Episcopal Priest and Chaplain

Saint John's On The Lake; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint John's Communities in Milwaukee seeks an Episcopal Priest and Chaplain to provide spiritual and emotional care for residents and staff. The role requires ordained Episcopal clergy eligible to work in Milwaukee, with a Master of Divinity and clinical pastoral education.

You will develop wellness programs, plan worship, administer sacraments, and collaborate with hospice chaplains and the broader church community.

Qualifications

• Must be an ordained Episcopal clergy person eligible to work in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.
• Master of Divinity degree or equivalent from an accredited educational institution.
• 4 units of clinical pastoral education.
• Two years of experience in pastoral ministry with older adults preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual and emotional care to residents and families as needed.
• Plan and conduct regular worship services and administer the Sacraments as appropriate.
• Coordinate with hospice chaplains and make hospital visits when needed.
• Supervise Chaplain Staff and pastoral volunteers; participate in staff growth.
• Represent Saint John’s to churches and the wider Milwaukee community.

Skills

Pastoral care

Chaplaincy duties

Team collaboration

Confidentiality

Education

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent

4 units of clinical pastoral education

Job description

## Description**SAINT JOHN****'S COMMUNITIES****JOB DESCRIPTION****JOB TITLE**: Episcopal Priest and Chaplain**REPORTS TO**: Chief Operating Officer**STANDARD PRECAUTIONS**: Category III**FLSA CATEGORY**: Salaried Full-time**JOB OBJECTIVE**:Provide for the spiritual and emotional needs of all Saint John’s residents and for the employees as needed.**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS**:1. Must be an ordained Episcopal clergy person eligible to work in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.2. Must be able to perform the duties of a Chaplain. 4 units of clinical pastoral education preferred.3. Two years of experience in pastoral ministry with individuals with a wide variety of physical and cognitive abilities, particularly older adults preferred.4. Must have the ability to plan, organize and operationalize spiritual and emotional wellness programs for people from diverse cultural, educational, and spiritual backgrounds.5. Must be able to work collaboratively with other team members, which may include both staff and residents.6. Must be able to protect confidential information.7. Must have computer knowledge to include Microsoft office, e-mail, and internet searches.8. Must have excellent organization, problem solving and verbal and written communication skills, work well with a team-based approach, be patient, honest, enthusiastic, creative, flexible and exhibit a warm, cheerful, caring manner.9. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend and follow established procedures, be able to multi-task, and to perform duties with minimal supervision.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, and RESPONSIBILITIES**:1. Serve as Saint John’s spiritual guide, ensuring that its culture, strategic decisions, programs, and practices remain faithful to its mission, values, and Episcopal identity and heritage.2. Develops relationships with Tower residents and residents of Windsor, Stratford, Canterbury neighborhoods.3. Develops and maintains knowledge about residents’ physical and mental health status. Provide spiritual care and counseling for all residents and families as needed and desired.4. Coordinate with hospice chaplains where appropriate.5. Make hospital visits as needed.6. Share on-call schedule with chaplain staff.7. Plan and conduct regular services of worship and administer the Sacraments as appropriate.8. Provide for all matters relating to the routine administration of Saint John’s Chapel and its liturgical life.9. Arrange and conduct funerals and memorial services when requested after consultation with family members, and where appropriate, with the resident’s own clergy.10. Plan and conduct Annual Service of Remembrance for all residents who have died within the year.11. Develop, coordinate, and conduct or oversee opportunities for resident spiritual growth, both religious and non-religious.12. Supervise Chaplain Staff to include evaluating performance utilizing written performance details and collaborative employee involvement/feedback process.13. Supervise Chapel Musician to include evaluating performance utilizing written performance details and a collaborative employee involvement/feedback process.14. Provides supervision of pastoral volunteers.15. Participates in hands-on coaching, active listening, and in providing growth opportunities for employees that result in the overall success of the organization.16. Provide support and spiritual care to staff as needed.17. Provide spiritual counseling to employees as needed.18. Work with staff to provide care for residents and other staff.19. Establish annual goals and responsibilities toward meeting those goals. Actively participate in criteria to determine goal success and end-of-year team goal assessment.20. Provide annual budget figures based on thoughtful consideration of all stakeholders’ spiritual and emotional wellness needs and interests.21. Manage schedule and budget to meet the goals for which position is responsible.22. Actively participate in Saint John’s Ethics Committee.23. Represent Saint John’s and our mission to the churches of Milwaukee and the larger community, seeking to build and maintain good will with the clergy and people.24. Serves as a resource in the area of spiritual care for older adults.25. Make contact, as appropriate, with each resident’s home congregation and act as a point of contact for Saint John’s.26. Participate in professional and ecumenical organizations as appropriate.27. Establish relationships and be an active participant with the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin.28. Assures that all resident/client rights are maintained at all times. Reports any violations or suspected deviations immediately according to Saint John’s policy.29. Maintains confidentiality of all department and organizational information.30. Knows and follows existing lines of communication and authority.31. Works tactfully and cooperatively with residents, clients, families, other clergy, visitors, and staff throughout the organization.32. Attends in-services, meetings, seminars, maintains job-related certifications and changes schedule to meet the responsibilities of the position.## Qualifications**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS**:1. Must be an ordained Episcopal clergy person eligible to work in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.2. Must hold a Master of Divinity degree or their equivalent from an accredited educational institution.3. Must have 4 units of clinical pastoral education.4. Must have at least two years of experience and be highly skilled in pastoral ministry with individuals with a wide variety of physical and cognitive abilities, particularly older adults.5. Must have the ability to plan, organize and operationalize spiritual and emotional wellness programs for people from diverse cultural, educational and spiritual backgrounds.6. Must be able to work collaboratively with other team members, which may include both staff and residents.7. Must be able to protect confidential information.8. Must have computer knowledge to include Microsoft office, e-mail and internet searches.9. Must have excellent organization, problem solving and verbal and written communication skills, work well with a team—based approach, be patient, honest, enthusiastic, creative, flexible and exhibit a warm, cheerful, caring manner.10. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend and follow established procedures, be able to multi- task, and to perform duties with minimal supervision.