Senior Grief and Clinical Services Specialist

Company :

Highmark Caring Place Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This job supports grieving children and their families by providing peer support group programs, ongoing staff support, educational resources, and referral services. Provides education and volunteer opportunities to individuals, businesses and organizations in the communities served by the Caring Place facilities. Provides education and consultation services to schools, community leaders, professionals, organizations, and businesses who serve or work with children. Builds lasting partnerships increasing the opportunity for collaboration on initiatives that impact the community. Raises awareness of the impact of death on children and their need for support. This role is based in Erie, PA.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Plan and implement facility based peer support sessions for grieving children and their families and school based support groups for grieving students. Plan and implement specialized programs designed to raise awareness and provide additional support to participants of the Caring Place peer support programs as well as to their extended families members.. Plan and implement or support a comprehensive volunteer program including recruitment, training, recognition, and retention components. Plan and implement or support an ongoing outreach and education strategy to generate family participants, volunteers and school partnerships, and community partnerships. Conduct thorough assessments to determine family's level of appropriateness for the Caring Place program and/or need for other community services. Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Child Development, or other related field Substitutions None Preferred None

EXPERIENCE

Required 3 years working with children in a mental health setting Work with therapy/support groups Work with grieving children and/or families Public speaking and/or Training Knowledge of local mental health and social service agencies Preferred None

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required Driver's License Preferred None SKILLS Proficiency in MS Office Possess good written and oral communication skills. Language (Other than English) None Travel Required 0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL

DEMANDS and

WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type Office-Based Teaches/trains others regularly Occasionally Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site Occasionally Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees) Does Not Apply Physical work site required

Yes Lifting:

up to 10 pounds

Constantly Lifting:

10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally Lifting:

25 to 50 pounds

Rarely Disclaimer:

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement:

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements. Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the email below. For accommodation requests, please contact HR Services Online at HRServices@highmarkhealth.org California Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America's largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health's 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization's affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health's businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.