Chaplain Catholic - HC-

Introduction

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 the incarcerated people in Connecticut. WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
Visit our New State Employee Benefits Overview page! 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. As a Chaplain at the DOC, you will work with our various offender populations conducting religious services in our state facilities, including:

• Administering rites and sacraments
• Preparing and preaching 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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• Brooklyn CI – Brooklyn, CT
• Cheshire CI – Cheshire, CT
• Corrigan CC – Uncasville, CT
• Cybulski CI – Somers, CT
• Garner CI – Newtown, CT
• Hartford CC – Hartford, CT
• Mac Dougall‑Walker CI – Suffield, CT
• Manson Youth Institute – Cheshire, CT
• New Haven CC – New Haven, CT
• Osborn CI – Somers, CT
• Robinson CI – Enfield, CT
• York CI – Niantic, CT

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 DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide re‑entry programming.

• Preach and conduct religious services in a state facility
• Administer rites and sacraments
• Prepare and preach sermons
• Confuse with visiting clergy
• Consult with facility staff on religious problems
• Interpret Chaplain function to other departments in facility
• Under appropriate clinical supervision, counsel individuals and their families
• Participate in team meetings
• Keep records and write reports
• Assist in organizing and conducting seminars for community clergy
• Participate in various in‑house educational programs
• May speak to lay and professional groups
• May train and conduct choir
• May serve on a variety of committees
• May participate in Employee Assistance Program
• May counsel staff and their families
• Perform related duties as required

• Knowledge of pastoral ministry and ability to perform requirements of formal religious services
• Interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications – General Experience
- Graduation from an accredited three (3) year postgraduate theological seminary, or a Master of Divinity degree or equivalent, or completion of all formal religious training required by a recognized religious denomination necessary to perform the pastoral role.
- One (1) year of pastoral experience or equivalent experience within a recognized religious denomination.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with diverse and at‑risk populations; experience working with diverse cultures; experience or familiarity with other faith traditions; experience communicating and providing counseling to at‑risk populations; experience working independently; experience multi‑tasking and having the ability to keep records and work schedules organized; experience working in a team environment with others from different backgrounds and/or beliefs; recipient of Holy Orders from the…