Chaplain (Part-Time) - Dyersburg, TN

Position Summary

Chaplains are the frontline staff fulfilling the mission and Christian ministry of MCHAP, by using their gifts and talents to serve company employees and their immediate families.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Serves as a messenger and conveyor of faith, mission, and purpose.
• Interacts with companies, their employees, and the community in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.
• Makes regular visits to company worksites (usually weekly) to interact with employees and build relationships of trust and friendship motivated by Christian faith.
• VISITS EMPLOYEES OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WHERE CARE CAN BE EXPRESSED AND HELP GIVEN: HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, FUNERAL HOMES, FAMILY RESIDENCES, OR OTHER SITES.
• MAKES CONFIDENTIAL PASTORAL DISCUSSIONS FOR PROBLEM ISSUES OF EMPLOYEES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FAMILY MATTERS, DIVORCE, SERIOUS ILLNESS, CARE OF AGING PARENTS, DEATH AND GRIEF RECOVERY, PARENTING, FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THAT MAY INCLUDE DEBT DISCUSSIONS, BUDGETING, AND OTHER LIFE ISSUES RELATED TO FINANCIAL STRESS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PERSONAL ISSUES.
• PREFERS TO PROVIDE REFERRAL SERVICE AND ACTS AS COORDINATOR FOR SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES AND/OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS.
• WORKS WITH COMPANIES TO SERVE NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO FAMILIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEES, ENCOURAGING THOSE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS TRAGEDIES.
• WORKS WITH COMPANIES TO FACILITATE, BUT NOT LEAD, SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, AS AN EMPLOYEE-SUPPONED AND LED ACTIVITY WILL USUALLY BE MORE FULFILLING THAN A CHAPLAIN LED EVENT.
• PREFERS TO PROVIDE, AS APPROPRIATE/REQUESTED, LITERATURE AND OTHER RESOURCES TO ASSIST COMPANY EMPLOYEES WITH LIFE ISSUES.
• REPRESENTS COMPANIES TO CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS WHERE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MINISTRY SERVICES INVOLVED (I.E., SERIOUS ILLNESS, ACCIDENTS, TRAUMATIC EVENTS, AND FUNERALS).
• WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (EDO) PERMISSION, RESPONDS POSITIVELY AND ASSERTIVELY TO OTHER DUTIES AND SERVICES REQUESTED BY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF COMPANIES, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN MCHAP CHAPLAINS AND THE COMPANY.

Requirements

• HAS ABILITY TO WORK AS MEMBER OF INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP AND IN AN INTERFAITH SETTING.
• POSSIBILITIES HAVE ABILITY TO ACCEPT DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES, CULTURES, BELIEFS, AND VALUES.
• HAS SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY LISTEN AND INTERACT WITH CLIENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
• HAS SKILLS TO DELIVER COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS.
• HAS SKILLS TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND STAFF UNDER STRESSFUL CIRCUMSTANCES.
• HAS HIGH REGARD FOR THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF CLIENTS, EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
• HAS SKILLS TO COPE WITH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS AND ABELE TO DOCUMENT ACCURATELY ACCORDING TO STANDARDS.
• HAS SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND COMMITMENT TO A CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE AND TO MCHAP'S MINISTRY VALUES.
• INCORPORATES CHRISTIAN VALUES AND BELIEFS IN DAY-DAY ACTIVITIES AND IN THE PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES.
• HAS A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOLY BIBLE AND ITS PROPER APPLICATION.
• ATTESTS TO A SAVING FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN A BIBLICALLY BASED CHURCH.
• DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO INTERACT PROFESSIONALLY WITH DIPLOMACY, PATIENCE, AND COURTESY WITH DIVERSE GROUPS; ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE AND COOPERATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WHILE PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.
• HAS EXCELLENT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT EFFECTIVELY WITH LEADERSHIP, COLLEAGUES, EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILIES.
• HAS THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN EMOTIONAL STABILITY TO COPE WITH HUMAN SUFFERING, EMERGENCIES, AND OTHER STRESSES.
• HAS THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE INFORMATION TO DEFINE AND FOLLOW UP ON PROBLEMS OR OBJECTIVES.
• HAS THE SKILL TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.
• HAS THE SKILL TO INTERPRET POLICY AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE POSITION AND KEEPING OTHERS INFORMED.
• HAS THE SKILL TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN NEW TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
• MUST HAVE ACTIVE STATE DRIVER’S LICENSE AND STATE MINIMUM AUTO INSURANCE (STATE(S) WHERE SERVICING CLIENTS).

Conditions of Employment

• MUST PASS A PRE-Employment Background Check.