Chaplain - Sedalia, MO

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Sedalia, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Tyson Chaplains provide compassionate spiritual care that explores Team Members’ diverse beliefs, honors their experiences, and empowers them with meaningful resources for their personal lives and careers. The Chaplain provides an ongoing, visible presence throughout assigned facilities and offers spiritual and emotional support to Team Members and their immediate families while respecting individual beliefs, values, and experiences. The role also includes crisis response, counseling, referrals, community partnerships, and advising management on matters related to religion, ethics, and Team Member morale. The position involves frequent walking through production and non-production areas, including potentially hot, cold, wet, slippery, uneven, or confined spaces. It may require long shifts, standing, stair climbing, and independent travel to facilities and locations such as hospitals, hospices, and funeral homes. Travel is up to 5%, typically one to two weeks annually.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree at minimum from a CHEA-accredited institution or international equivalent, in a content area relevant to chaplaincy; applicable theological and human science concentrations are acceptable.
Four units of clinical pastoral education, or willingness to complete four units within two years of employment.
Clergy endorsement.
Basic computer and video conferencing skills, including MS Office programs.
Proficiency in spoken, written, and read English; ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via video conference.
Willingness and ability to meet the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, including safely walking production and non-production floors multiple times daily, climbing stairs, navigating tight spaces, and managing uneven, wet, or slippery surfaces.
Ability to work long shifts when needed, respond to crises, and function in hot and cold environments while walking and standing extensively.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel independently to plant facilities and other locations requesting chaplaincy support.
Ability to travel up to 5%, typically one to two weeks annually.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Three or more years of chaplain experience in a culturally diverse and faith-inclusive context.
Chaplain board certification.
Bilingual skills.
Basic case management and mental health assessment skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain a consistent physical presence and provide compassionate care throughout assigned facilities while following and modeling workplace safety protocols.
Spend at least 40% of the workday engaging with Team Members in accessible work areas and break locations, including production floors, offices, shipping docks, hatcheries, and feed mills.
Provide spiritual and emotional guidance to Team Members and their immediate families while respecting their beliefs, values, and experiences.
Maintain a judgment-free presence inclusive of all faiths, sexual orientations, and ethnicities.
Counsel distressed and bereaved individuals and families, offering strategies for understanding and healing.
Respond to critical incidents in which Team Members or their families have experienced trauma.
Maintain confidentiality in chaplain conversations, except when they reveal a risk of injury to oneself, others, or the business.
Collaborate with HR leadership and the chaplain services team to provide educational and social service opportunities that help stabilize Team Members’ personal lives.
Visit Team Members and their immediate family members in hospitals and at home.
Provide an appropriate chaplain presence at Team Member memorials and funerals.
Develop and maintain community partnerships and referral resources to address Team Members’ needs.
Write articles or deliver presentations, as requested by HR or chaplain services leadership, consistent with personal education, experience, and training.
Advise management on religion, morals and ethics, and Team Member morale and pulse.
Maintain moral and ethical conduct that protects the reputational integrity of the company and chaplaincy program.
Keep accurate contact records and prepare required reports to help leadership identify and assess thematic risks.