Chaplain Part Time - Illinois - Chester Bilingual Spanish Required

Skill Requirements

• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting.
• Possesses ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Skills to effectively listen and interact with clients, employees, and their families.
• Skills to deliver community presentations.
• Skills to deal effectively with family members and staff under stressful circumstances.
• High regard for the dignity and worth of clients, employees and their families.
• Skills to cope with stressful situations and able to document accurately according to standards.
• Spiritual maturity and commitment to a Christian lifestyle and to MCHAPs Ministry values.
• Incorporates Christian values and beliefs in day-to-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.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate and interact effectively with leadership, colleagues, employees, and families.
• Demonstrated skill in analyzing information to define and follow up on problems or objectives.
• Demonstrated skill in interpreting policy and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency using Google Suites, Microsoft Office, or other equivalent software, internet, email messaging, and web-based software applications.
• Must have active state driver’s license and state minimum auto insurance (state(s) where servicing clients).

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.
• Serves as a regular presence at company worksites to build relationships of trust and friendship motivated by the Chaplain’s deep Christian faith.
• Makes brief visits to company worksites regularly (usually weekly) to interact with employees to build a relationship of trust and friendship motivated by the Chaplain’s deep Christian faith.
• Visits employees or immediate family members wherever 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.
• Provides referral service and acts as coordinator for specialized assistance to employees and/or immediate family members with specific needs.
• Makes jail visits to employees and immediate family members.
• Affords follow-up support and encouragement to immediate family members during the grief period.
• Assists in the planning, conduct or attend funerals for employees or immediate family members.
• Facilitates, but not leads, spiritual enrichment activities, as an employee-sponsored and led activity will usually be more fruitful than a chaplain led event.
• Represents companies to clients/customers where it would be appropriate to ministry services involved (i.e., serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals).
• Participates in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the role of the Chaplain Team.
• With 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.