Part-Time Interim Chaplain for Senior Care & Spiritual Support

Cassia Community; Minnesota; On-site; USD 41,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Tuition assistance

PTO (401(k) match)

Employee assistance program

Employee discount

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cassia Community invites applications for an Interim Chaplain to serve at Lakeside Generations in Hastings, MN. This part-time role offers meaningful pastoral care to residents, families and staff through worship services, Bible studies, and one-to-one visits.

The chaplain will join Cassia’s spiritual care team and provide compassionate ministry guided by ELCA-endorsed standards; requirements include a Masters of Divinity, ordination or commissioning, and CPE experience.

Qualifications

• Masters of Divinity Degree required; curriculum includes 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
• Ordained or commissioned by and in good standing with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or other endorsing church body.
• Rostered for Ecclesiastical Endorsement encouraged, but not required.
• Completion of 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education encouraged, not required.
• Board Certification by the Association for Professional Chaplains preferred but not required.
• Eligibility for Board Certification encouraged; equivalent experience or education may be recognized.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care to residents, families and employees.
• Visit residents individually and determine involvement for spiritual and emotional needs.
• Ensure spiritual care assessments are completed timely and entered into medical charts as appropriate.
• Research and prepare materials to conduct Bible study, devotions, and worship.
• Counsel and assist families and staff in emergencies or death as requested.
• Fill speaking appointments in local churches as a Cassia representative.
• Attend required meetings as determined by Supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Masters of Divinity Degree

Clinial Pastoral Education (1 unit)

4 units Clinical Pastoral Education encouraged

Board Certification preferred

Job description

Cassia Community invites applications for an Interim Chaplain to serve at Lakeside Generations in Hastings, MN. This part-time role offers meaningful pastoral care to residents, families and staff through worship services, Bible studies, and one-to-one visits.

The chaplain will join Cassia’s spiritual care team and provide compassionate ministry guided by ELCA-endorsed standards; requirements include a Masters of Divinity, ordination or commissioning, and CPE experience.