Chaplain I
Core
Provide spiritual care, religious programming, and counseling to incarcerated individuals and staff at a correctional facility.
Role type
Entry-level institutional chaplain
Builds
Faith-based support programs and spiritual care services for offenders
Domain
Corrections / Religious Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Ordination or ecclesiastical endorsement, Master of Divinity degree, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) certification, knowledge of constitutional religious principles and RLUIPA, ability to supervise offenders, interfaith coordination
Preferred skills
Clinical pastoral care knowledge, program planning, rapport building with offenders and families
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Conduct worship services and religious education, provide pastoral care and grief support, supervise inmate faith helpers, coordinate volunteers, advise administrators on religious matters, collect data on pastoral programs
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC