Chaplain Part-Time Joplin, MO

Marketplace Chaplains•Joplin, MO

4d•Remote

About The Position

Chaplains serve as frontline staff fulfilling MCHAP’s mission and Christian ministry by using their gifts and talents to support company employees and their immediate families. The role involves regular visits to company worksites to build trusted relationships, as well as visiting employees and family members wherever care or assistance is needed. Chaplains may provide confidential pastoral discussions, referrals and coordination for specialized assistance, funeral support, jail visits, care following termination, and encouragement after serious injuries, deaths, or other tragedies. They may facilitate spiritual enrichment activities, provide requested resources, represent companies in appropriate ministry situations, and participate in new employee orientations. With permission from the Executive Director of Operations, they may perform other requested duties within the scope of the company agreement. Assigned hours are generally consistent week to week, but there are no guaranteed minimum hours; positional needs vary based on chaplain availability and client requirements. This is a remote, field-based position, with work environments dependent on client worksites.

Requirements

Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting, accepting different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
Effective listening and interaction skills with clients, employees, and families; ability to deliver community presentations and work 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; attests to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and actively participates in a biblically based church.
Ability to interact professionally and diplomatically with diverse groups, exercise patience and courtesy, establish cooperative working relationships, and provide exceptional customer service.
Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments regarding sensitive, confidential issues.
Excellent oral and written communication skills for interacting with leadership, colleagues, employees, and families.
Emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
Ability to analyze information, define and follow up on problems or objectives, identify solutions, and solve problems.
Skill in interpreting policies and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed.
Computer proficiency with Google Suites, Microsoft Office, or equivalent software, internet, email messaging, and web-based applications; ability to 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 the community in a manner reflecting 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 and immediate family members at locations where care can be provided, such as hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other sites.
Provide confidential pastoral discussions about personal and family issues, and refer or coordinate specialized assistance when needed.
Assist with planning, conducting, or attending funerals for employees or immediate family members, and provide follow-up grief support.
Make jail visits to employees and immediate family members when needed.
Work with companies to notify families and employees of deaths and serious injuries and encourage those affected by tragedies.
Provide post-termination care to 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 assist employees with life issues, as appropriate or requested.
Represent companies to clients or customers when appropriate to ministry services, including 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 Executive Director of Operations permission, respond to other executive leadership requests within the scope of the Letter of Agreement between MCHAP chaplains and the company.