Care Response Pastor: Crisis & Family Support Leader (Hybrid)

Princeton Alliance Church; Plainsboro Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton Alliance Church is seeking a caring pastoral leader to own the church's care response, mobilize volunteers, and provide spiritual and practical support to individuals and families during crises. The role includes coordinating hospital visits, leading Stephen Ministry activities, and training teams to extend compassionate care across the congregation.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in pastoral care or related ministry, a growing Christian faith aligned with PAC, and experience

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in pastoral care, crisis response, chaplaincy, or comparable care ministry.
• Experience building, training, and coaching volunteer teams.
• Successful completion of a background check and PAC's child safety training prior to start.

Responsibilities

• Own PAC's care response: review incoming needs and reach out toCongregants facing illness, loss or major life events.
• Mobilize care: coordinate hospital visits and care visits through pastors, Stephen Ministers, and trained volunteers.
• Provide pastoral oversight for Stephen Ministry: support leaders and lead meetings.
• Recruit and develop a care team of volunteers for practical needs.
• Provide emergency pastoral care, prayer, and follow up after significant life events.
• Serve as pastor to congregants not connected to a ministry and handle care needs.
• Coordinate pastoral support for families experiencing a death; assist with funeral/memorial planning.
• Oversee PAC's prayer request process and ensure timely responses.
• Maintain on-call rotation and confidential follow-up system in Planning Center Online.
• Contribute to care response framework and train staff and volunteers.

Skills

Pastoral care

Crisis response

Volunteer leadership

Confidential records

Background checks

Education

Christian ministry education/experience

Biblical/theology foundation

Job description

Princeton Alliance Church is seeking a caring pastoral leader to own the church's care response, mobilize volunteers, and provide spiritual and practical support to individuals and families during crises. The role includes coordinating hospital visits, leading Stephen Ministry activities, and training teams to extend compassionate care across the congregation.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in pastoral care or related ministry, a growing Christian faith aligned with PAC, and experience