Chaplain (Part-Time) New Castle Indiana

Marketplace Chaplains•Indianapolis, IN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Chaplains are frontline staff who fulfill MCHAP’s mission and Christian ministry by serving company employees and their immediate families. They act as messengers of faith, mission, and purpose, and interact with companies, employees, and community members in a manner reflecting personal and spiritual discipline. This part-time field position has generally consistent assigned hours from week to week, but does not guarantee minimum hours; hours depend on chaplain availability and client requirements. Chaplains regularly visit company worksites, usually weekly, to build relationships of trust and friendship with employees. They may visit employees and their immediate family members in hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other locations; provide confidential pastoral discussions; connect people with specialized assistance; and offer support during illness, bereavement, family challenges, financial stress, and other life issues. The role may also involve funeral support, jail visits, responding to deaths and serious injuries, post-termination care, facilitating employee-led spiritual enrichment activities, providing relevant literature and resources, and representing companies in ministry-related situations. Chaplains participate in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and Chaplain Team. With permission from the Executive Director of Operations, they may respond to other requests from company executive leadership that fall within the applicable Letter of Agreement. The work takes place in client-dependent field environments, which may include manufacturing sites, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes, with varying temperature, noise, and light exposure. Employment is subject to passing a pre-employment background check.

Requirements

Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting, while 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.
Professionalism, diplomacy, patience, and courtesy with diverse groups, 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 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.
Ability to interpret position-related policies and procedures and keep 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 that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.
Visit company worksites regularly, usually weekly, to build relationships of trust and friendship with employees.
Visit employees and immediate family members at locations where care and assistance can be provided, including hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, and family residences.
Provide confidential pastoral discussions about personal and family matters, illness, grief, parenting, financial stress, and other life issues.
Provide referrals and coordinate specialized assistance for employees and immediate family members with specific needs.
Assist in planning, conducting, or attending funerals for employees or their immediate family members, and provide follow-up grief support.
Make jail visits to employees and immediate family members when needed.
Work with companies to deliver notifications of death and serious injuries to families and employees, 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 help employees address life issues.
Represent companies to clients or customers when appropriate to ministry services, such as during serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals.
Participate in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the role of the Chaplain Team.
With Executive Director of Operations permission, respond to other duties and services requested by company executive leadership within the scope of the Letter of Agreement.