage Reimbursement

Professional Growth and Development Opportunities

Legalese:
This is a safety-sensitive position

Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits

Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements

We are proud to be an EEO employer

We maintain a drug-free workplace

Location:
New Century Hospice