Clinical Chaplain II - MEDC

About the role

Mission: It is the mission of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to impact and transform young lives, strengthen families, and support safer communities through targeted prevention and rehabilitation.

Job Purpose: Under the direct supervision of the Director of Chaplaincy, functions as the primary clinical chaplain and pastoral caregiver for an SCDJJ secure facility.

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. This includes worship services, religious study groups, and special events.
• Plans and administers programs to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the juveniles within the facility.
• Provides orientation, guidance, and ongoing support to the spiritual development volunteers; works closely with these volunteers to coordinate special events such as holiday parties and agency-wide events.
• Mobilizes the faith-based community to meet the spiritual needs of youth with diverse religious beliefs.
• Provides and facilitates Critical Incident Services (CISM) services for and manage all duties related to CISM support.
• Represents in facility meeting departmental and/or branch meetings and trainings, as well as multidisciplinary meetings.
• Performs Other Related Chaplaincy Job Duties.

Requirements

Minimum 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. Special Requirement: Ordination as a minister, priest, or rabbi with current ecclesiastical endorsements or the accepted equivalent of ordination for the respective faith.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of the emotional and spiritual needs of the client population.
• Knowledge of pastoral counseling and treatment techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles