Chaplain; (Catholic

Chaplain (35 Hour) (Catholic)

Location:

Montville, CT

Date Opened: 12/29/2025 1:48:00 PM

Salary: $65,559 - $88,955/year

Job Type: Open to the Public

Close Date: 1/12/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is expanding our Religious Services Department and hiring multiple Catholic Chaplains who will provide spiritual services to incarcerated people in Connecticut.

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• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• A healthy work/life balance for all employees!

• This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 35 hours a week, with a flexible schedule based on program and facility needs, and is entitled to excellent benefits including health and dental.
• Candidates selected for this position will be required to attend the 14-week Training Academy in Cheshire, CT.
• Candidate must hold a current Endorsement or ability to be Endorsed by Local Diocese.
• Additional information will be provided during the hiring process.

• Administer rites and sacraments;
• Prepare and preach sermons;
• Conferring with visiting clergy;
• Counseling individuals and their families;
• Collaborating with facility staff on religious concerns that may arise.
• Meeting the needs of the department, including providing worship services during Holidays.

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The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide re-entry programming.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

The Religious Services Unit offers to the inmate population trauma informed presence, pastoral care, spiritual guidance, religious facilitation, and programming that reduces recidivism.

Annually, more than 80,000 hours of ministry time, more than 20,000 worship services and religious programs and more than 50,000 individual and group counseling sessions are provided to offenders by the Chaplaincy staff which is supplemented by numerous religious volunteers from the community.

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