About this Community Grief Counselor role at By the Bay Health
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 Community Grief Counselor to join our Bereavement Team. This person will provide individual counseling services and facilitate groups for community counseling clients coping with issues of grief and loss.
Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Location:
Larkspur, CA office; 1 day remote option
By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include:
- Provide grief counseling services to community members including outreach, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, education, and referral.
- Facilitate grief support groups.
- Set appropriate fee for services; collect and process payment for services in compliance with organization policies and procedures.
- Screen potential group members for appropriateness for a support group. Make appropriate referrals for those not ready for a group.
Tech savvy and bi-lingual in Spanish, Cantonese or Mandarin is a plus!
Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree in the area of mental health from an accredited university; clinical licensure with the CA Board of Behavioral Science strongly preferred.
- 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
- Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.
Pay Range:
Orientation/trainings - $30 - $40 hourly
Session Rates:
Individual Visit - $75.40/session
Group Visit: $116.00/hr.
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.
