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Job Description

Schedule : Full-time | 80 hours per pay period | Monday-Friday | 8 am – 4 : 30 pm

Join Vivie and help us create meaningful impact! As a Spiritual Care Counselor, you’ll provide spiritual care and emotional support to residents, families, and staff, fostering a sense of peace and purpose in our community. We’re looking for a compassionate, empathetic professional with strong communication and interfaith understanding who thrives in a supportive and inclusive environment.

At Vivie, we value our people and offer a competitive pay range of $26.07 / hr. to $37.96 / hr. based on experience, qualifications, and location. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.

Let’s grow together—apply now and discover the difference you can make at Vivie!

Vivie is an equal opportunity employer.

Scope :

Provide spiritual assessment, care and support as well as counseling services to Hospice clients and their loved ones and as appropriate, hospice staff.
Learn and understand who each client is as a person, his / her concerns, needs, and wishes and support according to their desires to ensure that their religious and spiritual needs are met.
Serve as an active member of the Interdisciplinary Group. Work closely with hospice staff, clients and their families. In regular contact with various community clergy including the Vivie Chaplain.
Make home visits and / or bereavement visits as necessary.
Adopts communication styles appropriate to the listeners and situation. Listens actively, asks questions, clarifies points and rephrases others' statements to check mutual understanding. Modifies communication in response to feedback from listeners. Demonstrates an ability to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, and of others. Demonstrates an appreciation for the differences in which others feel about things.

Key Responsibilities :

Provide spiritual support to patients and their families, including prayer, life review, life resolution and connect them to spiritual care resources and clergy in the community.

Responsible for developing relationships with community clergy and for connecting patients and families back to their churches and pastors as needed. Provide spiritual care support to staff and volunteers.

Develop and maintain a resource group of clergies to whom specific aspects of spiritual care may be delegated.

Involved in Interdisciplinary Team meetings (IDT).

Assess client and family spiritual needs and assist families in using their faith to deal with illness (including terminal), trauma, and stress; visit clients upon request in in their homes and / or residential communities (independent living, assisted living, skilled care facilities).

Provide crisis intervention as necessary.

Document patient and family services provided.

Visit with clients individually and assess his / her preference in spiritual care.

Assist in the development of the interdisciplinary team / group plan of care as needed.

Maintain an awareness of client's spiritual involvement and when appropriate, contact client's congregational clergy to inform of special needs. Assist in the delivery and availability of bereavement and counseling to patients and families, staff and the community.

The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Education and Experience Required :

Must have strong oral and written communication skills.

Must be able to maintain confidential information, possess organizational skills, and have an ability to express a warmth and friendliness to patients / residents, family, staff and volunteers.

Must be sensitive to a variety of patients / residents and their individual concerns and issues.

Must have a valid driver's license and use of an insured personal vehicle. Must complete and pass a state required background study. Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.

Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, residents and visitors.

Reports To : Family Services Manager

Salary : $26 - $38

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