Corrections Chaplain: Spiritual Care & Reentry

State of Ohio; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rehabilitation & Correction - Northeast Re-Integration unit of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction seeks a full-time chaplain to provide religious services and pastoral counseling to inmates in Cleveland, OH. The role requires ecclesiastical endorsement or ordination and formal clinical pastoral education, with opportunities to coordinate volunteers and deliver spiritual guidance.

Responsibilities include planning worship services, sermons, Bible studies, and coordinating

Qualifications

• Current ecclesiastical endorsement by denomination and/or ordination completion of training in clinical pastoral education.
• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment may be substituted for experience but not for endorsement/ordination.
• Job Skills listed include Corrections, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Interviewing, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Organizing and Planning and Time Management.

Responsibilities

• Works under direction and requires considerable knowledge of religious principles and practices of a particular faith and clinical pastoral education.
• Conducts worship services, sacramental observations and religious educational programs and/or pastoral counseling to inmates.
• Plans and organizes sermons, bible studies and other chaplaincy programs.
• Screens volunteers and other outside church groups.
• Coordinates and schedules volunteer activities.
• Provides spiritual guidance and clinical pastoral education regarding personal, family and/or spiritual problems (e.g., death, confinement, substance abuse, cults, youth behavior).
• Ensures policy and procedure compliance by outside church groups.
• Initiates and completes religious assessments to determine areas of spiritual needs and to coordinate activities with other treatment services.
• Attends meetings, seminars and conferences.
• Meets with community religious leaders and/or resource personnel.
• Maintains attendance and/or confidential records.
• Attends annual training.

Skills

Corrections

Counseling

Rehabilitation

Interviewing

Public Speaking

Teamwork

Organizing and Planning

Time Management

Education

Ecclesiastical endorsement

Ordination

Clinical pastoral education

Job description

The Rehabilitation & Correction - Northeast Re-Integration unit of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction seeks a full-time chaplain to provide religious services and pastoral counseling to inmates in Cleveland, OH. The role requires ecclesiastical endorsement or ordination and formal clinical pastoral education, with opportunities to coordinate volunteers and deliver spiritual guidance.

Responsibilities include planning worship services, sermons, Bible studies, and coordinating