Bereavement Support Person Part Time - Red Deer, Canada - Red Deer Hospice Society

Red Deer Hospice Society

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Red Deer, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Part time

Description

The Bereavement Support Person is responsible for end-of-life psycho-social support for Hospice residents, their families, and community clients. You are the liaison between families and the care team in this regard. You work as a senior member of the Hospice professional team in conjunction with our Care Team. You are required to develop and deliver innovative Bereavement Programing using a best practice approach to grief/bereavement support.

You will also utilize a continuous improvement approach to developing, evaluating, sustaining, or implementing innovative program changes and improvements that will continue to support our diverse and ever-changing resident and family needs.

This position also performs various public relations and education activities, including public and group presentations throughout Red Deer and Central Alberta.

8 hours weekly plus covering sick/vacation time.

Duties may include but not limited to:

In conjunction with the Care Manager, provides leadership and vision for the provision of end-of-life psychosocial support and bereavement support.
Oversees, supervises, and guides bereavement support for Hospice residents, their families, community clients, hospice staff and volunteers, community members, groups, and businesses throughout the Central Zone.
Provides oneonone support for Hospice residents, families, community clients, and volunteers.
Oneonone support to Hospice Staff in relation to coping with grief as it relates to their work at Hospice.
Participates in the recruitment, selection, orientation, and training of Bereavement Support Team Volunteers.
Communicates bereavement support, Hospice information, and instructions using various methods including meetings, written material, etc. to all Hospice residents, clients, staff, volunteers, and to community members.
Completes performance planning and reviews for Bereavement Volunteers.