Campus Pastor - Presbyter

About the role

The Director of Pastoral Care develops and implements a pastoral care program to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of residents and their families in the community. The Campus Pastor reports to the Campus Administrator or Site Leader.

Responsibilities

• Pastoral Care Services (Worship, Sacraments, Prayer, Bible Studies, and PHS’ Programs):
  • Effectively plan, implement, organize and coordinate the Spiritual Care program to enhance the care and services for residents.
  • In accordance with resident requests and desires, provide for Sunday worship and chapel services throughout the week.
  • Plan, arrange/conduct special events for Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Lent and Advent and other special holiday services.
  • Schedule and arrange services for all major resident denominations using outside clergy as needed.
  • Conduct small Bible studies on a weekly basis.
  • Visit and pray with residents on an individual basis. Document visits. Maintain accurate records and reports on all resident programming and visits.
  • Provide specialized services to the dementia care program residents.
  • Implement PHS’ spiritual care programs including Blessing of the Hands, Procession of Honor and others.
  • Support Hospice programs and staff as appropriate.
• Community Involvement/Professional Development:
  • Actively participate in representing the interests of Presbyterian Homes to area churches and other organizations.
  • Recruit clergy and lay leaders from other denominations and area churches to provide worship and sacramental services to residents.
  • Collaborate with Admissions to ensure all marketing efforts reflect the ministry perspective of Presbyterian Homes.
  • Participate in local Chaplains Association meetings or other local networking groups.
  • Participate in the PHS Pastoral Care Directors’ Functional Work Group Meeting.
• Resident/Family Relations:
  • Visit residents on a regular basis on campus and in the hospital as needed.
  • Participate in care conferences and family conferences as required.
  • Communicate and document appropriate resident information in resident file, maintaining confidentiality.
  • Conduct funeral and memorial services when requested.
  • Provide pastoral counseling, personal support and guidance to residents and families experiencing life changes, including death of a resident.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree and a Master's degree from an accredited theological seminary preferred.
• Experience: three years of experience in a church setting or other pastoral care/chaplaincy ministry preferred. One unit of clinical pastoral education (CPE) is preferred.
• Demonstrate the ability to make independent decisions.
• Ability to tactfully deal with residents, family members, staff, visitors, outside public, and church organizations.
• Demonstrate good moral character.
• Plan, organize, develop, and implement goals and objectives necessary for delivering pastoral care program.
• Ecclesiastical endorsement by a recognized religious denomination.
• Agreement with the mission statement, vision and values of Presbyterian Homes & Services, espousing an evangelistic pastoral commitment.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Pay

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $61,277 – $76,565 per year. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits-eligible employment (30+ hrs/week):
  • Health and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
  • Employer contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
  • Life insurance (AD&D)
  • Retirement with employer match
  • Holiday pay and extended sick leave
• Part-time benefits-eligible employment (20–29 hrs/week):
  • Vision insurance
  • Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
  • Accident & hospitalization coverage
  • Education assistance programs
• All employees:
  • Accrue PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • Same-day pay
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • College partnership educational discounts
  • Access to Learn to Live Resources