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Overall Function:

To directly provide and coordinate the provision of bereavement/grief support services for hospice patients and families consistent with the Alaska State requirements for a Volunteer Hospice and National Standards of Practice for Hospice Programs. To integrate grief support into the work of the Hospice interdisciplinary team.

Supervision:

The Bereavement Coordinator is supervised by the Executive Director.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, nursing, or related field preferred. Commensurate experience considered.
2. Prefer two (2) years experience in family and individual counseling with additional training in children's counseling.
3. Knowledge of grief and bereavement counseling; understanding of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and caregivers. Prefer at least one (1) year providing services to the terminally ill and/or bereaved.
4. Must be sensitive to the human needs and situations encountered in the provision of hospice and bereavement care.
5. Demonstrates skill in leading groups and teams. Ability to mentor volunteers and interns in the provision of quality bereavement care.
6. Strong organizational and communication skills. Excellent listening, documentation, and record keeping skills.
7. Maintain a positive and professional image and demonstrate self-directed learning to meet professional development and/or license requirements.
8. Computer literate and capable of utilizing media presentation software, social media, and internet services.
9. Demonstrates skill and comfort in public speaking.
10. Ability to function with minimal supervision.
11. Ability to work flexible work hours, including evening and weekends as deemed necessary.
12. Must pass Federal and State of Alaska background screening. Must possess a valid driver's license to conduct company business, driving record and insured in accordance with state and hospice requirement to conduct company business.
13. Ability to lift, carry, maneuver items between 25-50 pounds.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensures that bereavement services and correspondence are offered to Hospice clients/family according to State Regulations.
   1. Directly provides short term individual and family bereavement/grief support and assessment services to hospice clients and families.
   2. Maintains office hours as deemed necessary by the Hospice team.
   3. Assesses needs of the community for bereavement services and develops/implements needed programs and groups as appropriate and as resources are available.
2. Coordinates the bereavement volunteer program.
   1. Recruits, trains, and supervises facilitators for bereavement groups.
   2. Coordinates workshops, presentations, health fairs, and bereavement groups.
   3. Liaison between bereavement volunteers and Hospice team.
3. Meets community bereavement needs and provides information and resources as requested.
   1. Works with community groups, organizations, and services whose programs and goals complement and/or supplement bereavement services, i.e., schools, hospitals, churches, and other social service agencies.
   2. Facilitates and supports agency and community memorial service programs.
4. Camp Mend-A-Heart Director
   1. Plans and manages functions of children's camp to include marketing, retaining facility, recruiting and training volunteers, program development, inventory of supplies, and works with Executive Director regarding camp budget.
   2. Work with the Executive Director on a five-year expansion plan of Camp Mend-A-Heart.
5. Oversee the development and coordination of bereavement print and web-based resources including but not limited to literature, books, videos, newsletters, and other educational resources

Other require