Pastoral Associate- Any Religion

Erickson Senior Living•Warminster, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This role implements the ministry program, focusing on the spiritual life within an Erickson Senior Living Community. The Pastoral Associate meets the religious and/or programmatic needs of Community residents within their specific faith tradition. This position plans, in cooperation with the Pastoral Ministries Manager or designee, for the spiritual life of the specific faith community and for relevant Community-wide outreach. It also provides administrative support for the three main faith groups at Ann's Choice, including managing emails, phone calls, room reservations, and database management related to faith activities for the community.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong communication skills (written and oral).
Effective organizational and motivational skills.
Appreciation and respect for a mature population.
Minimum of 5 years pastoral ministry experience.
Must be able to read, write, understand and communicate in the English language.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with seniors a plus.
Ordination, licensure, or certification in the specific denomination preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a spiritual leader to any resident seeking such service and is proactive in demonstrating this availability.
Ministers to the specific residents by providing those services required by a non-clergy person and those services preferred from a clergy person.
Meets, as part of the Pastoral Ministries effort, residents in their life crisis points and provides spiritual counsel.
Develops and coordinates ministry programs for the specific resident faith community, with approval of the Pastoral Ministries Manager or designee, and Director of Resident Life.
Establishes and coordinates continuance of resident faith Council for the specific faith community to provide resident leadership and representation.
Works to educate and bring understanding of spiritual matters to the resident faith Council.
Endeavors to make the specific faith community self-supporting financially and provides responsible stewardship of faith community funds.
Assesses with the Pastoral Ministries Manager on an ongoing basis, the quality of life environment in the community to determine the short and long-term direction of the ministry program.
Serves as a member of the Interfaith Council representing the specific faith community.
Provides administrative tasks to support faith based groups and processes.
Collaborates with other Pastoral Associates and supervises any staff funded by the specific faith community.