Chaplain

**Full-time, Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm with flexibility for on-call responsibilities**

SUMMARY:

This position is an integral part of the pastoral care team providing worship leadership to the residents of St. John’s United.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Related Responsibilities:

• All chaplains are expected to provide living opportunities within nurturing environments of hope, dignity, and love.

Work Week:

• The expectation of Chaplains is to be on-campus for their assigned 40 hours
• There are off-campus responsibilities that may cause a Chaplain to be gone for periods of time including: hospital visitation, Pastor or church-related events, memorial services, and other meetings.

On-Call Responsibilities:

• Chaplains will cover after-hours on-call for the whole campus on a regular basis. Though it may end up being more than two consecutive nights, the goal is not more than two consecutive nights.
• This is above the 40-hours week noted above.
• Flex time is given if you are called in during your on-call time. You may take time off to compensate.
• If you are on-call for a weekend, you have the preceding Friday off. For the weekend on-call, it is expected that the Chaplain will make one round through the Skilled Nursing areas during their assigned weekend.

Campus Assignment: Each Chaplain is assigned areas on campus where they are responsible for primary coverage during the daytime work week hours.

• Chaplains are expected to be an integral part of the care team in the areas they are assigned. This includes but is not limited to: regularly attending team meetings and offering input for care strategies and ideas to improve care of individual elders or units as a whole, being a support staff, lending a hand where appropriate and necessary.
• Chaplains are responsible for religious services and events in their area. They are expected to provide emotional and spiritual support to all elders regardless of religious preference. This might mean, but is not limited to: leading worship services, contacting appropriate spiritual resources for elders of different traditions than the Chaplains, leading a weekly communion service in each area assigned.
• Chaplains are responsible for structuring vigils for dying elders when families request. Families should be approached and asked if a vigil would be welcomed or appreciated. If there is no family, the determination of vigil should by staff and chaplain dialogue.
• Chaplains are expected to provide emotional and spiritual support to family members and friends of elders. Upon request, conducting a memorial service for an elder who has died may occur.

Campus Events: All Chaplains share and participate in campus-wide events such as but not limited to: Traditions, Hearts and Hands of Jesus, CNA training, devotions, monthly Memorial Service, Prayers of the Week, and summer concerts. We also oversee the employee help fund and share the Joy of Christmas program.

Meetings: All Chaplains are expected to be constructive participants in the weekly department meetings communicating openly and honestly with each other. Duties are shared and sometimes assigned.

Mission: All Chaplains may be asked to share in the mission and ministry of St. John's in a congregational setting by leading an adult forum, preaching, or leading worship.

Resources: Other resources available to assist in these tasks are not listed here but may include: assignment of a computer, office space, use of company vehicle in certain circumstances, and others.

Education Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree or master's degree in divinity, theology, religious studies, or a related field.
• Ministerial credentials (ordination, chaplaincy, or related certification) with denomination.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required:

• Ability to work with a wide range of people: staff, residents, visitors, and volunteers
• Basic computer abilities (Word, Outlook, etc)
• Ability to text
• Function in a team environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Requires minimal lifting functions
• Requires moderate bending, standing and reaching activities

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Normal office setting. No hazardous material exposure
• This position requires the ability to function independently in performing assigned duties

The examples of essential job functions identify the major duties and requirements for the performance of this job and do not identify all duties, responsibilities and requirements performed by positions in this class.