Chaplain

Core Civic • Milan, NM

6h

About The Position

The Chaplain coordinates all religious services, programs, and related activities at the facility and provides pastoral care, including pastoral counseling, to inmates/residents and staff as needed or requested. The role serves in an institutional, secure setting.

The Chaplain oversees emergency and crisis messages, ensuring reports are accurate, verified, and appropriately documented, and arranges emergency phone calls or visits related to serious illness, death, or other emergencies. The Chaplain also regularly makes rounds throughout housing units, special or restricted housing, medical housing, and other facility areas. In addition, the Chaplain manages the recruitment, administrative oversight, training, and scheduling of volunteers who provide services within the facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of full-time pastoral experience.
• Eligibility for denominational endorsement or equivalent certification.
• Must obtain one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education within 18 months of hire if not currently held.
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of conducting religious services, teaching religious studies, administering sacraments, and counseling.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Divinity, Theology, or Religion.
• Master’s degree from a Seminary, School of Theology, or University in Divinity, Theology, Biblical Studies, or a related field.
• Clinical Pastoral Education.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care and pastoral counseling to inmates/residents and staff as needed or requested.
• Plan, facilitate, or conduct religious services and programs.
• Provide direction and oversight for emergency or crisis messages, ensuring reports are accurate, verified, and appropriately documented.
• Arrange emergency phone calls or visits concerning serious illness, death, or other emergencies.
• Regularly make rounds of housing units, special or restricted housing, medical housing, and other facility areas.
• Recruit, provide administrative oversight for, train, and schedule volunteers providing services to and within the facility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level