Chaplain

Chaplain

Part Time Days

** Pay rate starting at $23.46/hour **

Genacross Lutheran Services, a faith-based nonprofit organization, for over 160 years, has provided compassionate care and support to individuals, families, and communities in need. Genacross Team Members put our mission into action every day, using their skills, talents, and passion, to serve the needs of our community with exceptional care, innovation, and support.

What will I do as a Chaplain with Genacross?

• Provide a ministry of spiritual car and support for the residents, families, and staff of Genacross Lutheran Services.
• Encourage and enhance faithfulness to the Mission and Values throughout the facility.
• Convey, reinforce, and support a sense of mission among staff members by providing prayer and devotions for staff meetings, for inter- and intra- departmental meetings, spiritual support for staff members experiencing personal crises, and modeling daily working relationships with staff which are cooperative, interdependent, and consultative.
• Clarifying and encouraging Christian values at every level of the organization and being available to offer in-service education to staff on religious and/or spiritual issues (including orientation in the Society's Mission and Core Values).
• Function as a minister of Word and Sacrament within the ministries.
• The chaplain provides direct ministry to residents and their families by:
  • Conducting worship events, such as Sunday Services with and without Holy Communion, mid-week worship events, memorial services, and funeral services, all with adequate and appropriate sensory cues to means and procedures, or arranging for other clergy to provide them;
  • Initiating a spiritual care relationship with each resident (within 76 hours for new residents), along with a written spiritual assessment and formulation of a personal spiritual care plan for each;
  • Being sensitive and supportive of the spiritual diversity of residents;
  • Responding as promptly as possible to staff referrals;
  • Being readily available to residents and their families for spiritual support and/or spiritual counseling, including visitations of residents who are hospitalized and who have no home clergy available to them;
  • Informing residents' home clergy of hospital confinements or other special needs for pastoral care, with the permission of residents for their families, while maintain confidentiality;
  • Being on-call or arranging for on-call service for spiritual care emergencies;
  • Encouraging and supporting the ministries of residents' home clergy to their respective residents;
  • And fostering a sense of supportive spiritual community among residents.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clergy and congregations in Northwestern Ohio, including those of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and of other denominations whenever opportunities to do so present themselves.
• Attend meetings of pastors and special worship events of congregations.
• Invite pastors and congregational groups to utilize the facilities of Genacross Lutheran Services and to share their spiritual lives with residents.
• Actively encourage congregational members and groups to volunteer their skills, time, and energy to enhance the lives of residents and in so doing to create and enhance a culture of caring throughout facility.
• Seek opportunities to meet with other chaplains and take advantage of continuing education offerings.
• The chaplain maintains an internal spiritual centeredness that includes daily spiritual disciplines, self-care, family support, congregational life, continuing education, and regular schedules of work and relaxation.

Chaplain Requirements:

• Master of Divinity and a minimum of 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (or comparable pastoral experience).
• Ordained and Rostered Lutheran Pastor.
• 5+ years of ministry experience.
• Familiarity with basic computer skills. Ability to learn new software applications as required by the position.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with senior executives, managers, supervisors and direct care staff, as well as residents, families and physicians.
• Understands directions; communicates and responds to inquiries promptly.
• Passion for Mission: A genuine passion for Genacross Lutheran Services' mission of compassion and service to others is essential. Understanding and embracing the organization's faith-based values is important in effectively representing Genacross to the community.

Genacross strives to improve the lives of everyone, including our Team Members, who daily enrich the lives of our residents, patients, clients & colleagues.

We offer exceptional Team Member Benefits:
(Benefits vary based on position, schedule, and eligibility. Full details provided upon hire.)

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K plan with up to 4% employer contribution
• Short-term disability
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts

Join Genacross: A faith-inspired career starts here.