\"Chaplain Part-Time\" Texas - Mt Pleasant-Pittsburg | *Bilingual Spanish Required*

LE001 Marketplace Ministries, Inc.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Marketplace Chaplains seeks a part-time Chaplain to serve at the Pilgrim's Pride Plant location, delivering Christian spiritual care to employees and their families. The role emphasizes regular on-site visits, confidential discussions, and coordination with resources to address personal and work-related challenges.

The position requires the ability to work in a Christian ministry context, strong listening and interpersonal skills, and flexible hours (up to 4 hours per week) to meet client needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting.
• Skills to listen, interact with employees and families; deliver community presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care to employees and their families at the Pilgrim's Pride Plant site.
• Visit worksites regularly to build trust and offer pastoral support.
• Conduct confidential discussions and coordinate referrals for additional assistance.
• Assist in planning or attending memorials and funerals as needed.
• Provide post-employment support to ease transitions for affected employees.

Skills

Interfaith collaboration

Listening skills

Pastoral counseling

Communication

Emotional support

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Join an organization that loves to serve others and has fun doing it! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Please Note: While assigned hours are generally consistent from week to week, there are no guaranteed minimal hours and positional needs will vary depending on Chaplain availability and Client requirements.

In and Near Mt Pleasant-Pittsburg, TX - Pilgrim's Pride Plant **You must be Technologically Proficient** *Bilingual Spanish Preferred* Part time - up to 4 hours each week.

Position Summary

Chaplains are the frontline staff fulfilling the mission and Christian ministry of MCHAP. Chaplains use their gifts and talents to serve company employees and their immediate families. In this position, the chaplain will be serving inside the Pilgrim's Pride Chicken Processing Plant.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Serves as a messenger and conveyor of faith, mission, and purpose.
• Interacts with companies, their employees, and the community in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.

Ministry

• Makes brief visits to company worksites regularly (usually weekly) to interact with employees to build a relationship of trust and friendship motivated by the Chaplain’s deep Christian faith.
• Visits employees or immediate family members wherever care can be expressed and help given: hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other sites.
• May provide confidential pastoral discussions for problem issues of employees and their immediate family members including, but not limited to family matters, divorce, serious illness, care of aging parents, death and grief recovery, parenting, financial situations that may include debt discussions, budgeting, and other life issues related to financial stress, as well as any other personal issues. Provides referral service and acts as coordinator for specialized assistance to employees and/or immediate family members with specific needs.
• May assist in the planning, conduct or attend funerals for employees or immediate family members, including follow‑up support and encouragement to immediate family members during the grief period.
• May make jail visits to employees and immediate family members.
• Works with companies to serve notifications of death and serious injuries to families and other employees, encouraging those impacted by various tragedies.
• May provide post‑termination care for laid‑off or terminated employees in order to foster a smooth transition to another work environment.
• May facilitate, but not lead, spiritual enrichment activities, as an employee‑sponsored and led activity will usually be more fruitful than a chaplain led event.
• Provides, as appropriate/requested, literature and other resources to assist company employees with life issues.
• Represents companies to clients/customers where it would be appropriate to ministry services involved (i.e., serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals).
• Participates in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the role of the Chaplain Team.
• With Executive Director of Operations (EDO) permission, responds positively and assertively to other duties and services requested by executive leadership of companies, within the scope of the Letter of Agreement between MCHAP Chaplains and the company.

Requirements

1. Has ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting. Possesses ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
2. Skills to effectively listen and interact with clients, employees, and their families. Skills to deliver community presentations. Skills to deal effectively with family members and staff under stressful circumstances. High regard for the dignity and worth of clients, employees and their families. Skills to cope with stressful situations and able to document accurately according to standards.
3. Spiritual maturity and commitment to a Christian lifestyle and to MCHAPs Ministry values. Incorporates Christian values and beliefs in day‑to‑day activities and in the performance of job duties. Has a fundamental understanding of the Holy Bible and its proper application. Attests to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and actively participates in a biblically based church.
4. Demonstrated ability to interact professionally with diplomacy, patience, and courtesy with diverse groups; ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships while providing exceptional customer service. Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.
5. Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate and interact effectively with leadership, colleagues, employees, and families. Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
6. Demonstrated skill in analyzing information to define and follow up on problems or objectives. Ability to identify solutions and solve problems. Demonstrated skill in interpreting policy and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed.
7. Demonstrated skill in analyzing information to define and follow up on problems or objectives. Ability to identify solutions and solve problems. Demonstrated skill in interpreting policy and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed.
8. Must have active state driver’s license and state minimum auto insurance (state(s) where servicing clients).
9. Must pass a pre‑employment background check.

Conditions of Employment

Must pass a pre‑employment background check.

Work Environment

This is a field position, and the work environment is dependent upon the clients’ worksite. Work environments can include manufacturing, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes with differing levels of temperature, noise, and light exposure.

Marketplace Chaplains is the largest and longest continuing provider of workplace chaplains to corporate America. Founded in Dallas, Texas, on January 1, 1984, Marketplace Chaplains has been serving small and large private and public companies with a personalized and proactive Employee Care Service through the use of dedicated Chaplain Care Teams for each company location. Chaplains are voluntary to use, neutral from company operations, and conversations with our chaplains are strictly confidential. Marketplace Chaplains has expanded every year for the past 40 years and today our 2,200 Chaplains serve over 1,500,000 employees and family members at 1,500 client companies in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Our experienced and trained professional workplace chaplains make over 25,000 work‑site visits per month to extend, enhance and broaden the level of care, concern and compassion client company leaders have for their people. An employee reaches out to one of our chaplains every 4 minutes! Voted the #1 benefit by many employees, Marketplace's client companies regularly see increased attendance, productivity, teamwork, safety and retention as an environment of care valuing the individual is expressed in a tangible way.

Our work is caring, and our care is working.