About the role
peopleCare Communities is thrilled to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the eleventh year in a row. This award recognizes top companies across Canada for overall performance, sustained growth, strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and leadership. We are also accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest award possible through Accreditation Canada’s Qmentum program.
THE ROLE
The chaplain is a full member of the healthcare team who provides for the pastoral needs of residents, families, and staff. The chaplain, through professional training and certification, assists residents to understand more fully life's events as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well-being. From the resident's life experience, the chaplain may offer prayer or reflection.
Reports To: Director of Programs
RESPONSIBILITIES
The chaplain, through her or his daily ministry:
- Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department
- Facilitates the celebration of the sacraments as appropriate to his or her clerical status
- Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways
- Offers religious and spiritual guidance to residents, staff, and FAMILIES
- Regularly (as determined by goals and objectives) visits with all residents while daily giving
priority to those in greatest need
- Provides palliative care to residents and families as needed
- Is available to serve the families of deceased residents as required by follow-up guidance
- Is responsible to plan memorial services within the home as required
- Participates in committees and resident conferences to enhance the continuity of care
to residents
- Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team as well as with the volunteers
- Keeps records as required
- Offers in-service programs regularly to staff
- Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation, notification of a parishioner’s admission and discharge, and educational programming
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- 1 year progressive related experience
- A bachelor's degree is required.
- The chaplain has completed a curriculum of theological classes and displays skills and competencies in pastoral care.
- Certification by an appropriate clinical pastoral agency
- One year of pastoral experience
- Ability to articulate the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities
- Ability to lead and coordinate prayer
- Ability to facilitate group process
peopleCare is committed to providing and arranging accommodation to candidates upon request.
Thank you for your interest in working with us!
About peopleCare Communities
peopleCare Communities is a leading operator of senior living communities in southwestern Ontario, with strong family values and a long history of service. Together with our compassionate and dedicated employees, we are working towards our vision to change the world of senior living by creating vibrant communities of care that deliver clinical best practices, engaging programs and integrated services that meet seniors' changing needs.
Along with our owned and managed long-term care homes, in 2017 peopleCare opened Oakcrossing Retirement Home in London, Ontario. This beautiful facility is part of our innovative "community of care" model that supports couples, families and friends to live and age together by offering a range of services and housing options in one location.
Our exciting plans for the future involve new builds and expansion projects, including in many communities we already call home. We are also focused on sharing our leading-practice quality and operational systems with our partners in the health sector through our expert long-term care management consulting services.
peopleCare's innovation and industry leadership has earned Accreditation Canada – Exemplary Status, Canada's Best Managed Companies designation for the sixth straight year, North America's Most Engaged Workplaces Award, and an Innovation Award research grant from the Health Technology Fund. Our trailblazing Clinical Pharmacy Model, a first in the Canadian long-term care environment, also recently won the Quality Improvement and Innovation Award from the Ontario Long-Term Care Association.
About the role
peopleCare Communities is thrilled to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the eleventh year in a row. This award recognizes top companies across Canada for overall performance, sustained growth, strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and leadership. We are also accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest award possible through Accreditation Canada’s Qmentum program.
THE ROLE
The chaplain is a full member of the healthcare team who provides for the pastoral needs of residents, families, and staff. The chaplain, through professional training and certification, assists residents to understand more fully life's events as they relate to their spiritual and emotional well-being. From the resident's life experience, the chaplain may offer prayer or reflection.
Reports To: Director of Programs
RESPONSIBILITIES
The chaplain, through her or his daily ministry:
- Carries out the goals of the pastoral care department
- Facilitates the celebration of the sacraments as appropriate to his or her clerical status
- Organizes worship services in creative and ecumenical ways
- Offers religious and spiritual guidance to residents, staff, and FAMILIES
- Regularly (as determined by goals and objectives) visits with all residents while daily giving
priority to those in greatest need
- Provides palliative care to residents and families as needed
- Is available to serve the families of deceased residents as required by follow-up guidance
- Is responsible to plan memorial services within the home as required
- Participates in committees and resident conferences to enhance the continuity of care
to residents
- Establishes positive working relationships with all members of the health team as well as with the volunteers
- Keeps records as required
- Offers in-service programs regularly to staff
- Initiates and maintains communication with area clergy through consultation, notification of a parishioner’s admission and discharge, and educational programming
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- 1 year progressive related experience
- A bachelor's degree is required.
- The chaplain has completed a curriculum of theological classes and displays skills and competencies in pastoral care.
- Certification by an appropriate clinical pastoral agency
- One year of pastoral experience
- Ability to articulate the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities
- Ability to lead and coordinate prayer
- Ability to facilitate group process
peopleCare is committed to providing and arranging accommodation to candidates upon request.
Thank you for your interest in working with us!
About peopleCare Communities
peopleCare Communities is a leading operator of senior living communities in southwestern Ontario, with strong family values and a long history of service. Together with our compassionate and dedicated employees, we are working towards our vision to change the world of senior living by creating vibrant communities of care that deliver clinical best practices, engaging programs and integrated services that meet seniors' changing needs.
Along with our owned and managed long-term care homes, in 2017 peopleCare opened Oakcrossing Retirement Home in London, Ontario. This beautiful facility is part of our innovative "community of care" model that supports couples, families and friends to live and age together by offering a range of services and housing options in one location.
Our exciting plans for the future involve new builds and expansion projects, including in many communities we already call home. We are also focused on sharing our leading-practice quality and operational systems with our partners in the health sector through our expert long-term care management consulting services.
peopleCare's innovation and industry leadership has earned Accreditation Canada – Exemplary Status, Canada's Best Managed Companies designation for the sixth straight year, North America's Most Engaged Workplaces Award, and an Innovation Award research grant from the Health Technology Fund. Our trailblazing Clinical Pharmacy Model, a first in the Canadian long-term care environment, also recently won the Quality Improvement and Innovation Award from the Ontario Long-Term Care Association.