Chaplain

West Texas Detention Center•Sierra Blanca, TX

70d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chaplain will be responsible for directing and supervising all aspects of religious programs, training volunteers, providing spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education, holding religious services, organizing religious volunteers, developing programs for new arrivals, providing religious counseling, preparing schedules, maintaining a resource directory, notifying individuals of serious events, communicating with faith communities, approving donations, maintaining records, ensuring equal status for all religions, and promoting positive social skills.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Meets the certification standards of the American Correctional Chaplains Association.
Properly credentialed to conduct religious services according to the teaching of his/her particular religion or denomination.
Must have current ecclesiastical endorsement by appropriate religious certifying bodies.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Must be an ordained minister.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise all aspects of the religious programs.
Train both lay and clergy volunteers from faiths represented in the population.
Provides spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education regarding personal, family and spiritual problems.
Hold religious services and prayers, sacramental observations and religious educational programs for inmates/detainees/USMS.
Organize religious volunteers from the community.
Provides and updates programs for presentation to newly-arrived inmates/detainees/USMS.
Provide religious counseling for inmates/detainees/USMS, family members, and staff.
Prepare a schedule of all religious activities.
Maintain resource directory.
Notify inmates/detainees/USMS of serious illness, death, or disturbing events.
Notify inmates/detainees/USMS family of serious illness or death of inmates/detainees/USMS.
Maintain communications with faith communities and approve donations of equipment or material for use in religious programs.
Maintain attendance and confidential records.
Assures equal status and protection for all religions.
Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed.