Chaplain - Sedalia, MO

Tyson Poultry•Sedalia, MO

5d•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 maintains a consistent, compassionate presence at assigned facilities and engages with Team Members throughout their work areas. The role provides spiritual and emotional support to Team Members and their immediate families, responds to critical incidents, and offers guidance while respecting diverse beliefs, values, and experiences. The Chaplain also collaborates with HR leadership and the chaplain services team, connects Team Members with community resources, conducts hospital and home visits, and offers appropriate support at memorials and funerals. The role maintains confidential and accurate records, prepares required reports, and advises management on religious, ethical, and morale-related matters. Work may involve extensive walking and standing in varied production environments, responding to crises, and independent travel to plant facilities and other locations requesting chaplaincy support. Up to 5% travel is expected; one to two weeks annually is typical.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant content area from a CHEA-accredited institution or international equivalent; applicable theological and human science degrees are acceptable.
Four units of clinical pastoral education, or willingness to complete four units within two years of employment.
Clergy endorsement.
Proficiency in English, including speaking, reading, and writing.
Basic computer and video-conferencing skills, including use of MS Office programs.
Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via video conference.
Willingness and ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation, including walking production and non-production floors multiple times daily, climbing stairs, navigating tight spaces, and traversing uneven, wet, or slippery surfaces.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel independently to plant facilities and other locations requesting chaplaincy support.
Ability to respond to crises and work long shifts, including in hot and cold environments with extensive walking and standing.

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 adhering to and modeling workplace-specific safety protocols.
Spend at least 40% of the workday actively engaging with Team Members across 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 involving trauma to Team Members or their families.
Maintain confidentiality in chaplain conversations except when they reveal a risk of injury to a person 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.
Make hospital and home visits to Team Members and their immediate family members.
Provide chaplain support at Team Member memorials and funerals as appropriate.
Develop and maintain community partnerships and referral resources to address Team Members’ varied needs.
Write articles or give presentations, as requested by HR or chaplain services leadership, consistent with personal education, experience, and training.
Advise management on matters of 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.