CHAPLAINCY ASSISTANT

GEO Corrections & Detentions; South Bay (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Reduced Tuition Rates

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

GEO Corrections & Detentions is seeking a Chaplain to provide religious and spiritual opportunities for inmates. The role schedules services, counseling, and volunteer opportunities and works with the psychology team to support inmate well-being.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling, biblical studies, theology, or related field, plus strong organizational and communication skills to maintain records and coordinate faith-based activities for diverse inmate populations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling, biblical studies, theology, or related field.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex instructions and maintain records.
• Ability to work with inmates and diverse faiths.

Responsibilities

• Provides religious counseling and spiritual guidance within the facility as directed by the psychology team.
• Schedules and coordinates all religious and spiritual services, counseling, and volunteer opportunities.
• Assist in planning and coordinating all aspects of the religious program and recruit volunteers.
• Notify families and inmates during serious illness, injury, or death as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain communication with community groups and manage donations for the religious program.
• Ensure equal status and protection for all inmate religions; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Pastoral counseling

Education

Bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling, biblical studies, theology, or related degree

Job description

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off


• Paid Holidays


• 401(k) Matching


• Health Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Health Savings Account


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee Discount


• Reduced Tuition Rates


• Disability Insurance


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401(k)


• Pet Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Paid Training


• Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.


• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary

This position assists the Chaplain in providing religious and spiritual opportunities for the inmates of the facility. In addition, the position schedules and coordinates all religious and spiritual services, counseling, and outside volunteer opportunities for the inmates of the facility.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides religious counseling and spiritual guidance within the facility at the direction of the psychology team.


• Assists in planning and coordinating all aspects of the religious program including approval and training of volunteers from faiths represented by the inmate population. Assists in making all serious illness, injury, and death notifications to family and inmates when an inmate becomes seriously ill, injured, or expires.


• Assists conducting a religious education programs at the facility. In addition, actively promotes the benefits of the religious education programs and recruits inmates into them.


• Assists inmates in contacting individual with appropriate faith credentials when a religious representative is not readily available at the facility.


• Assist in developing and maintaining communication with community groups and approves equipment and other material donations of equipment for the religious program. Helps to assure equal status and protection for all inmate religions.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling, biblical studies, theology, or related degree. Previous pastoral education or equivalent specialized training and endorsement by the appropriate religious certifying body.


• Excellent organizational and communication skills. Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions; to make minor decisions in accordance with rules and regulations as they apply to work problems; to maintain company records; and to meet and deal effectively with the public and inmates


• Must be able to deal with people in a variety of changing and complex situations.


• General clerical aptitude. Working knowledge of business English, good grammatical and spelling skills, and ability to develop correspondence, reports and operational directives.


• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

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