Chaplain (Part-Time) - Canton, OH | Bilingual Spanish Required

Marketplace Chaplains•Canton, OH

7d•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 field position is based in Canton, Ohio, and requires bilingual Spanish ability. Assigned hours are generally consistent from week to week, but there are no guaranteed minimum hours; hours vary depending on 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 reflecting personal and spiritual discipline. The role includes building trusting relationships with employees, providing pastoral support and referrals, responding to illness, loss, and other life events, and representing the company when ministry services are appropriate. The position is remote in the field. Work settings depend on client worksites and may include manufacturing facilities, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes, with varying temperatures, noise, and lighting. A pre-employment background check is required.

Requirements

Bilingual Spanish ability.
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 support 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 saving faith in Jesus Christ and active participation in a biblically based church.
Professional interaction skills, including diplomacy, patience, courtesy, and ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative working relationships while providing exceptional customer service.
Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on 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 using 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

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 and help can be provided, including hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, and other sites.
Provide confidential pastoral discussions about personal and family matters, illness, aging parents, death and grief, parenting, financial stress, and other life issues.
Refer employees and immediate family members to specialized assistance and coordinate support for specific needs.
Assist with planning, conducting, or attending funerals for employees or immediate family members, and provide follow-up support during bereavement.
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 people affected by tragedies.
Provide post-termination care to laid-off or terminated employees to support their transition to another work environment.
Facilitate, but not lead, spiritual enrichment activities when appropriate.
Provide literature and other resources to employees dealing 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 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.
Interact with companies, employees, and the community in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.