Chesapeake Life Center Volunteer Support Group Facilitator

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Position Summary

Co-facilitate grief support groups and educational workshops for those grieving the death of a loved one.

Expectations

* Telephone each group registrant prior to the first session
* Complete all support group forms and documentation in a thorough and timely manner
* Co-facilitate grief support groups and educational offerings utilizing format developed by Chesapeake Life Center
* Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
* Consult with support group coordinator when needed
* Other duties as assigned

Relationships

Establish and maintain good rapport with Hospice of the Chesapeake staff, volunteers and clients
Supervised by: Support Group Coordinator
Volunteers Supervised: None

Minimum Position Qualifications

Minimum Education (Provided by CLC): Grief 101, Boundaries and Support Group Facilitator training
Required Licensure or certification: None required
Minimum experience: Experience leading, or co-facilitating community groups strongly preferred. Examples of such groups include church groups, camp counseling, coaching, teaching and peer support groups.
Skills required: Ability to work with others, understanding of hospice philosophy, group theory and comfortable sitting with expressions of strong emotions
Physical demands: Sitting for extended periods of time
Equipment needed: Any necessary equipment will be provided
Working conditions: Office Environment

Roles, Responsibilities, Expectations

As a Medicare-certified hospice, we are mandated to include Volunteers as an important part of our organization. We are required to have at least 5% of our patient service hours provided by Volunteers.

Every year our Volunteers provide thousands of hours of service for our patients. The value of time is priceless in the eyes of our patients and their families.

Volunteer tasks can be patient related or non-patient related.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or other positions within our Volunteer Department, please contact a member of our team at 443-837-1508 or through email at joinus@hospicechesapeake.org

To learn more about Hospice of the Chesapeake, you can visit our website at http://www.hospicechesapeake.org/