Chaplain

We are seeking a Chaplain to join our community committed to delivering outstanding service to our senior adults, families, caregivers, staff, and volunteers.  As a Chaplain, you will play an important role in providing grief and crisis counseling and pastoral care interventions. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Initiate, develop, deepen, and bring to an appropriate close a mutual and empathic relationship with the resident, family, caregiver, or associate to gather and evaluate information pertinent to each resident’s situation.
• Using appropriate techniques and instruments, perform an assessment of the spiritual/religious, emotional, and social needs, hopes, and resources of the resident with his/her assent.
• Advance directive planning and end-of-life ministry.
• Respond to deaths, medical emergencies, and traumatic events.
• Develop and implement an individualized plan of care to promote resident well-being and continuity of care.
• Conduct a systematic and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of each resident in relation to the interventions prescribed by the plan of care.
• Timely and accurately document information, outcomes, interventions, plans, and evaluations in the resident’s service record or medical record that is relevant to the resident’s medical, psycho-social, and spiritual/religious goals of care.
• Serve as an active and collaborative member of the interdisciplinary team to ensure the resident’s wishes and wholeness remain priorities.
• Provide a variety of spiritual/religious resources that reflect the diversity of the population served.
• Adhere to the Common Code of Ethics to guide decision-making and professional behavior. 
• Provide timely and sensitive chaplaincy care to Buckner staff via individual and group interactions in ways consonant with Buckner’s mission, vision, and values.
• Seek and create opportunities to enhance the quality of chaplaincy care practice.
• Regularly practice evidence-based care, including ongoing evaluation of new practices and, when appropriate, contribute to or conduct research.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with church pastors, associations, organizational leaders, and agencies related to senior adult services in the community.
• Provide spiritual/emotional assessment and counseling services to senior adults, their families, and caregivers in the community.
• Plan and lead worship services and retreats related to senior adult issues and programs at the facility, and as appropriate, the community.

 What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in theology, divinity, psychology, counseling, social work or a related field.
• Master’s degree in biblical/theological studies preferred.
• Current endorsement by religious affiliation for chaplaincy is required.
• Minimum 3 years prior related chaplaincy experience required;
• Experience in delivering services to senior client populations preferred.
• Minimum two years of pastoral ministry in a church..
• Professional commitment to Christian principles and teachings so as to perform tasks and responsibilities in alignment with Buckner’s mission, vision, and values. Member of a church affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas preferred.
• One basic unit of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) is preferred.
• Adherence to the Association of Professional Chaplains Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Long-term Care.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of cultural and spiritual/religious diversity.
• Requires the ability to effectively meet the spiritual needs of individuals of various Christian denominations, other faiths, or no faith at all.
• Ability to develop knowledge of the network of services to address issues of senior adult clients, and must be able to relate well to the senior adult population.
• Ability to work cooperatively in team effort with co-workers as consultants and assist in assessment or service delivery to senior clients.
• Proficient ability to speak, read, and write English.
• A strong sense of diplomacy and demonstrated success in developing strong collaborative relationships with organizational peers and outside colleagues.
• Requires the ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results.
• Proficient in counseling and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel to various geographic locations with some overnight stays.
• Requires ability to obtain and maintain the necessary documentation to travel.
• Ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Requires ability to rent vehicles. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficient ability to exhibit detail-oriented skills necessary to understand and manage a wide-range of information.
• Ability to facilitate meetings, conferences, workshops, and retreats as required.
• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 pounds continuously to move objects.
• Ability to walk frequently; occasionally stand for prolonged periods of time; occasionally required to squat, climb stairs, kneel, and twist. Required to sit for prolonged periods of time, including extensive airline travel.
• Ability to speak clearly and make oneself understood in face-to-face interactions; to articulate with extreme accuracy and precision to give directions, speak on the phone, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, trustees, vendors, residents, families, caregivers, churches, agency representatives, etc.
• Ability to effectively work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change; ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, exercise sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality.
• Sufficient good health to properly discharge duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have an infectious disease or a skin lesion for the duration of communicability.
• Computer proficiency to access MDS, log data for electronic records, and online training.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.