Chaplain

Description

This position is to provide spiritual and religious support to all residents of St. Louis County Justice Services. The incumbent is responsible for designing, planning, coordinating, and implementing all religious programming throughout Justice Services.

Examples of Duties

• Recruit, train, and supervise volunteer staff in performing religious services and activities.
• Serve as a resource for corrections staff.
• Engage in religious counseling for residents dealing with challenges including but not limited to separation from loved ones, grief, and spiritual crisis.
• Provide emergency religious care at times of illness, death, or crisis.
• Visit residents in detention, administrative segregation, and protective status, as necessary.
• Provide literature according to religious orientation where possible.
• Recommend, plan, and schedule religious activities and services including special events.
• Maintain up-to-date records on religious call outs and relevant matters in applicable database as well as compile and complete the required reports with all requested information which offers various metrics for program outcome visibility.
• Provide support for individuals of varying faiths.
• Hold regular consultations with resident representatives of religious groups.
• Interview residents requesting special religious diets and send interview information to appropriate authorities.
• Establish and maintain sound working relations with local churches and community-based faith organizations.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in divinity, religion, or a closely related field with one (1) year of experience as an ordained religious leader.
• An Associates degree in divinity, religion, or a closely related field with three (3) years of experience as an ordained religious leader.

Additional Information

• ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available.
• The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above.
• The interview will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment.
• All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stlouis. We only accept On-line applications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation.

St. Louis County

Division of Personnel, 7th Floor
St. Louis, Missouri, 63105
(314) 615-5429
Relay MO 711 or 800-735-2966
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Fax: (314) 615-7703
www.stlouiscountymo.gov

St. Louis County offers its employees many excellent benefits with paid medical insurance, 20 days of PTO (paid time off) the first year and increasing with seniority, and 11-12 paid holidays.

Other benefits include: paid life insurance, a credit union, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, pre-tax premium pay plan, dependent care and medical expense reimbursement plans, and short and long term disability insurance.

As of January 1, 2023, St. Louis County approved up to 480 hours of paid parental leave for eligible employees welcoming new children, either by birth or adoption. The employee can also take up to 80 hours of leave for prenatal care and up to 80 hours for care of the child within the first year.

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