Chaplain II - Chaplain - Chaplaincy and Volunteer Services Division

Chaplain II – Staff Chaplain (Chaplaincy and Volunteer Services Division)

Primary

Location:

United States – Texas – SAN ANGELO

Job: Office and Administrative Support

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full‑time;
Travel Moderate

Salary: $4,313.77 (RET 2.5% Less)

Pay Basis: Monthly

Work Site Visits: No – All duties performed onsite

Overtime Status: Exempt

Posting Date: Jan 15, 2026

Closing Date: Jan 27, 2026

Performs complex ministerial clergy work. Coordinates, plans, and conducts religious services and education classes and provides pastoral care and counseling to offenders and offender families. Works under general supervision with limited latitude for use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Coordinates, plans, and conducts faith‑based worship services, education programs, and sacramental ministry in accordance with the practices and customs of the offender faith group; conducts regular visits to paroled offenders and paroled special‑needs offenders who are critically ill; and counsels offenders and families on religious problems, personal issues, crisis intervention, parole adjustment, and available faith‑based community resources.
• Maintains liaison with agency staff, chaplaincy headquarters, and community groups and organizations; and provides staff information regarding various faiths, groups, denominations, and needs of agency staff.
• Recruits, trains, and supervises chaplaincy program volunteers and provides information regarding religious educational programs, worship services, sacramental ministries, visitation, counseling programs, and other programs.
• Participates in outreach and faith‑based activities; conducts educational and informational presentations to promote understanding of the chaplaincy program; and communicates the agency program objective to community religious and civic groups and members of the local clergy.
• Assists in planning and developing chaplaincy programs; prepares program correspondence, statistics, and reports; and maintains required chaplaincy records, files, and other documentation.
• Performs a variety of clergy duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

• A. Education, Experience, and Training
  • Doctoral degree from a seminary or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). Major coursework in Ministry, Divinity, Religious Studies, Behavioral Science, or related field and two years full‑time, wage‑earning or wage‑equivalent ministry experience.
  • Master's degree from a seminary or university accredited by an organization recognized by CHEA or USDE. Major coursework in Ministry, Divinity, Religious Studies, Behavioral Science, or related field and three years full‑time, wage‑earning or wage‑equivalent ministry experience.
  • Bachelor's degree from a seminary or university accredited by CHEA or USDE. Major coursework in Ministry, Divinity, Religious Studies, Behavioral Science, or related field and five years full‑time, wage‑earning or wage‑equivalent ministry experience.
  • Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED and nine years full‑time, wage‑earning or wage‑equivalent ministry experience. Requires a minimum of 2,080 volunteer hours as a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Certified Volunteer Chaplaincy Assistant (CVCA), with supporting documentation. Thirty semester hours from a seminary or university accredited by CHEA or USDE may be substituted for one year of experience on a year‑for‑year basis.
  • One year full‑time, wage‑earning correctional chaplain experience or satisfactory completion of two units of certified Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) from an accredited Clinical Pastoral Educational Center or equivalent. Eighteen hours of Doctor of Ministry coursework from a seminary or university accredited by CHEA or USDE may be substituted for one unit of required certified CPE.
  • Must have a written ecclesiastical endorsement by the applicable religious authority and maintain it for continued employment.
• B. Knowledge and Skills
  • Knowledge of religious beliefs and…