Chaplain

What You'll Do: * Works under direction and requires considerable knowledge of religious principles and practices of a particular faith and clinical pastoral education * Conducts worship services, sacramental observations and religious educational programs and/or pastoral counseling to inmates * Plans and organizes sermons, bible studies and other chaplaincy programs * Screens volunteers and other outside church groups * Coordinates and schedules volunteer activities.

* Provides spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education regarding personal, family and/or spiritual problems (e.g., death, confinement, substance abuse, cults, youth behavior) * Ensures policy and procedure compliance by outside church groups * Initiates and completes religious assessments in order to determine areas of spiritual needs and to coordinate activities with other treatment services.

* Attends meetings, seminars and conferences * Meets with community religious leaders and/or resource personnel * Maintains attendance and/or confidential records * Attends annual training * Serves on committee Current ecclesiastical endorsement by denomination &/or ordination; completion of training in clinical pastoral education provided by denominational &/or inter-denominational training organizations; 12 mos.

exp.

in providing clinical pastoral education.

* Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience requirements, but not for the mandated endorsement or ordination.

Job Skills: Corrections, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Interviewing, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Organizing and Planning and Time Management.