Hybrid Chaplain bei Agape

Position Summary:

This administrative work in coordinating religious services, programs, recruiting volunteers for said programs and aiding with various social services programs which deliver a wide range of social and psychological services to families, adolescents or prison inmates. The employee in this department is responsible for performing a variety of duties in the organization and coordination of volunteer services.

Essential Duties &

Responsibilities:

1.    Pray regularly for all the staff and clients of Agape.

2.    Leads a daily Bible study for the clients or arranges for a speaker to do so.

3.    Meet each new client when they arrive and give them an overview of the spiritual services provided by Agape. In addition, Chaplain will provide each woman with a composition book, a pen, a Bible, and a tote bag to carry their daily class supplies in.

4.    Meets with clients whenever clients have a spiritual need, or when a client needs to talk and their therapist is not available. Chaplain is   responsible for communicating with the Clinical Director any concerns she has regarding a client’s emotional stability.

5.   Senior Chaplain is the liaison between volunteers and Agape. Chaplain helps to coordinate the calendar of events and keeps House Manager up to date on all upcoming events. Chaplain will also keep an ongoing spreadsheet of contact information on all volunteers.

6.    Attends weekly Treatment Team Meetings and gives input to the rest of the Team regarding the clients being discussed.

7.   Continually works towards creating partnerships with local churches. These partnerships can include churches coming to Agape and providing services OR could be a partnership that allows clients to visit the church on a regular basis, in hopes of getting the client to become a connected part of that church body.

8.   Meets with clients before they graduate from Agape, making sure they are connected to a church in the area where they will be relocating back to.

9.    Coordinates the English and Spanish speakers/pastors for the weekly Sunday services in the Agape Chapel.

10.  Corresponds regularly with volunteers and interested parties the ongoing needs of the clients and of Agape.

11.  Meets with any of the Agape staff when they need spiritual counseling and/or prayer.

12.  Leads a weekly 15-minute noontime devotional or finds guest speakers to do so.

13.  Stays in regular contact with volunteers, chaplains and mentors.

14.  Research faith-based community resources for a greater variety of faith-based services for Agape clients.

15.  Puts in place volunteer chaplains and mentors.

Qualifications:          

                                     To successfully perform in this position, the employee must be able to execute each duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.  

Education and/or Experience:           

Associate of Theological Studies, Ordained Minister, Certified Pastoral Counselor, member of Academy of Christian Counselors, Continuing Education Bachelor of Christian Ministry. Have experience with youth organizations.

Reasoning Ability:    

                                    Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and be able to talk, hear and see. The employee will have to sit and stand for indefinite periods of time.

Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to fifteen pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Most of the work is in a climate-controlled facility. The noise level varies from quiet to moderate, too loud.