Chaplain

Come join our awesome team as a Chaplain at the Senior Community Care of Maryland PACE. With awesome benefits and great work environments you will love it here!

Senior Community Care of Maryland PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Career scholarships
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, Every other Weekend

$60,000-$70,000 annually

The Chaplain, under the guidance of the Lead Social Worker or Regional End of Life (EOL) Coordinator, plans, organizes and implements ministry services to Senior Community Care participants and families. Responsibilities include assessment, teaching and counseling to participants, caregivers, or other appropriate representatives. The ministry guidance could include individual participant contacts; appropriate collateral contacts; participant and families, assessment and counseling; provision of resources;

ongoing case management; support from a palliative and end‑of‑life care perspective; advocacy to ensure participant and caregiver needs are met and addressed. The Chaplain is the ministerial liaison between the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), caregiver representatives, and community agencies.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of current word processing systems and e‑mail.
• Good communicator.
• Must be organized and enter participant records data in a timely manner according to SCC guidelines.
• Possesses good customer service and conflict resolution skills.

• Functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team; maintains regular attendance at and participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings; communicates participant changes, collaborates on plan of care decisions and coordination for twenty‑four (24) hour care delivery.
• Acts as facilitator for meetings with participants, family and/or caregivers to assist with spiritual issues regarding the aging process, dementia, grief and loss, end of life, plan of care and any other spiritual needs.
• Prepares and delivers sermons, devotions, memorial services and other talks.
• Attends and participates in End‑of‑Life program meetings, visits, and related care.
• Oversees the End‑of‑Life bereavement program.
• Regularly enters progress notes in EMR after conducting participant interactions.
• Meets with participants to assess spiritual needs and enters that information in the EMR in accordance with SCC guidelines.

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.