Bereavement Counsellor

• Palliative Care Provider
• Part of Interdisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team
• Collaborative Working Environment

Responsibilities

• To maintain and manage a database of bereavement referrals, undertaking bereavement intake /risk assessments, formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions for the bereaved.
• To provide support, counselling and therapy to the bereaved individuals or families using individual and family therapy modalities.
• To organise and moderate group work providing group support and therapy to the bereaved (e.g. children, adults and/or families)
• To demonstrate competency in basic case management skills to provide information and referral services to the bereaved as appropriate.
• To demonstrate an ability to work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
• To provide education and training to the Hospice interdisciplinary team and/or the public in the areas of grief and bereavement e.g. in understanding the processes of grief and bereavement, and the needs and care of the bereaved.
• To demonstrate an interest in participating in outcome and impact studies on bereavement work

Requirements

• Masters Degree/Bachelors Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and/or Social Work, or Equivalent from an accredited University.
• Minimum 3 years experience in counselling, preferably in areas or settings related to grief and bereavement e.g. processes of death, dying, mourning, grieving, including effective strategies for bereavement counselling/therapy and group work with various age groups.
• Experience and/or specific training in End-of-Life Care and Palliative and Hospice Services, group work facilitation is an added advantage.
• Bilingual and/or with added fluency in a dialect is preferred
• Strong team worker with organizational and time-management skills