Chaplain (Hourly) (Van Dyke ATC)

Duties Description Chaplains conduct religious services and provide spiritual guidance for individuals admitted to a State facility, as well as staff. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• May establish periods for worship, conducts religious services, and administers rites and sacraments;
• May provide pastoral care in order to develop good relationships with all who are served, with particular attention to those newly admitted to the facility;
• May counsel individuals going through an emotional and spiritual crisis, the critically ill, the dying, and/or those about to be released, on personal and spiritual problems;
• May conduct a religious education program through planning and organizing instructional classes, group discussions, forums, broadcasts, and group music programs;
• May work closely with all departmental staff and community-based organizations to further the rehabilitation of individuals admitted to a State facility;
• May speak bef...