Chaplain (Part-Time) - Chattanooga, TN | Bilingual Spanish Required

Marketplace Chaplains•Chattanooga, TN

4d•Remote

About The Position

Chaplains are frontline staff who fulfill MCHAP’s mission and Christian ministry by using their gifts and talents to serve company employees and their immediate families. This part-time role is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and requires bilingual Spanish proficiency. Assigned hours are generally consistent from week to week, but there are no guaranteed minimum hours; position needs vary according to chaplain availability and client requirements. The Chaplain serves as a messenger of faith, mission, and purpose, and interacts with companies, employees, and the community in a manner that reflects personal and spiritual discipline. The role involves regular visits to company worksites, usually weekly, as well as visits to employees and immediate family members wherever care and assistance can be provided. Chaplains may offer confidential pastoral discussions, referrals, bereavement support, and other forms of care in response to personal, family, financial, health, or workplace challenges. This is a remote, field-based position. Work environments depend on client worksites and may include manufacturing facilities, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes, with varying temperatures, noise, and light exposure. The chaplain must pass a pre-employment background check and hold an active state driver’s license with state-minimum auto insurance in the state or states where clients are served.

Requirements

Bilingual Spanish proficiency.
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting, and to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
Effective listening and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with clients, employees, and their families.
Ability to deliver community presentations and deal effectively with family members and staff under stressful circumstances.
High regard for the dignity and worth of clients, employees, and their families.
Ability to cope with stressful situations and document accurately according to standards.
Spiritual maturity and commitment to a Christian lifestyle and MCHAP’s ministry values; ability to incorporate Christian values and beliefs into daily activities and job duties.
Fundamental understanding of the Holy Bible and its proper application.
Attestation to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and active participation in a biblically based church.
Professional, diplomatic, patient, and courteous interaction with diverse groups; ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative working relationships and provide exceptional customer service.
Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.
Excellent oral and written communication skills for effective interaction with leadership, colleagues, employees, and families.
Emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
Skill in analyzing information, defining and following up on problems or objectives, identifying solutions, and solving problems.
Skill in interpreting position-related policies and procedures and keeping others informed.
Computer proficiency with Google Suites, Microsoft Office, or equivalent software, internet, email messaging, and web-based applications; ability to understand and learn new technology programs.
Active state driver’s license and state-minimum auto insurance in the state or states where clients are served.
Must pass a pre-employment background check.

Responsibilities

Serve as a messenger and conveyor of faith, mission, and purpose.
Interact with companies, employees, and community members in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.
Visit company worksites regularly, usually weekly, to interact with employees and build relationships of trust and friendship motivated by Christian faith.
Visit employees or immediate family members in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other locations where care and help can be provided.
Provide confidential pastoral discussions, as appropriate, for employee and immediate-family concerns, including family matters, divorce, serious illness, aging-parent care, death and grief, parenting, financial stress, and other personal issues.
Provide referrals and coordinate specialized assistance for employees or immediate family members with specific needs.
Assist with planning, conducting, or attending funerals for employees or immediate family members, and provide follow-up support and encouragement during the grief period.
Make jail visits to employees and immediate family members, as needed.
Work with companies to deliver notifications of death and serious injuries to families and other employees, and encourage people affected by tragedies.
Provide post-termination care for laid-off or terminated employees to help foster a smooth transition to another work environment.
Facilitate, but not lead, spiritual enrichment activities when appropriate.
Provide literature and other resources to company employees to help address life issues, as appropriate or requested.
Represent companies to clients or customers when appropriate to the ministry services involved, including in situations involving serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals.
Participate in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the Chaplain Team’s role.
With permission from the Executive Director of Operations, respond to other duties and services requested by company executive leadership within the scope of the Letter of Agreement between MCHAP chaplains and the company.