Associate Chaplain (17 Hour)

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders  13F (3a) and 13G (3a) .

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system. Applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation, which supports their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, performance reviews, attendance reports, supervisory references, college transcripts, licenses, etc. at the discretion of the hiring agency. You do not have to submit these documents with your application.

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Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to confirm receipt or status updates during the recruitment process. Please note that not all applicants will be contacted for interview and are encouraged to apply for future openings.

Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Lisa Womble, Lisa.Womble@ct.gov.

In the Chaplaincy Department of a state hospital, correctional facility or agency, this class is accountable for ministering to the clinical pastoral needs as well as social welfare of the population and conducting religious services.

Provides clinical pastoral services to clients and their families; accepts referrals; attends clinical staff meetings; participates in or conducts group and individual therapy sessions; maintains documentation on patient’s current status; works cooperatively with staff of other disciplines; interprets Chaplain function to other departments in facility; participates in discharge planning, encouraging family and community support; provides emotional and spiritual support during crises; provides pastoral counseling to agency staff; accepts community referrals and provides crisis intervention counseling; prepares and conducts religious services; administers rites and sacraments; acts as liaison between agency and various religious communities; may serve as consultant to community clergy in area of mental health; may provide religious education; may speak to lay and professional groups; may participate in Employee Assistance Program; may recruit and oversee activities of community volunteers; may function as clinical team leader, case coordinator or primary therapist; may participate in various in-house educational programs; may serve on a variety of committees; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of pastoral ministry and ability to perform requirements of formal religious services; considerable pastoral care and counseling skills; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; some training ability.

1. Graduation from an accredited three (3) year postgraduate theological seminary or the equivalent of a Master of Divinity degree.
2. Three (3) years of pastoral experience or equivalent experience within a recognized religious denomination.

1. Completion of formal religious training recognized by a denomination which included completion of an undergraduate four (4) year degree or its equivalent may be substituted for the General Experience.
2. Completion of all formal religious training required by a recognized religious denomination necessary to perform the pastoral role may be substituted for the Master's level training.

1. Incumbents in this class must have been ordained or commissioned by a religious body and received endorsement by an acceptable recognized denominational authority for this position. Endorsement by the same endorsing authority must be ongoing and uninterrupted as a condition of employment.
2. Incumbents in this class must have two (2) units of clinical training in a program accredited by a national accrediting agency or one (1) unit of clinical training and one (1) equivalent unit. A doctoral degree or another graduate degree related to pastoral care from an accredited educational program meets the criteria for one equivalency unit.
3. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and maintain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
4. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain clients or inmates; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive clients or inmates; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.