Chaplain - Contractor

Job summary

The chaplain provides spiritual and pastoral support to residents, families, and staff through individual visits, worship services, and end-of-life care. They also coordinate spiritual programs and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the well-being of residents.

Job details

About This Role The Chaplain provides spiritual, emotional, and pastoral support to residents and families within the long-term care home. Working in partnership with home leadership and the interdisciplinary care team, the role supports residents’ spiritual well-being through individual visits, worship services, spiritual programs, end-of-life support, and connections with faith and community resources. This position combines compassionate presence, spiritual care, relationship building, program coordination, and support during times of transition, grief, illness, and loss. The goal is to honour each resident’s individual beliefs, values, culture, and preferences while promoting dignity, comfort, belonging, and overall well-being within the home. Schedule: This position will have a total of 2 work days per week. Over a two week period this position will have 4 shifts in the Tillsonburg location. 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 aswell 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

What you’ll do

The chaplain provides spiritual and pastoral support to residents, families, and staff through individual visits, worship services, and end-of-life care. They also coordinate spiritual programs and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the well-being of residents.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and have at least one year of progressive pastoral experience. Certification by an appropriate clinical pastoral agency and the ability to articulate Catholic ethical directives are required.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• Group Facilitation · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• record keeping · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Pastoral care
• Spiritual counseling
• Palliative care
• Program coordination
• Ecumenical worship planning
• Grief support
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Religious guidance
• Group facilitation
• Communication
• Record keeping
• Crisis intervention
• Memorial Services
• Record Keeping
• Spiritual Care
• Ethical Standards And Conduct
• Compassion
• Clerical Works
• Integrated Care
• Group Dynamics
• Leadership
• Life Support
• Long-Term Care
• Palliative Care
• Relationship Building
• Coordinating

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Chaplain
• Religious Leader / Professional
• Religious Professionals
• Clergy