Grief Counselor

**Position Summary**

The Grief Counselor provides compassionate, trauma\- informed grief counseling to individuals, families, potential children, and groups coping with death, life\-limiting illness, sudden loss, traumatic loss or other significant grief experiences. This role supports the mission of the nonprofit grief center by offering accessible, culturally responsive, and evidence informed services that help clients process loss, build coping skills, and connect with supportive resources.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

 Provide individual, family, and group grief support for adults, families and potentially children.

 Conduct intake assessments to understand client needs, grief related concerns, risk factors, strengths and support symptoms.

 Develop individualized service plans and coping strategies in collaboration with clients.

 Facilitate grief support groups, workshops and community education programs such as urgent grief support to community and individuals when a traumatic loss occurs.

 Use trauma\-informed, strengths\-based and culturally responsive approaches in all client services.

 Maintain accurate and confidential client records in accordance with legal and ethical standards.

 Collaborate with staff, volunteers, health care providers, schools, faith\-based communities and other referral partners.

 Support outreach efforts to underserved communities and help reduce barriers to grief support services.

 Participate in case consultations, training and program evaluation.

 Stay current on best practices, research, and ethical standards related to grief, bereavement and trauma.

Expected hours: 20\.0 – 40\.0 per week

Experience:

* Social work or equivalent: 1 year (Required)

Location:

* John Day, OR 97845 (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

* John Day, OR 97845 (Required)

Work Location: In person