Spiritual Care Counselor
Listed compensation
$53k-$55k
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Graduate DegreeSalary Range: $53,000.00 - $55,000.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage: Road WarriorJob Shift: Day a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Join Our Team as a Spiritual Care Counselor Are you called to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families facing serious illness? Big Bend Hospice is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and spiritually grounded Spiritual Care Counselor to provide comfort, support, and guidance to patients and their loved ones during one of life's most important journeys.
About the Role As a Spiritual Care Counselor, you will be an integral member of our interdisciplinary hospice team, providing spiritual assessment, counseling, and support to patients, families, caregivers, and staff. You will help individuals explore meaning, hope, faith, and peace while honoring diverse spiritual, cultural, and religious beliefs.
Key
Responsibilities
Provide spiritual assessments and develop individualized care plans. Offer ongoing spiritual counseling and support to patients and families. Coordinate or provide sacramental ministry, rituals, and faith-specific services as requested.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with care team members. Support hospice staff and volunteers with spiritual care consultation and guidance. Foster relationships with local faith communities and serve as an ambassador for hospice services.
Officiate funerals, memorial services, and other ceremonies as requested. Complete timely, accurate documentation and maintain regulatory compliance. Participate in evening and weekend on-call rotation.
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Three or more years of pastoral ministry and/or hospice chaplain experience. Valid Florida driver's license. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Preferred Four units of CPE. Hospice or hospital chaplaincy experience. Denominational or faith community endorsement. Why Big Bend Hospice?
At Big Bend Hospice, we believe compassionate care extends beyond physical needs. Our Spiritual Care Counselors play a vital role in helping patients and families find meaning, dignity, comfort, and connection. You'll work alongside a dedicated team committed to excellence, empathy, and service.
Apply Today If you are passionate about providing spiritual support during life's most sacred moments and want to be part of a mission-driven organization, we invite you to apply and join the Big Bend Hospice family. Big Bend Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
Provide spiritual assessments, counseling, and support to hospice patients, families, and staff. Coordinate faith-specific services and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care.
Requirements
Requires a Master of Divinity or equivalent graduate theological degree and at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. Candidates must have three or more years of pastoral ministry or hospice chaplain experience and a valid Florida driver's license.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 36% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$54k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$54k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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