Detention Center Chaplain (Part-time) Sheriff's Office

About the Position : Description

The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is seeking qualified individuals to provide pastoral care to men and women incarcerated in the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center. Detention Center Chaplains administers and provides spiritual welfare and religious guidance to individuals in a correctional setting.

Detention Center Chaplains are credentialed, experienced, and professional. Detention Center Chaplains are part-time positions.

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity / AA / M / F / Disability Employer.

To elevate the performance of the organization, we are committed to respecting, celebrating, and embracing the collective mixture of differences and similarities between our employees as a rich tapestry. Our behaviors will demonstrate open communication, and we will seek opportunities to learn, recognizing and rewarding actions that promote acceptance while suspending judgment. By doing this, we will foster an inclusive, open work environment that delivers excellent service and creates a more vibrant and inviting community.

This is an exempt position.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures freedom of religious practices as accommodated by the department
• Provides spiritual guidance and care to all offenders without regard to cultural and / or religious differences
• Provides individual and / or group counseling for offenders
• Consults with professional and community groups on topics related to detention center ministries
• May conduct religious services or lead small groups as needed and as is feasible
• Administer rites, sacraments, or ordinances when appropriate and qualified
• Respond to any resident crisis situation within the detention center, such as the death of a family member
• Approves special religious diet requests

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

Typical Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); successful completion of ministry training; ordained or approved to function in ministry by an appropriate religious authority; faith group endorsement; one or more years experience in ministry in a correctional setting preferred.

Supplemental Information

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret journals, reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community orally and in writing. Ability to effectively present information to management, public groups, and / or boards of directors. Ability to resolve conflicts.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables when working collaboratively toward a common issue or resolution.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

N / A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.