Muslim Chaplain

Job Description And Duties

Exam Information

To obtain list eligibility for this classification, before applying for the position(s), you must first take and pass the Muslim Chaplain Exam.

for the Muslim Chaplain Exam

Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).

• CDCR Employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on their application.

Under the direction of the Community Resources Manager (CRM), the Muslim Chaplain: interviews and counsels incarcerated individuals on ethical and moral problems and spiritual matters; prepares and conducts religious services and administers religious rites; organizes and instructs classes in religious and sacred music; counsels with incarcerated individuals regarding family problems; serves when designated, as a group member of, or consultant to, classification committees;

work with incarcerated individual groups and activities; is responsible for ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations regarding the ceremonies of the Muslims; supervises a minimum of two incarcerated individual clerks.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

• Travel may be required
• Occasional overtime may be required

• MUSLIM CHAPLAIN

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Job Code #: JC-527331

Position #(s):

-001

Working Title:

MUSLIM CHAPLAIN

Classification: MUSLIM CHAPLAIN

$5,743.00 - $7,541.00

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location:

Imperial County

Telework:
In Office

Job Type: 12 Month Limited Term - Full Time

Department Website:

Calipatria State Prison

Hiring and Recruitment Unit

P O Box 5001 / 7018 Blair Road

Calipatria, CA 92233

extension 5234

Calipatria State Prison is located in sunny southern California, approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes south of Palms Springs and 2 hours and 20 minutes east of San Diego.

Free parking is available.

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

• The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Correctional Health Care Services are committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workplace. We are determined to attract and hire more candidates from diverse communities and empower all employees from a variety of cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts to increase representation at all levels of the Department.
• Founded in 1885, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse correctional departments in the country. We are dedicated to enhancing public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of offenders, by providing effective parole supervision, and implementing rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities.

• Willingness to create and promote an equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and valued.

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) Salary and Benefits website at

Information regarding Merit System Principles provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at  system-principals.aspx.

Additional benefit information can be found on the CalHR California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary website at

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