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Muslim Chaplain (35 Hour) Jobs
Company | State of Connecticut - Department of Correction |
Address | , Bridgeport, Ct |
Employment type | PART_TIME |
Salary | $62,400 - $84,668 a year |
Expires | 2023-06-18 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Are you ordained to administer the religious rites as a Chaplain of the Muslim faith and looking to join an organization where your role will positively impact members of our state's population?
The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is expanding our religious services department and hiring multiple Muslim Chaplains who will provide spiritual services to the incarcerated person in Connecticut.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
We take part in a competitive benefits plan which includes:
- Excellent health, dental and supplemental benefits;
- Generous paid time off (vacation, sick and personal);
- Eligibility to apply for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program;
- A Hazardous Duty pension plan (State Employees Retirement System Tier IV).
In addition, the State puts an emphasis on:
- Hiring for diversity and fresh perspectives;
- Performing meaningful work and;
- Working for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
- Providing limitless opportunities;
- Encouraging a healthy work/life balance;
Our state has a lot to offer - from fun activities for all ages, to great food and shopping, to our diverse cultures and rich history. Connecticut is a great place to live! Learn more about Connecticut here.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Work Schedule: Part-time, 34 to 35 hours per week, flexible schedule based on program and facility needs.
Location: These positions may be directed to any one of our facilities based on the candidates preference and Department needs, including:
- Bridgeport Correctional Institution - Bridgeport, CT
- Garner Correctional Institution - Newtown, CT
- Cheshire Correctional Institution - Cheshire, CT
- MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution - Suffield, CT
- Hartford Correctional Center - Hartford, CT
- Cybulski Correctional Institution Enfield, CT
- Brooklyn Correctional Institution - Brooklyn, CT
- Robinson Correctional Institution - Enfield, CT
- New Haven Correctional Center - New Haven, CT
- York Correctional Institution - East Lyme, CT
- Corrigan Correctional Center - Montville, CT
- Osborn Correctional Institution - Somers, CT
- Manson Youth Institution - Cheshire, CT
YOUR ROLE
As a Chaplain at the DOC, you will work with our various offender populations conducting religious services in our state facilities, including:
- Conferring with visiting clergy;
- Conducting Jumah.
- Counseling individuals and their families;
- Collaborating with facility staff on religious concerns that may arise;
- Preparing and preaching sermons;
- Administering rites and sacraments;
OUR MISSION
The State of Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safe and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.
Selection Plan
This role is non-examined and open to the public.
To be considered for this position, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on listed within the job classification.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- This position may require you to prepare and deliver a worship service as part of the interview process.
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs) which will be sent to you via email after the closing date.
- This recruitment may be used to create a pool of candidates to be hired as vacancies arise throughout the Department of Correction.
- The selected candidate will be required to attend a 14 week hazardous duty training at the Maloney Center for Training & Staff Development in Cheshire, CT.
TO APPLY
- Complete a Master Application and directly apply to this recruitment.
- In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. Please ensure that your application is complete. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State of Connecticut.
WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOU APPLY
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders daily in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
Should you have any questions about the position, please contact Nicholas Naples at [email protected].
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Chaplaincy Department of a state hospital, correctional facility or agency, this class is accountable for ministering to the pastoral needs of the population and for conducting religious services.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Preaches and conducts religious services in a state facility;
- May train and conduct choir;
- Prepares and preaches sermons;
- Under appropriate clinical supervision, counsels individuals and their families;
- May counsel staff and their families;
- Consults with facility staff on religious problems;
- Participates in team meetings;
- Participates in various in-house educational programs;
- Administers rites and sacraments;
- Assists in organizing and conducting seminars for community clergy;
- Interprets Chaplain function to other departments in facility;
- Performs related duties as required.
- Keeps records and writes reports;
- May participate in Employee Assistance Program;
- May speak to lay and professional groups;
- May serve on a variety of committees;
- Confers with visiting clergy;
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of pastoral ministry and ability to perform requirements of formal religious services;
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
- Graduation from an accredited three (3) year post graduate theological seminary;
- Completion of all formal religious training required by a recognized religious denomination necessary to perform the pastoral role.
- A Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent;
- Incumbents must possess one of the following:
- Graduation from an accredited three (3) year post graduate theological seminary;
- A Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent;
- 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 in a team environment with others who may come from different backgrounds and/or beliefs.
- Experience working with diverse cultures;
- Experience or familiarity with other faith traditions;
- Experience communicating and providing counseling to at-risk populations;
- Experience multi-tasking and having the ability to keep records and work schedules organized;
- Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) experience;
- Experience working with diverse and at-risk populations;
- Experience working independently;
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and maintain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
- Incumbents in this class must have been ordained or commissioned by a religious body and received endorsement by an acceptable recognized denominational authority for this position. Endorsement or credentialing by the same endorsing authority must be ongoing and uninterrupted as a condition of employment.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain individuals or inmates; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals or inmates; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.
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