Hospice Calgary is a non-profit organization serving the Calgary community for over 30 years.

Through our three centres of care, we support children, teens, and adults through the grieving process as they face advanced illness or the death of someone in their life. We promise to have the difficult conversations about death, dying, and grief while honouring each unique experience of grief.

The Children's Grief Centre is growing!

We are seeking experienced and skilled counsellors to join our clinical team to provide short and long-term grief and trauma-focused counselling to children, teens, and their families who are grieving a sudden or expected death.

What We Offer

We recognize many skillful mental health practitioners are seeking a balanced workload for sustainability and enjoyment in their work. Hospice Calgary’s clinical model is able to provide that for our team members.

- Flexibility in client scheduling
- Option of .6 or 1.0. FTE
- Competitive Pay
- Vacation, Sick and Wellness Benefits
- $250 Annual PD allotment
- Allotment toward professional registration
- Community of Practice (grief-specific) to reduce isolation and increase sustainability
- Bi-weekly 1:1 Clinical Supervision
- Quarterly Professional Development sessions
- Annual September clinical team retreat
- Enrolment in Grief in My Backpack resource
- 70-20-10 model for professional development

What We Require

- Registration as R Psych, MSW/RSW, CCC,



Counselling Therapists. Provisional psychologists will be considered but external supervision will be responsibility of applicant
- Minimum 3-5 years clinical counselling experience
- Alignment with Hospice Calgary’s values as well as philosophy of hospice and grief care
- Experience with children, teens, and families
- Demonstration of competencies and evidence-based theoretical orientation and therapeutic modalities
- A solid understanding of child and adolescent development in conceptualization and practice
- Understanding of grief and loss in therapeutic work
- Ability to effectively self-manage caseload
- Required shifts: One evening per week and Friday afternoon to reduce access barriers.
- 4 sessions per day and completion of case notes within 5 business days
- Participation in (bi-weekly) Community of Practice
- Commitment to ongoing professional development including 1:1 clinical supervision with CGC Director as well as observations for case management and clinical growth
- Non-compete agreement, if currently in private practice
- Valid driver’s license with own transportation

Submit cover letter and resume with attention to Shanna Shepherd, Director of Children’s Grief Centre: [email protected]

Only qualified applicants will be contacted

Pay: $40.00-$43.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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