Clinical Pastoral Education Partner

About the role

The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) is seeking a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Partner who is an ACPE‑certified educator. The CPE Partner will create, implement, and oversee UVMMC’s Clinical Pastoral Education Program, providing leadership for program administration, curriculum design, student recruitment and supervision, accreditation management, educational quality, and strategic development. This role serves as the organization’s subject‑matter expert in CPE and collaborates with spiritual care, clinical, academic, and organizational leaders to embed experiential spiritual‑care education throughout the health system.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and oversee the Clinical Pastoral Education Program.
• Lead all aspects of CPE, including program administration, curriculum design, student recruitment and supervision, accreditation management, educational quality, and strategic program development.
• Act as the subject‑matter expert in clinical pastoral education and collaborate with spiritual care, clinical, academic, and organizational leaders to integrate experiential spiritual‑care education across the health system.
• Cultivate a learning environment grounded in respect, curiosity, cultural humility, and openness to diverse beliefs, perspectives, identities, and lived experiences.
• Foster belonging, compassionate dialogue, and equitable learning experiences for students, colleagues, patients, families, and community partners.
• Develop and maintain educational programs that meet ACPE standards and competencies, ensuring ongoing compliance with accreditation requirements, policies, reporting obligations, and continuous quality‑improvement expectations.
• Manage program cohort size and frequency based on learner demand, accreditation requirements, educator assessment, and program maturity; typical offerings include multiple units annually (fall, winter, summer intensive) with approximately 4–8 students per unit.
• Recruit, mentor, supervise, and evaluate CPE students, and as the program evolves, residents and other pastoral learners.
• Administer operational and educational components necessary to sustain a high‑quality accredited program, including program planning, learner assessment, documentation, and outcomes evaluation.
• Advance the growth, innovation, and long‑term sustainability of Clinical Pastoral Education at UVMMC and across UVM Health.
• Develop partnerships with clinical and academic stakeholders within the Medical Group and identify innovative learning opportunities at UVMMC and partner sites.
• Expand clinical training experiences beyond the academic medical center to home health, hospice, community‑based hospital partners, and rural settings.
• Lead efforts to develop CPE residency programs and a comprehensive pastoral education pathway that supports the organization’s mission, values, workforce needs, and strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Education: Certification as an Associate, or fully certified Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
• Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in hospital chaplaincy, including demonstrated experience in Clinical Pastoral Education, educational supervision, teaching, mentoring, and program leadership. Prior experience serving as an ACPE Certified Educator or Associate Certified Educator is strongly preferred.