Grief and Bereavement Counsellor

Company: Home and Community Care, Wellbeing

GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLOR

Home and Community Care, Wellbeing

Full-Time

Applications will be received by Six Nations of the Grand River and Grand River Employment & Training (GREAT) up until 4:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, for the Grief and Bereavement Counsellor with Home and Community Care, Wellbeing. The Six Nations of the Grand River Application for Employment Form, Job Posting and Job Description are available for printing from the www.greatsn.com website. Online applications accepted through My Job Search. NO LATE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.

Applicants from Six Nations and other First Nations will be given preference to deliver programs and services in a First Nations community.

JOB SUMMARY: The Grief and Bereavement Counsellor reports to and works under the direction and supervision of the Manager of the Home & Community Care Program. Works collaboratively with the hospice and palliative care programs within the Department of Wellbeing.

To conduct a multi-systemic inter-generational assessment of individuals and families and implement ways of knowing how to deal with grief and bereavement with attention to multiple variables such as age, gender, cultural and spiritual/religious considerations. To provide individual, partner, family and group psychoeducation as deemed appropriate.

*A competitive compensation package will be offered commensurate with qualifications. *

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Education or Counselling Psychology, Nursing, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years experience in Hospice Palliative Care.
• Certificate in Grief and Bereavement Studies.