Senior Chaplain (#016254) McCormick Correctional Inst. McCormick (McCORMICK) Level 3

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Carolina offers a chaplain role to provide weekly worship services and sacraments, crisis intervention for inmates, and religious education. The role includes daily pastor counseling, regular inmate visitation, and recruiting volunteers.

Must have a Master of Divinity, ordination, and ACPE credentials; training and CPE requirements are specified. Equal opportunity employer in corrections.

Qualifications

• Master of Divinity degree from an accredited theological school.
• Must complete four weeks SCDC Basic Training on hire.
• Ordination with ecclesiastical endorsement; one year pastoral experience; two CPE units;
• Four CPE units within 24 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly worship services and sacraments.
• Assist in crisis intervention for inmates including deaths and critical illness of family members.
• Conduct religious education classes and social skills groups.
• Provide individual and group pastoral counseling.
• Provide daily visitation to inmates.
• Recruit and train institutional volunteers.

Skills

Pastoral counseling

Crisis intervention

Religious education

Inmate visitation

Volunteer training

Education

Master of Divinity

Clinical Pastoral Education

Two CPE units

Job description

• Provides for weekly worship services and the sacraments.
• Assists in providing crisis intervention services for inmates including, but not limited to, deaths and critical illness of family members.
• Conducts religious education classes and social skills groups as needed and/or requested.
• Provides individual and group pastoral counseling.
• Provides daily visitation to inmates as needed.
• Recruits and trains institutional volunteers.

Must successfully complete four (4) weeks SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:

The equivalent of a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited theological school, additional clinical pastoral education and/or work experience in a clinical pastoral setting.

SCDC Minimum Requirements:

• Must have the equivalent of a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited theological seminary;
• Ordination as a priest, minister, or Rabbi, with current ecclesiastical endorsement; one (1) year of pastoral experience; and must have completed two (2) CPE units under the supervision of an ACPE certified educator.
• Will be required to have 4 units of CPE within 24 months of hire.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.