Chaplain; Title Job Springfield area,Illinois USA,Management

Position: CHAPLAIN (TITLE 32)

Chaplain (Title 32), Gs-0060-11

Manage the state National Guard Chaplain Service (NGCS) religious program, and to ensure the free exercise of religion for National Guard personnel and their families. Major duties include:

Provide full program management services for the State/Territory Chaplain in accordance with National Guard Chaplain Service program goals and objectives.

Ensure program changes are compatible and compliant with policies, practices and program goals and objectives established by NGB Office of the Chaplain (NGB-OC).

Independently develop and implement the various Chaplain Service functions addressed in the CMRP.

Coordinate Chaplain Service personnel attendance at conference, workshops, and training events such as Chaplain Regional Support Training (CREST), Marriage Enhancement Programs, Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training Programs and other training events established by the National Guard Bureau's Chaplain's Office.

Coordinate chaplain quality of life programs (e.g. marriage enrichment retreats, post-combat recovery and reintegration, family reunion briefing, stress management briefings, etc.) to National Guard personnel and their families.

Provide chaplain support services for National Guard personnel and their families through the full spectrum of the deployment cycle (mobilization, deployment, employment, redeployment, and reconstitution).

Coordinate chaplain stress management reduction efforts during all phases of the deployment cycle.

Procure and maintain adequate religious supplies ensuring their distribution through the coordination efforts of Family Readiness Groups, chaplain, chaplain assistant, and other supporting chaplains.

Under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, TAG, and State level Chaplain (on M-Day status), coordinates Chaplain Service support during events such as natural disasters (floods, hurricanes, tornados, snowstorms, tsunamis, etc.), man-made disasters (acts of terrorism and technological events, etc.), unit emergencies (suicide, line-of-duty deaths, and serious line-of-duty injuries), and during times of significant national events (Olympics, national conventions and inaugurations, etc.).

Provide and/or coordinate religious support to National Guard personnel and their families as needed.

Direct Religious Support to Personnel such as Religious rites, sacraments and observances, religious services, Officiating at ceremonies, Pastoral counseling and referral, Visitation, Personnel management issues, and Crisis responder.