Bereavement Programs Director

By the Bay Health; Larkspur (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

By The Bay Health, a nonprofit established in 1975, is seeking a Bereavement Services Manager in Larkspur, CA. This full-time role provides organization-wide leadership for bereavement programs and oversees the annual children’s bereavement camp, ensuring high‑quality, compliant services across our agencies.

The position requires a Master’s in mental health, several years of clinical and program-management experience, and California licensure in mental health.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mental health from an accredited university
• Minimum of five years clinical experience, preferably in a health care setting providing clinical services in the areas of life‑threatening and chronic illness, grief, and loss, individual, family and group therapy
• Minimum of two years’ experience managing mental health, bereavement, or related clinical services preferred
• Experience leading teams or programs across multiple locations or agencies
• Experience with children’s grief programs or camps are strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for bereavement services across the enterprise ensuring high-quality, compliant services within approved fiscal parameters
• Develop and implement organization-wide standards, workflows, policies, and measures for bereavement services while supporting appropriate local practices that reflect the needs of each agency and community
• Ensure effective use of volunteers in bereavement services and the annual children’s bereavement camp in coordination with Volunteer Services leadership and local agency teams
• Assist the designated executive leader in developing the annual bereavement services and children’s bereavement camp budgets, and monitor resources across all agencies within approved budgetary limitations
• Lead and supervise the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of services provided by the bereavement teams across the enterprise

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program management

Team leadership

Budget planning

Volunteer coordination

Education

Master’s degree in mental health

California Board of Behavioral Sciences license

Clinical supervision certification

Job description

By The Bay Health, a nonprofit established in 1975, is seeking a Bereavement Services Manager in Larkspur, CA. This full-time role provides organization-wide leadership for bereavement programs and oversees the annual children’s bereavement camp, ensuring high‑quality, compliant services across our agencies.

The position requires a Master’s in mental health, several years of clinical and program-management experience, and California licensure in mental health.