Chaplain Care Jobs

Description

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Chaplain is responsible for providing a variety of services to ensure the spiritual and religious needs of the Residents are met.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure pastoral care services are delivered in a manner that is keeping with the resident's needs and expectations;
• To coordinate, select, orient, and evaluate other pastoral service providers for the facility;
• To monitor, evaluate and continuously improve the quality of pastoral care services provided;
• Work in a position of trust with vulnerable adults (residents);
• To ensure that services are delivered in a manner that respects choice, consent and customer satisfaction;
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• To assess the spiritual and religious needs of each resident which in turn will form the framework for the services offered;
• To assist in the development of goals and objectives and policies and procedures for the pastoral care services;
• Uphold and promote the organization's values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Revera's Code of Conduct;
• To act as a resource for education, counseling, and advocacy to residents, families, and staff;
• To incorporate the following services for residents: Ecumenical church services, Communion, Denominational services by clergy from specific faith, Non-denominational memorial service for residents, family, staff and volunteers, Ministerial visiting program, Prayer group, Reading or study groups, Special services for residents with cognitive impairments, Spiritual counseling, Off site religious / spiritual outings, Celebration of festivals and holy days for all faiths represented, Community worship within the facility;
• To question, contribute, and give advice on ethical issues of the home, residents, or staff;

Qualifications

• Completion of post secondary education
• Trained or experienced in multi-faith programming
• Endorsement by the multi-faith Council for Spiritual and Religious Care
• Second language consistent with the resident population is an asset
• Must provide a complete and current (within six months) Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one
• 3 to 5 years experience with seniors
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Post graduate education relevant to spiritual and religious care