Student Educator Clinical Pastoral Education

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Student Educator Phase I

At Houston Methodist, the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Student Educator Phase I position is responsible for participating in a multi-year training program toward achievement as a Clinical Pastoral Education Certified Educator by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Under supervision of the CPE Certified Educator and/or CPE Director/Manager, this position performs activities toward the fulfillment of certification requirements to include facilitating and teaching CPE courses, participating in curriculum development, and providing individual and group student supervision.

The CPE Student Educator Phase I position also performs the job of Chaplain, initially about 50% of the time and lessening as responsibilities associated with the student training increase over time due to receiving candidate status by ACPE. This position assists leadership in carrying out the Houston Methodist mission, vision, and values, participating in activities in these efforts.

Exempt

• Master’s degree in theological studies from an institution accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or equivalency approved by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC and only if prior to 2017), National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), Neshama:
  Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC), Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC), Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), or Spiritual Care Association (SCA)
• Four units of CPE from Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) accredited center

• Experience as a professional chaplain preferred

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Endorsed for chaplaincy by a recognized endorsing body
• Demonstrates knowledge of ACPE Standards and Manuals, ACPE Code of Professional Ethics, and APC Common Code of Ethics for Chaplains, Pastoral Counselors, Pastoral Educators, and Students
• Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates various computer systems to enter and maintain patient documents
• Ability to work independently; capable of effectively handling challenging/difficult interactions, patient care situations; demonstrates sound judgment and executes above average communication skills
• Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to attributes of integrity, honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability
• Demonstrates emotional and spiritual maturity
• Adapts to multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision including organizing workflow and actively participating in problem-solving
• Very strong organizational skills and detail-oriented nature
• Professional handling of exposure to confidential/sensitive information
• Demonstrates ability to utilize educational resources to develop reflectivity
• Demonstrates awareness of emotional self and the ability to translate awareness into spiritual care action
• Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of how socio-economic and cultural systems and structures impact well-being of individuals and groups
• Exhibits the ability to mentor others on pastoral/professional functioning
• Demonstrates awareness of the need for a theoretical foundation in education and personality development for Certified Educators
• Demonstrates integration of theory and practice in the provision of spiritual care
• Demonstrates awareness of multi-faceted roles in chaplaincy or pastoral/spiritual care context
• Demonstrates basic…