Clinical Pastoral Education Educator

Position Purpose

The CPE Educator provides Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), which is professional training for ministry within clinical settings, to Chaplain Intern, Chaplain Resident, and Certified Educator Candidacy (CEC) students in programs accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), an educational provider recognized by the US Department of Education.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of theory and practice pertaining to the clinical supervision (education) of CPE students, as normally obtained through undergraduate and graduate degrees from a college, university, or theological school accredited by the Council for Higher Education (CHE) or the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) such as a degree in theology (e.g. M.Div.) or a related field (e.g. pastoral ministry, pastoral counseling, mission leadership).
• Ecclesiastical endorsement as required for ACPE Educator certification (as above).
• Experience: One to two years of Spiritual Care experience within an acute care and/or related healthcare ministry. One to three years of faith group ministry leader and/or experience is preferred.

What You Will Do

• Maintains ACPE accreditation and the standards of the ACPE.
• Completes and submits required ACPE Center reports per ACPE standards.
• Reviews, updates, and develops program policies for the ACPE Center including keeping the student handbook(s) up to date in accordance with ACPE standards and conducting the periodic ACPE accreditation reviews according to ACPE standards.
• Edicates and clinically supervises CPE students in a manner congruent with Trinity Health's mission and Core Values and according to ACPE standards, through activities such as creating and utilizing a well-developed curriculum for the ACPE Center’s CPE programs.
• Recruits, interviews, and selects students for the ACPE Center's CPE programs in conjunction with the Director of CPE, provides student orientation and training in cooperation with Managers of Spiritual Care relating to the ACPE Center.
• Provides timely feedback to CPE students on their educational assignments and clinical ministry.
• Serves as an educational liaison to interdisciplinary healthcare professionals (e.g., medicine, social work, nursing, etc.) by developing cross-discipline adjunct instructors for chaplaincy students, and by serving as an educational resource concerning Spiritual Care theory and practice.
• May help develop educational materials for orientation programs on Spiritual Care, such as for nursing and general colleague orientations, etc.
• May provide education - both formally and informally - on subjects related to Mission Integration and Spiritual Care to professionals within and across various healthcare disciplines.
• May help develop educational curricula for Trinity Health CPE programming.
• Provides limited (typically 10%-20% of total time) direct Spiritual Care ministry to patients, families, and staff in the role of a chaplain, which may include assisting with chaplaincy back-up coverage.
• Serves as a resource for and member of local Spiritual Care leadership teams.