Spiritual Counselor
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
New Jersey, USA
Listed on 2026-09-25
New Jersey, USA
Listing for:
Samaritan
Full Time, Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-09-25
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Pastoral Support/ Care & Wellbeing, Community Health
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
Spiritual Support Counselor (Full
-Time)
Salary: $52,520 - $68,790.20 annually based on years of experience
Join Us and Be Part of the Samaritan Difference!
What You’ll Do- Complete comprehensive assessments of patient spiritual and existential strengths, beliefs, practices, issues of purpose, meaning and experiences in facing end of life.
- Serve as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team and collaboratively develop a patient guided plan of care.
- Provide spiritual support and counseling around issues of meaning, purpose, grief and existential distress, honoring diversity of faiths, spiritual traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices.
- Facilitate rituals, prayer, or spiritual practices as requested by patients or families.
- Facilitate connection to existing or needed religious or cultural relationships in the community.
- Provide spiritual support for staff and volunteers as requested
- Complete documentation in accordance with agency policy
- Plan/officiate funerals upon request of the family
- Attend all mandatory in‑services provided by Samaritan
- Coordinate census and patient visitation schedule according to assigned levels of care
- Provide in‑services on spiritual care to staff, volunteers and community
- Participate in organization activities such as Tree of Life and Memorial Events
- Participate in staff and volunteer orientation and training
- Demonstrated work experience in interfaith and multicultural environments
- One year experience providing spiritual care, preferably in hospice, palliative care, or healthcare settings.
- Bilingual is a plus!
- Degree in divinity, theology or other related degree
- Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit(s)
- Ordination or good standing within own faith community
- Pastoral training program or 5+ years pastoral care experience
- Qualifying employer under Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
- Highly competitive salary.
- 403 (b) and employer match.
- Generous PTO
Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, hospice care, as well as grief support, education, social connections and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.
To learn more, please visit our website: samaritannj.org
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