Clinical Chaplain II - CEDC

Job Responsibilities

Provides clinical pastoral care to the youth, their family members, as well as staff.

• Provides and/or organizes pastoral counseling, grief counseling, emergency/crisis visits, death and on call visits for the youth within the facility.
• Plans, conducts and/or coordinates religious programming to include delivering services, facilitating groups, and providing one on one counseling.
• Plans and administers programs to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the juveniles within the facility.
• Mobilizes the faith-based community to meet the spiritual needs of youth with diverse religious beliefs.
• Represents in facility meeting departmental and/or branch meetings and trainings, as well as multidisciplinary meetings.
• Performs Other Related Chaplaincy Job Duties.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• The equivalent of a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited theological school, additional clinical pastoral education and/or work experience in a clinical pastoral setting.
• Ordination as a minister, priest, or rabbi with current ecclesiastical endorsements or the accepted equivalent of ordination for the respective faith.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of the emotional and spiritual needs of the client population.
• Knowledge of pastoral counseling and treatment techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of effective human relations.
• Knowledge of the theoretical concepts and worship practices of different religious dominations.
• Ability to accurately identify individual psychological problems and suggest appropriate solutions.
• Ability to plan and administer a program of clinical pastoral care.
• Ability to organize programs of religious worship and related activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Additional Comments

• The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health, dental, and life insurance
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days of sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• State retirement plans and deferred compensation programs
• Discount Programs such as TicketatWork and WeSave