Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator

Overview

Join our compassionate team as a Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, where you will play a vital role in providing spiritual care, emotional support, and guidance to patients facing terminal illness and their families. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by offering comfort, fostering hope, and supporting grief recovery within a faith-based hospice environment. You will serve as a spiritual leader, mentor, and crisis intervention specialist, ensuring that each individual’s spiritual and emotional needs are met with sensitivity and professionalism. This paid role is ideal for dedicated clergy members or religious professionals passionate about hospice care and bereavement support.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual guidance, pastoral counseling, and religious support tailored to diverse faith backgrounds and cultural communities.
• Lead religious services, prayer sessions, and spiritual rituals for patients and families in hospice care settings.
• Offer bereavement support through counseling sessions, grief education, and facilitating support groups for grieving families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans that address spiritual needs during terminal illness and end-of-life stages.
• Conduct public speaking engagements, educational workshops, and community outreach events focused on grief, spirituality, and hospice services.
• Mentor chaplain interns or volunteers, fostering leadership skills and ensuring quality spiritual care delivery.
• Manage crisis situations with compassion and professionalism, providing immediate support during emergencies or emotional distress moments.

Skills

• Proven experience in teaching religious studies or biblical theology with strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with culturally diverse communities in sensitive settings.
• Extensive background in hospice care, terminal illness counseling, and crisis management within nonprofit faith-based organizations.
• Strong communication skills for public speaking, teaching religious concepts, and facilitating difficult conversations around grief and loss.
• Expertise in pastoral theology, Christian counseling, conflict management, and mentoring within a faith context.
• Skilled in event planning for memorial services, educational workshops, or community outreach initiatives related to bereavement.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention with empathy while maintaining professional boundaries; experience working as a clergyperson is highly valued.

This rewarding role offers the chance to serve others through compassionate spiritual leadership while developing your skills in bereavement support and crisis management. If you are motivated by making a positive impact during life’s most challenging moments, we invite you to bring your dedication and expertise to our team—where your work truly makes a difference every day.

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1.0 – 10.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in El Paso, TX 79902