Muslim and Interfaith Chaplain: Macalester College

Acslhe; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious liberal arts college in Saint Paul is seeking a Muslim and Interfaith Chaplain to lead interfaith efforts and provide spiritual care to its campus community. This role encompasses enthusiastic spiritual leadership, dialogue facilitation, and nurturing opportunities for learning among students of diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate will actively support the growth of the Muslim community and contribute to the college's mission of fostering belonging and bridging differences.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic spiritual leadership and teaching across pluralistic worldviews.
• Ability to facilitate dialogue and hold space for exploring multiple identities.
• Skills to navigate differences with curiosity and care.

Responsibilities

• Lead interfaith efforts to enhance interfaith literacy and provide spiritual care.
• Engage and nurture the growth of program participants.
• Serve as a resource for staff, faculty, and alumni.

Job description

Muslim and Interfaith Chaplain: Macalester College

The Muslim and Interfaith Chaplain (.75 FTE) is part of a collective team, tasked with leading interfaith efforts that increase interfaith literacy and provide spiritual care to any member of our campus community. The Chaplains embody enthusiastic spiritual leadership, teach across pluralistic worldviews, and nurture the growth of program participants. This position serves as spiritual teacher to Macalester’s Muslim population which is pluralistic and includes a range of practices, cultures and ideology. This position works with students to cultivate leadership and create meaningful opportunities to engage, practice, learn and grow. This position includes thoughtful facilitation of dialogue, meaningful framing of religious, spiritual and philosophical issues, and the ability to hold space for students to explore multiple identities. An effective chaplain holds skills to navigate differences with curiosity and care.

Reporting to the College Chaplain and Associate Dean for Institutional Equity, the Muslim and Interfaith Chaplain has responsibility to provide relevant and informed engagement for both the Muslim community and Interfaith efforts. The team of CRSL chaplains has responsibility for tending to campus culture, fostering belonging, bridging differences, and engaging in reflective practice with an equity lens. The chaplains focus on student learning and support and may also serve as a resource and partner with staff, faculty and alumni. This position contributes to the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) mission under the auspices of the Division Institutional Equity. Macalester has roots and relationships in the Presbyterian Church and is home to a Chaplaincy that is Multifaith in expression and values.