Part-Time Bilingual Chaplain — Field & Community Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Social Work

Position Summary

Chaplains are the frontline staff fulfilling the mission and Christian ministry of MCHAP, using their gifts and talents to serve company employees and their immediate families. This part‑time role is based in Guntersville/Albertville, AL and requires bilingual Spanish fluency.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Serves as a messenger and conveyor of faith, mission, and purpose.
Interacts with companies, their employees, and the community in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines.
Ministry
- Makes regular visits to company worksites (usually weekly) to interact with employees and build relationships of trust and friendship motivated by Christian faith.
- Visits employees or immediate family members wherever care can be expressed and help given: hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other sites.
- May provide confidential pastoral discussions for problem issues of employees and their immediate family members, including but not limited to family matters, divorce, serious illness, care of aging parents, death and grief recovery, parenting, financial situations that may include debt discussions, budgeting, and other life issues related to financial stress, as well as any other personal issues.
- Provides referral service and acts as coordinator for specialized assistance to employees and/or immediate family members with specific needs.
- May assist in the planning, conduct or attend funerals for employees or immediate family members, including follow‑up support and encouragement to immediate family members during the grief period.
- May make jail visits to employees and immediate family members.
- Works with companies to serve notifications of death and serious injuries to families and other employees, encouraging those impacted by various tragedies.
- May provide post‑termination care for laid‑off or terminated employees to foster a smooth transition to another work environment.
- May facilitate, but not lead, spiritual enrichment activities, as an employee‑sponsored and led activity will usually be more fruitful than a chaplain‑led event.
- Provides literature and other resources to assist company employees with life issues.
- Represents companies to clients/customers where it would be appropriate to ministry services involved (e.g., serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals).
- Participates in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the role of the Chaplain Team.
- With Executive Director of Operations (EDO) permission, responds positively and assertively to other duties and services requested by executive leadership of companies, within the scope of the Letter of Agreement between MCHAP Chaplains and the company.
Must pass a pre‑employment background check.
Must have an active state driver’s license and state minimum auto insurance (state(s) where servicing clients).

Requirements

Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting, accepting different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.

Skills to effectively listen and interact with clients, employees, and their families; deliver community presentations; deal effectively with family members and staff under stressful circumstances; document accurately according to standards.

Spiritual maturity and commitment to a Christian lifestyle and to MCHAP’s ministry values; fundamental understanding of the Holy Bible and its application; attest to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and active participation in a biblically based church.

Professional diplomatic skills: patience, courtesy, and ability to establish and maintain effective cooperative relationships while providing exceptional customer service; ability to make administrative and procedural judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.

Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.

Analytical skills to define and follow up on problems or objectives; identify solutions and solve problems; interpret policy and procedures related to the position and keep others informed.

Computer proficiency using Google Suite, Microsoft Office, or equivalent software, internet, email messaging, and web-based applications; ability to learn new technology programs.

Conditions of Employment

Must pass a pre‑employment background check. Must have an active state driver’s license and mandatory state minimum auto insurance where servicing clients.

Work Environment

This is a remote field role; the work environment depends on the client’s worksite, which may include manufacturing, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes with varying temperature, noise, and light exposure.

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