Chaplain - DHS - DCR - Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail - Randolph

Job Overview

Under administrative direction, this position will plan, direct and coordinate a variety of religious services and activities, providing inmates the opportunity to pursue individual religious beliefs and practices consistent with maintenance of security and good order. The chaplain ministers to inmates and staff in accordance with facility procedures and may arrange approved religious volunteers visits. This role works with community resources to facilitate programming for all faiths.

Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, especially the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, is critical. The chaplain provides crisis/grief counseling and appropriate referrals, performs various correctional duties, maintains records, and performs related duties as assigned.

Randolph County – 1 Vacancy

In accordance with SPB 3088 effective 10/7/23, $5000 will be added to the minimum starting rate of pay for all classifications within a Critical Vacancy Pay Supplemental Facility. Critical Vacancy Pay Facilities:
Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail, Western Regional Jail and Corrections Facility, Northern Correctional Facility (including Ohio County Correctional Center), Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, Chick Buckbee Juvenile Center, Vicki Douglas Juvenile Center, Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, and Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility (including Martinsburg Correctional Center).

Employees in this classification shall receive an annual base building pay differential each fiscal year of $250 after completing one year of service.

If an employee is hired into a Critical Vacancy Pay Facility (CVPF) and leaves the facility, the additional pay differential of $5,000 shall be removed from their salary, unless transferring to another CVPF.

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Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in religious education, divinity, pastoral counseling, or a closely related field; or, graduation from a Bible College accredited by The Association for Biblical Higher Education; or graduation from a theological seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.

SUBSTITUTION: Graduation from a standard high school plus five years experience in pastoral counseling and/or religious ministry may substitute for the above training requirement.

Certification of ordination or ecclesiastical commission by an endorsing body or denomination.

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