Inmate Services Chaplain - Spiritual Guidance & Programs

CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation; California (MO); On-site; USD 64,091 - 84,157; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation seeks a Catholic Chaplain for High Desert State Prison in Lassen County, California. The role provides religious services, counseling, and spiritual guidance to incarcerated individuals, and coordinates religious activities and volunteers.

Responsibilities include leading services and pastoral counseling, organizing classes on ethics and sacred music, coordinating visiting groups, and advising classification processes, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Verification of qualifications will be conducted prior to interview.
• Pastoral/ministry credentials and related certification preferred.
• Commitment to an equitable and inclusive workplace and faith-based counseling in corrections.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct regular religious services and rites.
• Administer religious counseling and interview services to inmates.
• Organize and facilitate classes on religious ethics and sacred music.
• Coordinate visiting religious and allied groups for program integration.
• Act as a consultant to classification committees.
• Support incarcerated individuals groups and activities.
• Supervise assigned incarcerated individual workers.

Job description

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation seeks a Catholic Chaplain for High Desert State Prison in Lassen County, California. The role provides religious services, counseling, and spiritual guidance to incarcerated individuals, and coordinates religious activities and volunteers.

Responsibilities include leading services and pastoral counseling, organizing classes on ethics and sacred music, coordinating visiting groups, and advising classification processes, with emphasis on