JEWISH CHAPLAIN at North Kern State Prison Kern County, CA

Comunidade Metodista; California; On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation seeks a Jewish Chaplain in Kern County, CA. The role involves providing religious services, counseling inmates, and supervising faith groups.

The Chaplain prepares services, conducts rites, and organizes religious instruction in ethics and sacred music, while coordinating programs with visiting groups. The position also oversees kosher meal provisioning, supervises incarcerated workers, and helps maintain chapel cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Provides religious services and supervises varied faith groups.
• Interviews and counsels incarcerated people on ethical and moral problems and spiritual matters.
• Prepares and conducts religious services and administers religious rites; organizes classes in religious ethics and sacred music.
• Provides kosher meals for the population and supervises incarcerated workers.
• Assists in the overall cleanliness of chapels and coordinates programs with visiting groups.

Job description

JEWISH CHAPLAIN job at North Kern State Prison. Kern County, CA.

Job Description and Duties

Under the direction of the Community Resource Manager (CRM) C.I., the Jewish Chaplain provides religious services, and at times supervises varied faith groups. The Chaplain interviews and counsels incarcerated people on ethical and moral problems and spiritual matters; prepares and conducts religious services and administers religious rites; organizes and instructs classes in religious ethics and sacred music; supervises the arranging of programs conducted in the institution by visiting religious and allies groups; counsels with incarcerated individuals regarding family problems; serves when designated, as a member of or consultant to classification committees; works with incarcerated groups and incarcerated people’s activities. Provides and approves Kosher meals for the population. Provides supervision to assigned incarcerated workers. Assists in the overall cleanliness of all chapels. This advertisement will be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE SCREENED AND ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED WILL BE INTERVIEWED.

Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).

CDCR/CCHCS employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on their job application.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Special Requirements

Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you should include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.

Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at

Candidates new to CDCR/CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting, as well as a Tuberculosis test/evaluation prior to appointment, followed by department annual Tuberculosis testing/evaluation thereafter.

When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.

This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.

Final Filing Date: 6/23/2025

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website, and the CalPERS website, .

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System can be found on the CalHR Salary and Benefits website at .

Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at

Additional benefit information can be found on the CalHR California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary website at

This webpage is intended to provide general information. Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Department Website:

Human Resources Contact:
Leilani Jularbal
[phone] ext: 6723
[e-mail]

Hiring Unit Contact:
Margarita Quezada
[phone] ext: 6742
[e-mail]

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
EEO Coordinator
[phone] ext: 5090

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination Information

To obtain list eligibility for the Jewish Chaplain position, before applying for the position(s), you must first take and pass the examination here Jewish Chaplain .