Bereavement Counselor

What You’ll Do

Why Join Empath Health?

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with bereavement, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and family systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group grief counseling to children, teens, adults, and families.
• Conduct comprehensive intake assessments to determine service eligibility, treatment needs, and group readiness.
• Perform risk assessments related to complicated grief, trauma, suicide risk, abuse, neglect, and other psychosocial concerns.
• Develop and maintain individualized plans of care, goals, interventions, and progress documentation.
• Represent Empath Grief Care at community events, health fairs, educational programs, and networking opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to expand children's bereavement services throughout the service area.
• Earn Competitive Pay: Your skills and contributions are recognized and rewarded.
• Benefits & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement with company match, plus wellness programs to support your mind and body.
• Industry-Leading PTO: 5+ weeks to rest, recharge, and live your Full Life.
• Grow Your Career: CEU support, tuition reimbursement, and advancement opportunities.
• Make a Difference: Join a mission-driven team dedicated to kindness, compassion, and Full Life Care for All.
• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program preferred; or Master's degree in:
• Mental Health Counseling
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Child Life
• Other related clinical counseling field
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSWI), or
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI), or
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI), or
• Certified Child Life Specialist
• Applicants must obtain appropriate licensure or registration within 90 days of hire if not already licensed.
• Minimum two years of counseling experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
• Experience with bereavement, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and family systems preferred.
• Community outreach, program development, or referral relationship-building experience preferred.
• For field-based positions, employees must have reliable transportation which will enable them to perform tasks and responsibilities in a timely and appropriate fashion. Must provide proof of valid automobile insurance, a copy of which will be placed in the employee’s HR file.
• Unified in empathy, we serve our communities through extraordinary Full Life Care for All.
• Empath Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization providing Full Life Care through a connected network of services across Florida—including hospice, home health, grief care, geriatric primary care, elder care (PACE), HIV and sexual health (EPIC), and dementia support.
• Full Life Care means caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—with empathy and dignity. Our care goes beyond medicine to help people feel seen, supported, and valued at every stage of life.
• At Empath Health, you’ll find purpose, partnership, and possibility in a culture where compassion drives excellence and every team member helps make life’s journey more meaningful.
• Empath Health is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws. It is Empath Health's policy not to discriminate against any qualified person or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual's disability. Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, Empath Health will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made Empath Health aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to Empath Health. If you are an applicant and need a reasonable accommodation when applying for job opportunities within Empath Health or to request a reasonable accommodation to utilize Empath Health's online employment application, please contact [email protected].
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