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Spiritual Care Navigator
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 30 - 30
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About Glide
GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice dedicated to fighting systemic injustices creating pathways out of poverty and crisis and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services advocacy initiatives and inclusive community GLIDE empowers individuals families and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of societys most pressing issues including poverty housing and homelessness and racial and social justice. GLIDEs mission is to create a radically inclusive just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization
Position Summary:
The Spiritual Care Navigator provides trauma-informed holistic & compassionate spiritual care to individuals and families experiencing serious illness advanced illness mental health challenges substance use& mental healthdisorders aging palliative care and end-of-life transitions.This role involves offering emotional spiritual and practical support to those dealing with health challenges through bedside visits outreach creative arts workshops and other faith-based programs.Through compassionate presence outreach advocacy education referrals and collaboration the Navigator promotes dignity healing hope and connection while honoring each persons spiritual beliefs culture and lived experience.The specialist will be part of a multidisciplinary team working to meet the diverse spiritual needs of patients families and caregivers ensuring dignity peace and comfort during times of significant health crises.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide individualized spiritual care counseling prayer sacred listening bedside visits and emotional support to patients familiesjustice involvedgender diversepeopleand caregivers.
- Respects the diverse religious and spiritual beliefs of each person.
- Support individuals and families through serious illness palliative care end-of-life planning grief bereavement and legacy conversations.
- Conduct outreach in churches hospitals SROs shelters homes and community settings including people experiencing homelessness.
- Facilitate referrals to hospice healthcare behavioral health housing senior services and community resources.
- Assistindividuals with advance healthcare directives goals-of-care conversations and end-of-life planning.
- Provide health coaching and support for chronic illness mental health and substance use recovery using motivational interviewing and working with professional clinicians therapists case managers and social workers in various institutions for referrals and contributing to overall service & care planning
- Apply trauma-informed care crisis intervention grounding techniques de-escalation and Mental Health First Aid principles.
- Develop andfacilitatesupport groups faith-based education resilience workshops and creative arts programs including music art poetry storytelling journaling and ritual.
- Administer or coordinate spiritual rituals blessings sacraments memorials and other faith practicesappropriate toindividual beliefs.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams and community partners to coordinate holistic care.
- Maintainaccuratetimely confidential documentation andcomply withHIPAA organizational policies and ethical standards.
- Promote radical inclusion cultural humility equity and respect for diverse faith traditions and identities.
- Participate in ongoing training in spiritual care palliative care motivational interviewing trauma-informed care and related best practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in faith-based organizing pastoral care spiritual counseling or a related field preferably in a healthcare or end-of-life setting.
- Experience in grief counseling and emotional support especially in palliative and end-of-life contexts.
- Comfort and experience in facilitatinggroup programs including creative arts workshops reflective practices and spiritual rituals.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
- Flexible and adaptable in meeting the needs of individuals facing diverse and challenging health & lifecircumstances.
- Successful completion of regulatory compliance requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trust and establishrapport with patients families and team members.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to various religious and spiritual traditions and practices.
- Ability to provide compassionate support in emotionally charged sensitive and sometimes challenging situations.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work on a computer and see details of objects atcloserange.
- Ability to hear withinnormalrange and communicate effectively (in persontelephoneor Zoom).
- Finger dexterity and the ability to use all standard office equipment.
- Sit or stand comfortably;and the ability to navigate throughout office spaces (via elevator or stairs).
$30 - $30 an hour
This is a part time (20 hour/week) Non-Exempt position. This role is currently funded for a 2-year period andbased on the continuation of funds granted by theStupskiGrant.
Work Environment
GLIDEs buildings are located in the Tenderloin maintains an open door policy to the community and its clients who frequently enter and leave the building.
This role is covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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