Spiritual Support Counselor

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 53,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PSLF eligibility

Competitive salary

403(b) match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Samaritan is seeking a Spiritual Support Counselor (Full-Time) in New Jersey to provide comprehensive spiritual care to patients and families, working as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team. The role involves assessing spiritual needs, offering counseling on meaning and grief, and facilitating rituals or religious practices in a diverse, multicultural setting.

Qualifications include a divinity/theology degree, completed CPE units, and at least one year of spiritual care experience,

Qualifications

• One year experience providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care, or healthcare settings.
• Interfaith and multicultural work experience.
• Bilingual is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient spiritual and existential needs; develop care plans with Interdisciplinary Care Team.
• Provide counseling on meaning, grief, and existential distress; honor diverse faiths and cultures.
• Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients/families.
• Coordinate family support and community religious/cultural connections.
• Document in agency systems and support staff.
• Plan/officiate funerals upon family request.
• Deliver in-services on spiritual care to staff and volunteers.

Skills

Interfaith work

Multicultural environments

Bilingual (nice to have)

Education

Divinity/Theology degree

Completed CPE units

Job description

Spiritual Support Counselor (Full -Time)

Salary: $52,520 - $68,790.20 annually based on years of experience

Join Us and Be Part of the Samaritan Difference!

What You’ll Do:

• Complete comprehensive assessments of patient spiritual and existential strengths, beliefs, practices, issues of purpose, meaning and experiences in facing end of life.
• Serve as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team and collaboratively develop a patient guided plan of care.
• Provide spiritual support and counseling around issues of meaning, purpose, grief and existential distress, honoring diversity of faiths, spiritual traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices.
• Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients or families.
• Facilitate connection to existing or needed religious or cultural relationships in the community.
• Provide spiritual support for staff and volunteers as requested
• Complete documentation in accordance with agency policy
• Plan/officiate funerals upon request of the family
• Attend all mandatory in-services provided by Samaritan
• Coordinate census and patient visitation schedule according to assigned levels of care
• Provide in-services on spiritual care to staff, volunteers and community
• Participate in organization activities such as Tree of Life and Memorial Events
• Participate in staff and volunteer orientation and training

What You’ll Bring to Our Team:

• Demonstrated work experience ininterfaithandmulticulturalenvironments
• One year experience providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care, or healthcare settings.
• Bilingual is a plus!
• Degree in divinity, theology or other related degree
• Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit(s)
• Ordination or good standing within own faith community
• Pastoral training program or 5+ years pastoral care experience

Your Benefits Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Qualifying employer under Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Highly competitive salary.
• 403 (b) and employer match.
• Generous PTO

Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, hospice care, as well as grief support, education, social connections and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Experience

Required

Minimum 1 year providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care or healthcare settings

and one or more of the following:

• Degree in divinity, theology, or other related degree
• Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit(s)
• Ordination or good standing within own faith community
• Pastoral training program or 5+ years pastoral care experience

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