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Associate for Pastoral Counseling

Calvary Church Pennsylvania
Lancaster, PA Other
POSTED ON 12/13/2024
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/12/2025


                                                Associate for Pastoral Counseling

                                                        Calvary Church Lancaster, PA


Title:              Associate For Pastoral Counseling

Status:          Part-time, 6 hours per week, non-exempt, hourly, ministry staff

 

Purpose:      To provide pastoral counseling and pastoral care primarily to women and children to help them take next steps to Pursue Life in Christ.

 

Working Relationship: Accountable to the Board of Elders through the Senior Pastor with direct supervision for her ministry area by the Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries. A member of Ministry Staff and appropriate ministry teams as assigned (e.g. Pastoral Care Team).

 

Qualification:

  • Educational qualifications require advanced degree (master’s degree in biblical or pastoral counseling or related field), preferably seminary or Bible college background, with local church ministry experience, and preferably a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Social Worker in the state of PA.
  • A thorough knowledge of Scripture and its relevance and application to pastoral counseling issues
  • Gifts and temperament suited for pastoral care, pastor/teacher, compassion, wisdom
  • Competency in Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling functions
  • An understanding of the distinction between secular psychology and pastoral counseling with the ability to utilize insights from psychology within a clearly biblically driven framework
  • An ability to be a team-player within the staff
  • Protect the reputation and integrity of others through strict confidentiality. Demonstrate a high level of trustworthiness.

 

Values and Beliefs

  • Must be a professing Christian who affirms the Calvary Church doctrinal basis, vision and values and philosophy of ministry
  • Must regularly attend Calvary Church

 

Responsibilities

 

One Sentence Job Description

Provide pastoral counseling (primarily for women and children), and participate in the Pastoral Care Team.

 

Pastoral Counseling Ministry

  • To provide pastoral counseling in cooperation with the Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries, developing a shepherding relationship with individuals in the context of the pastoral counseling sessions that reflect the love, grace and truth of Jesus Christ
  • Assist people in applying relevant biblical truth to their life situation
  • Encourage and assist people in developing a deeper relationship with Christ and His people
  • Provide reports and updates regarding pastoral counseling as requested by the Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries
  • To provide assessment, evaluation and referral of counseling cases to ministries within and/or professionals in or outside the church
  • Provide emergency and crisis counseling as needed.
  • Partner with the Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries to teach and train people to care for one another in the body of Christ
  • Assist as requested in the training of mentors and support group leaders and provide consultation to them

 

Pastoral Care

  • To serve on the pastoral care ministries team
  • To assist the pastoral care and ministry staff teams in shepherding the congregation with a special attention to women and children, addressing their goals, struggles and needs
  • Be available for emergency pastoral care or pastoral counseling on Sunday mornings as arranged with the Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries

 

General Ministry Staff Responsibilities

  • Strive to uphold the Staff Commitment
  • Collaborate with the Pastoral Care Team in developing goals, budgets, reports and evaluations as requested by Supervisor, Senior Pastor or Elders
  • Stay current in counseling and biblical skills through professional development
  • Be involved and invested in appropriate staff meetings and staff events
  • Develop and maintain job procedures
  • Be an active participant of Calvary Church’s corporate worship service.
  • Pray for the ministry of Calvary Church

 

Work Schedule and Time Allotment

Work schedule: part-time, 6 hours per week, flexible

Sunday responsibilities are on call

To be managed and accounted for in cooperation with designated supervisor.

 

Physical and Mental Requirements

Light physical work requirements (lifting 10-20 lbs.), sitting, prolonged standing, potential reaching, climbing, prolonged positioning under hot bright lights, occasionally outside in differing weather conditions and prolonged looking at monitors and computer screens and operating a mouse and keyboard.

Creative thinking, conceptual, collaborative, and listening skills. Must be able to present ideas and allow for adoption, adaptation or elimination of those ideas.


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