Youth Counselor

Grief Support Counselors provide anticipatory and bereavement counseling to children, teens, adults, and families. Services include needs assessment, short\-term individual and group counseling, treatment planning, community education, and crisis response. Counselors also support memorial events and serve as liaisons to community partners.

**Key Responsibilities:**

**Counseling \& Client Support**

* Provide short\-term grief counseling (individual and family), averaging 4–5 sessions per day.
* Conduct intake assessments to determine eligibility for bereavement services.
* Develop care plans and provide culturally sensitive, evidence\-based interventions.
* Establish therapeutic relationships with clients from diverse backgrounds.
* Provide emotional and psychosocial support for grief/loss and adjustment to illness.

**Program Development \& Facilitation**

* Facilitate in\-person and/or virtual support groups, workshops, and grief programs.
* Develop and maintain group curriculum and holiday workshops.
* Assist in planning and implementing special memorial events (e.g., Camp Good Grief, Tree of Life).

**Community Outreach \& Education**

* Provide grief education and crisis response to schools, businesses, and faith communities.
* Promote bereavement services in schools and other community settings.
* Represent the organization at community events and fundraising activities.

**Collaboration \& Documentation**

* Collaborate with Hospice Interdisciplinary Team to assess patient and family grief support needs.
* Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
* Support grant proposal writing and funder site visits by providing data and program updates.

**Professional Development \& Compliance**

* Stay current with research and best practices in grief and bereavement care.
* Attend agency and departmental meetings, trainings, and continuing education.
* Comply with Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) reporting requirements.
* Demonstrate a commitment to the hospice philosophy of compassionate, holistic care.

**Qualifications:**

* **Licensure:** LCSW or Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (required).
* **Education:** Master’s Degree in Social Work from a CSWE\-accredited program.
* **Experience:** Minimum of 2 years working with children, adults, and families in a behavioral health setting (preferred).
* **Other Requirements:**
+ Valid Florida driver’s license and current auto liability insurance.
+ Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

**OSHA Category**

Position will be categorized as category I (involves routine exposure to blood and body fluids/tissues).

**Working Conditions**

* Standing
* Sitting
* Walking
* Lifting (raising or lower without mechanical aids) 50 lbs.
* Pushing or pulling
* Carrying objects
* Climbing (ascending or descending stairs or ladders)
* Crouching (bending at the knees)
* Kneeling (resting on bended knees)
* Crawling (moving about on hands and knees)
* Stooping (bending at the waist)
* Reaching (extending hands and arms in any direction)
* Handling (seizing, holding, grasping or turning objects)
* Typing, picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingertips
* Using arm muscles frequently
* Using leg muscles frequently or for extended periods
* Transferring patients: transfer from bed to chair, transfer from chair to bed and transfer from chair to toilet

**Additional Information**

* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Incumbent may be required to perform emergency duty before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency, crisis situation or disaster (man\-made or natural) including evacuation sites. The person in the position will work in a smoke\-free location, and is expected to adhere to all smoking restrictions

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