Director of Spiritual Life
About The Position
The Director of Spiritual Life leads the spiritual care program at Chelsea Retirement Community, providing support to residents, families, and team members through life transitions, celebrations, challenges, illness, grief, and loss. The director guides and develops the Spiritual Life team, oversees worship and faith-based programming, builds relationships with local clergy and faith communities, and helps ensure people of diverse spiritual backgrounds can find opportunities for connection, reflection, and growth. Working in partnership with interdisciplinary teams, the director promotes holistic, person-centered care and develops programs, policies, and services that reflect compassion, dignity, inclusion, and the organization’s mission and values. The role also manages departmental staffing, scheduling, resources, budgets, reporting, documentation, and quality standards. This is an exempt, full-time position scheduled for 32–40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with occasional Sunday church services. The position is located in Chelsea, Michigan.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field.
- Master of Divinity degree or equivalent.
- Ordained and in good standing with the appropriate ecclesiastical body.
- Duly ordained in accordance with applicable state requirements.
- Minimum of 3 years of pastoral ministry experience, including significant experience working with older adults.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience coordinating and overseeing spiritual programming.
Nice To Haves
- Certification through the Association of Professional Chaplains.
Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise, coach, and develop the Spiritual Life team, including chaplains and musicians.
- Provide and oversee spiritual care for residents, families, and team members.
- Support individuals through illness, grief, loss, crisis, transitions, and end-of-life needs.
- Plan and lead worship services, devotionals, Bible studies, prayer groups, support groups, and seasonal spiritual programs.
- Ensure spiritual care and programming are inclusive of diverse faith backgrounds, traditions, and preferences.
- Coordinate memorial, funeral, and remembrance services as appropriate.
- Partner with interdisciplinary teams to support holistic, person-centered care.
- Build and maintain relationships with local clergy, faith communities, and community partners.
- Develop and maintain spiritual care policies, procedures, documentation, and quality standards.
- Manage departmental staffing, scheduling, resources, budgets, and reporting.
- Participate in leadership initiatives, committees, and educational programs related to spiritual care and wellness.
- Promote a culture of compassion, dignity, inclusion, and spiritual well-being throughout the organization.
Benefits
- Six weeks of flexible time off per year, plus paid holidays.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time team members, starting on the first of the month after 30 days of hire.
- Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
- Daily Pay, allowing employees to transfer daily earnings.
- Team member referral bonus of $500.
- Tuition assistance and school scholarships up to $3,000 per semester.
- Wellness program and annual reimbursement of $120.
- Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
