About Hospice of the East Bay
Hospice of the East Bay (HEB) is a community-based hospice and palliative care program providing compassionate services in the home and at our six-bed inpatient Hospice facility for terminally ill patients and those in need of palliative care. Care is delivered to patients and families by an interdisciplinary team. Bereavement care is provided to families for at least one year following the death of their loved one. Hospice and palliative care services are offered regardless of ability to pay through our sponsored care program. We’re proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work® for the past five years—reflecting our supportive, collaborative, and mission-driven culture.

Position Summary
Reporting to the Bereavement Program Manager, the Bereavement Counselor supports the implementation of bereavement services for families and friends of patients for up to thirteen months after a patient’s death. This position provides emotional support, education, and resources to those coping with grief and loss.

ESSENTIAL FUNCITIONS: 

• Initiate and or return community telephone calls to all family members and close friends of our patients on the bereavement referral sheet, inform of bereavement services, document the interaction, counsel and make appropriate referrals
• Provide short-term individual, family and group bereavement counseling and document the sessions
• Perform telephone assessment of potential group participants
• Register callers for bereavement classes
• Attend IDG meetings as coordinated with the Bereavement Program Manager
• Confer with Social Workers, Nurses and Spiritual Care Coordinators regarding high-risk family members and/or caregivers
• Participate in recruitment, training, coordination and recognition of bereavement support volunteers
• Develops and/or participates in education programs and workshops for patients/families, staff and community at large
• Assist in coordination of and participate in the Annual Day of Remembering and annual bereavement educational workshop
• Ensures compliance with Federal and State organizations.
  

• BA in counseling, social work, or related field required. MA preferred
• Experience in group process and individual counseling
• Specialized training in grief and loss is preferable
• Certification as a Grief Counselor and/or Death Educator by the Association for Death Education and Counseling is preferred
• Knowledge of community and professional resources

Benefits

• 403B Participation Plan
• Flexible Schedule
• Quality scores higher than national average
• Certified as a “Great Place to Work”
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program