Bereavement Counsellor

Bereavement Counsellor Part Time 16hrs/week with additional leave cover hours up to 38hrs/week

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Be part of an interdisciplinary team that specialises in palliative care and progressive neurology
• Make a difference by supporting people to live well with ageing, illness, end of life and bereavement
• Part time position with option of additional hours from time to time

About the role

Working as part of a vibrant team of music therapists, social workers, pastoral carers, you will be responsible for assisting the multidisciplinary team to identify individuals in need of professional bereavement care, supporting individuals to strengthen their own informal support networks, and providing bereavement counselling through face to face, online, group and individual sessions. You will also work with the Pastoral care team to provide Remembrance Services for family and friends of Calvary Kooyong patients and Remembering Lives sessions for Calvary Kooyong staff.

What you bring  

• Commitment to holistic psycho-social & spiritual care
• Tertiary qualification in health related field with specialist training in bereavement counselling (e.g. Certificate IV in Bereavement Support)
• Registered with a professional association as a practising health professional (e.g. Australian Social Workers, Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, Australian Counsellors Association)
• Advanced knowledge of Bereavement Support Standards, Clinical Practice Guidelines and evidence-based practice for bereavement care
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Commitment to collaboration, teamwork, and consumer participation
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

For further information, please contact Jim Lavranos ,Pastoral Care & Bereavement Team Lead, 0428 869 ***, ************@calvarycare.org.au

About Calvary

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits: 

• Not For Profit salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)

About Calvary Kooyong

Calvary Kooyong is a catholic, not-for profit, health and retirement precinct that comprises specialist palliative care and progressive neurology services (Calvary Bethlehem), residential aged care (Huntly Suites), and independent living units (Hyson Apartments).  Calvary Bethlehem is a public health care service that specialises in palliative care and progressive neurology through our 32 bed inpatient unit, Level 5 Statewide Progressive Neurological Diseases (SPNDS) outpatient clinic, home-based Community Palliative Care Service (CPCS) and Day Centre.  Calvary Bethlehem is also a National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) and Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) provider.

Vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal Influenza is a mandatory requirement for healthcare workers in Victoria, and as such, all employees at Calvary Kooyong must provide evidence of mandatory vaccinations upon application.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependant.

Please submit a resume and cover letter.