CHAPLAIN

The GEO Group•Del Rio, TX

About The Position

The Chaplain facilitates, schedules, and coordinates religious and volunteer programs for the institution. The role provides spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education to detainees, their families, and staff; visits living areas and hospitalized individuals; and plans and leads worship services, sacramental observations, and religious education. The Chaplain also oversees volunteer selection, approval, and training, and provides religious-program orientation to newly arrived detainees. The Chaplain ensures programs comply with company and contracting-agency policies and industry standards, maintains relationships with community religious resources, approves donations for religious-program use, safeguards equal status and protection for all religions, and maintains attendance and confidential records.

Requirements

Meet the certification standards of the American Correctional Chaplains Association.
Have a minimum of five years of experience providing clinical pastoral education.
Be properly credentialed to conduct religious services according to the teachings of the relevant religion or denomination.
Have current ecclesiastical endorsement from the appropriate religious certifying body.
Have Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent specialized training.
Possess good presentation, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Facilitate, schedule, and coordinate institutional religious and volunteer programs.
Provide spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education concerning personal, family, and spiritual problems.
Visit living areas and people who are hospitalized on a regular basis.
Plan, direct, and coordinate religious programming and volunteer services, including selection, approval, and training of lay and clergy volunteers.
Conduct worship services, sacramental observations, and religious education programs for detainees assigned to the facility.
Provide and update orientation programs for newly arrived detainees about the Chaplain's office and current religious programs.
Ensure religious programs comply with company and contracting-agency policies and industry standards.
Maintain relationships with community religious resources and approve donations of equipment or materials for religious programs.
Counsel detainees or inmates, family members, and staff.
Maintain attendance and confidential records.
Assure equal status and protection for all religions.
Perform other duties as assigned.