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Grants Manager

Philadelphia, PA · Remote

$60K - $70K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Recognizing a growing need for high-quality, free grief services in Philadelphia, the program ... Provide coaching and technical assistance when necessary. * Submission of funding and grant ...

Grants Manager

Philadelphia, PA · Remote

$60K - $70K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Recognizing a growing need for high-quality, free grief services in Philadelphia, the program ... Provide coaching and technical assistance when necessary. * Submission of funding and grant ...

Senior Clinical Manager

Westport, CT · Remote

$90K - $100K/yr

  • Medical

  • PTO

... grief. Our vision is a world where every grieving child has the support they need to thrive. THE ... The SCLM also leads the management, coaching, and development of both year-round and seasonal ...

Senior Clinical Manager

Westport, CT · On-site +1

$90K - $100K/yr

  • Medical

  • PTO

... grief. Our vision is a world where every grieving child has the support they need to thrive. THE ... The SCLM also leads the management, coaching, and development of both year-round and seasonal ...

Overnight Shift (8pm-4am)

North Augusta, SC · On-site

$14/hr

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Free chaplain service for you and your family (marriage counseling, grief counseling, life coaching, financial coaching and more) * FREE Break Food * CLOSED on Sundays REQUIREMENTS * Must be at least ...

You will coach teachers and leaders to embed Habits of Success in their classrooms and lead lessons ... Design and lead small groups (e.g., friendship skills, anxiety management, grief, social skills ...

Kitchen Team Member / Cook

North Augusta, SC · On-site

$14.50 - $16/hr

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Free chaplain service for you and your family (marriage counseling, grief counseling, life coaching, financial coaching and more) * FREE Break Food * CLOSED on Sundays Other Considerations

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How much do grief coach jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for grief coach in the United States is $13.50, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $11.54 and $14.42 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a grief coach?

A Grief Coach provides emotional support and guidance to individuals coping with loss. They help clients navigate their grief journey by offering coping strategies, active listening, and personalized support. Unlike therapists, they do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions but instead focus on practical and emotional support. Their role is to create a safe space for clients to process emotions and work toward healing.

What does a grief coach do?

A typical day for a Grief Coach often involves conducting individual or group coaching sessions—either in-person or virtually—where you'll support clients navigating the grieving process. You may also spend time developing personalized action plans, communicating with referral networks, and participating in ongoing professional development. Collaboration with healthcare providers, support groups, and mental health professionals is common to ensure holistic care for clients. Administrative duties, including scheduling, documenting progress, and ensuring confidentiality, are usually part of the daily routine. Every day presents a unique opportunity to support individuals on their healing journeys, making the work both challenging and deeply rewarding.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a grief coach?

To thrive as a Grief Coach, you need a solid grounding in counseling principles, active listening, and bereavement support techniques, often supported by certifications in grief coaching or related fields. Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms, secure client management systems, and resource databases is beneficial for managing sessions and maintaining confidentiality. Outstanding soft skills include compassion, patience, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust with clients experiencing loss. These skills and tools are vital to guide individuals through difficult times, fostering healing in a supportive and ethical manner.

Are grief coaches in demand?

Grief coaching is a growing field as more individuals seek emotional support during loss, and demand is increasing in mental health and wellness sectors. Certified grief coaches with strong communication skills and empathy are increasingly sought after by clients and organizations offering support services.
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Director Grief & Support Services

TriHealth

Blue Ash, OH

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago


TriHealth rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 175 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

268th of 887 rated healthcare providers


Job description

Job Overview:

This role is responsible for the performance of Fernside Center for Grieving Children, Goldstein Family Grief Center, Chaplains, Social Workers, and Volunteers. Ensures achievement of strategic plan and pillar/scorecard goals. Plays a key leadership role in fundraising to sustain grief programs. Reports to HOC Navigators President & CEO. Serves as a member of the HOC Navigators senior leadership and management teams; serves as senior staff on the Fernside Board of Trustees and attends HOC Navigators Board of Trustee meetings.

Job Requirements:
Master's Degree In Healthcare Administration or business, nursing, counseling, therapy, social work, chaplaincy, or other service-related field. (Required)
7 - 10 years Progressive management experience required. Healthcare leadership background strongly preferred. (Required)
Excellent relational skills; outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Facilitates a high-performing team; drives results. TriHealth Way of Leading and Serving competencies.
Participates in local, regional, and national hospice & palliative care and grief organizations. Required
Job Responsibilities:
Grief Programs- Provides leadership to Fernside Center for Grieving Children and Goldstein Family Grief Programs; Drives innovative programming, operational and service excellence, and high engagement of team members and volunteers; Ensures strong brand awareness; Increases community awareness of grief programs and expands number of grieving people served; Facilitates fundraising to sustain programs; Serves as senior staff to Fernside Board. 
Social Workers and Chaplains- Provides leadership to social work and chaplain disciplines for hospice and palliative care programs; Ensures professional excellence, exceptional patient care outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. Leverages the therapeutic communication and counseling skills of these disciplines to foster a supportive, collaborative, and compassionate HOC Navigators work environment. 
Volunteers - Provides leadership to hospice and palliative care volunteer services, and integrative services including music, art, massage, and pet therapy. Ensures innovative programming and engagement of volunteers and integrative therapies to enhance the patient and family experience. 
Integrative Services - Provides leadership to hospice and palliative care volunteer services, and integrative services including music, art, massage, and pet therapy. Ensures innovative programming and engagement of volunteers and integrative therapies to enhance the patient and family experience.

Other Related Information:

Direct Report FTEs = 3-9 Indirect Report FTEs = 60-99


Working Conditions:
Bending - Rarely 
Climbing - Rarely 
Concentrating - Frequently 
Continuous Learning - Consistently 
Hearing: Conversation - Frequently 
Hearing: Other Sounds - Occasionally 
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently 
Kneeling - Rarely 
Lifting <10 Lbs. - Occasionally 
Pulling - Rarely 
Pushing - Rarely 
Reaching - Occasionally 
Reading - Consistently 
Sitting - Frequently 
Standing - Frequently 
Talking - Consistently 
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently 
Use of Hands - Frequently 
Color Vision - Frequently 
Visual Acuity: Far - Consistently 
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently 
Walking - Occasionally

Leadership Performance Standards

TriHealth leaders create a culture of engagement, safety & reliability and high performance by consistently modeling and utilizing the following TriHealth Way leadership competencies, tactics and ALWAYS Behaviors to drive strategic pillar results:

Achievement of Annual Pillar Goals: 
1) Safety/Quality, 2) Service, 3) Growth, 4) Culture/People, 5) Finance

Leadership Competencies: 
TriHealth Way of Leading 
TriHealth Way of Serving 
Transformation Change 
Drive for Results 
Build Organizational Talent

Leadership Tactics: 
Conduct department huddles. Generally, clinical departments hold daily huddles, non-clinical hold weekly huddles. 
Regularly Round on Team Members, using questions from the rounding log. 
- 25 or fewer team members = monthly 
- 26-50 team members = every other month 
- 51+ (and optional team members) = quarterly

Lead monthly team meetings using meeting agenda template; review stoplight report; cascade key leadership messages.

Model, coach and validate team members use of TriHealth Way behaviors (AIDET + Promise, Always Behaviors and Always HEARD).

Recognize team members for safety wins, positive performance and demonstrating SERVE and ALWAYS behaviors, TriHealth Way of Leading, Serving and Delivering Care.


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About TriHealth

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TriHealth provides unique opportunities from across disciplines in many different aspects including patient care, care coordination, education and management. We are unique because we know that team members who focus on our mission and values provide excellent patient care.

Industry

Health care and social assistance

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cincinnati, OH, US

Year founded

1995