Chaplain

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Baptist Retirement Community Location: San Angelo , TX - Onsite Address: 902-903 N Main St, San Angelo, TX 76903 Job Schedule
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Full-Time

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!

• 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.

• 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…