Chaplain (35 Hour) Muslim #260707-1510HC-001

Position Highlights

This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 35 hours a week, with a flexible schedule based on program and facility needs, and is entitled to excellent benefits including health and dental.

Candidates selected for this position will be required to attend the 14-week Training Academy in Cheshire, CT.

About Us

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

The Religious Services Unit offers to the inmate population trauma informed presence, pastoral care, spiritual guidance, religious facilitation, and programming that reduces recidivism.

Annually, more than 80,000 hours of ministry time, more than 20,000 worship services and religious programs and more than 50,000 individual and group counseling sessions are provided to offenders by the Chaplaincy staff which is supplemented by numerous religious volunteers from the community.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited three (3) year postgraduate theological seminary
• A Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent
• Completion of all formal religious training required by a recognized religious denomination necessary to perform the pastoral role
• One (1) year of pastoral experience or equivalent experience within a recognized religious denomination
• Experience working with diverse and at-risk populations
• Experience working with diverse cultures
• Experience or familiarity with other faith traditions
• Experience working independently
• Experience multi-tasking and having the ability to keep records and work schedules organized
• Experience working in a team environment with others who may come from different backgrounds and/or beliefs
• Current Endorsement or ability to be Endorsed
• Formal Religious Training must be recognized by a regional or national religious denomination
• Incumbents in this class must have been ordained or commissioned by a religious body and received endorsement by an acceptable recognized denominational authority for this position. Endorsement or credentialing by the same endorsing authority must be ongoing and uninterrupted as a condition of employment
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and maintain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel