Chaplain

Position Number : County : Lincoln

Posting End Date : 11 / 5 / 2025

Anticipated Starting Salary : $52137.00

Location : Cummins Unit - Grady

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to be a public safety resource for Arkansas families by providing professional management solutions and evidence-based rehabilitative initiatives for offenders.

All DOC positions are designated as Safety Sensitive Positions and are subject to random drug testing pursuant to the Secretarial Directive governing Personnel Drug Testing. Medical marijuana usage as defined in Amendment 93 of the Arkansas Constitution prohibits Personnel in a Safety-Sensitive Position from the use of medical marijuana even if they are qualifying patient under the amendment and / or hold a registry identification card. Department Personnel are prohibited from the use or possession of a medicinal marijuana card pursuant to this policy and state law.

Position Information

Job Series : Counseling and Mental Health - Independent

Classification : Chaplain

Class Code : SCM01I

Pay Grade : SGS06

Salary Range : $52137 - $77163

Job Summary

The Chaplain provides spiritual care counseling and emotional support to individuals in state institutions correctional facilities healthcare centers and other government-operated programs. This position ensures that residents patients inmates and staff have access to pastoral guidance religious services and crisis intervention in alignment with Arkansas state policies and federal guidelines on religious accommodation. The Chaplain must be a compassionate nonjudgmental leader who can work with individuals from diverse religious cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. This role requires strong counseling crisis intervention and communication skills to provide ethical and inclusive spiritual support.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one and group spiritual counseling to individuals in state-operated religious services prayer meetings and faith-based discussions as guidance hope and emotional support to individuals dealing with trauma grief mental health issues or life immediate spiritual and emotional support during crises including illness loss incarceration or family as a first responder for individuals experiencing spiritual distress anxiety or emotional end-of-life care and bereavement counseling to patients and families in healthcare all individuals have the right to practice their faith or spirituality freely in accordance with state and federal religious tolerance interfaith dialogue and ethical decision-making within strict confidentiality when providing spiritual care and ethical and professional standards in pastoral counseling and records of chaplaincy services religious accommodations and counseling sessions in compliance with state reports on program effectiveness attendance and identified in policy development related to religious services and spiritual care.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of religious traditions faith-based counseling and pastoral care best intervention and trauma-informed care of legal and ethical guidelines surrounding religious accommodations and public-sector documentation and report writing knowledge of mental health support addiction recovery and grief interpersonal and communication skills to connect with individuals from diverse to handle high-stress environments.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have a minimum of one year of working in pastoral care chaplaincy or faith-based counseling and / or one year of experience working in healthcare corrections social services or government institutions.

Licensure / Certifications

Must hold ordination endorsement or certification from a recognized faith-based organization religious denomination or chaplaincy be eligible for or possess a Chaplain Certification from a nationally recognized chaplaincy organization such as : Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI)National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC)Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)Licensed Pastoral Counselor (if applicable to counseling roles).OTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.

The State of Arkansas is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability citizenship national origin genetic information military or veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 52137 - 77163