The Washington Chaplains Association

Position
Staff Chaplain

Hours
Full time
 

Benefits
Standard benefits, including medical and dental


Work Site
This Chaplains Office contracts with a large County Jail housing nearly 800 incarcerated individuals,there are 180 + corrections staff, and 150 + faith-based volunteers. Population includes County, State, and Federal inmates; 90% Male, 10% Female. Mean stay is 16 - 21 days, with average book and release rate of 18,000 individuals annually. Included in the mean stay is a segment of this population that require sentencing several months to over one year in the facility.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include working collaboratively with other Chaplaincy staff, jail staff, and community volunteers. Jail Chaplains provide spiritual care for the inmate population, crisis response, working with community clergy, and facilitating a large community volunteer base that provides religious services within the jail. Staff Chaplains also work a rotating on-call schedule at the community facilities listed below.

Chaplain staff meetings are weekly, and often a highlight of the week. There are currently sixteen Chaplain staff working in various community locations that gather on this day. Meetings offer an opportunity for case presentation and training. The staff considers the rapport, support, and friendship of this distinctive Chaplain Team one of the great benefits of work with the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy.
 


Opportunities for lateral transfer, continued education, and spiritual development available and encouraged.

Home Agency
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy is the contacting agency that supports this position. This is a 100+ employee agency that serves the Tri-Cities area with a Hospice Center, and contracted Chaplain staff at Kadlec Medical Center, Kennewick General Hospital, Tri-Cities Cancer Center, local Emergency Services, Benton County Juvenile Justice Center, and Benton County Justice Center. The Chaplaincy is also a regional education center for APCE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education courses, and places Chaplain interns in the centers above and a local substance abuse rehabilitation center for women. For more information visit: www.tricitieschaplaincy.org

Salary Range
$34,000 - $50,000 Depending on education and experience

Requirements
Demonstration of Education applicable to the position;


1-4 units of APCE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE);
CPE equivalencies will be considered, and required units may be completed following hire;
 

Basic computer skills for Microsoft Office programs;


Other beneficial experience includes classroom teaching and management, experience working with inmate, or inmate-like, populations, and experience with authority structured, military, or correctional environments.

Application
Hiring is open for this position as of February 20, 2008. Please contact Dee Willis, Chaplain Supervisor, at deew@tricitieschaplaincy.org, or (509) 783-7416. Mailing address for resume': Tri-Cities Chaplaincy, Attn. Dee Willis, 2108 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick WA, 99336.