FDC-SENIOR CHAPLAIN-F/C

Senior Chaplain-F/C

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at South Florida Reception Center in the Chaplaincy Department. Our mission in the Chaplaincy Department is to provide comprehensive spiritual care and support to inmates, staff, and their families. This is achieved through the coordination and delivery of religious programs, worship services, pastoral counseling, and educational opportunities. We aim to foster an environment of hope, healing, and personal growth, promoting the overall well-being and rehabilitation of inmates while respecting diverse faith traditions and beliefs.

Job duties include leading with purpose by providing training and guidance to chaplaincy staff and volunteers, ensuring inclusivity and strict compliance with laws and policies. Be the visionary behind a comprehensive Chaplaincy Services Program by planning, developing, scheduling, and supervising worship, religious education, and special events that inspire and uplift. Make a meaningful difference by offering pastoral care to inmates through personal interviews and providing unwavering support during times of crisis. Keep everything running smoothly by performing essential administrative functions, including scheduling, volunteer coordination, processing inmate requests, and responding to grievances with efficiency and care. Build a strong and dedicated team by recruiting, training, and supervising citizen volunteers, and maintaining accurate volunteer records to ensure a seamless operation.

Training must be conducted impartially, without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or other protected characteristics, in accordance with applicable laws and department policies.

Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits. Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance. Tuition-Free college courses. Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) Deferred Compensation.

Requirements include willingness and ability to train and support chaplaincy staff and volunteers without bias, ensuring an inclusive and legally compliant approach that accommodates diverse religious, cultural, and personal beliefs. Must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in theology, religion, education, or one of the social or behavioral sciences or four years of professional experience as a clergyperson. Must possess an ordination or formal investment with ministerial or priestly authority by an ecclesiastical body. Must possess a current written approbation and endorsement from the appropriate official of the ecclesiastical body.

Additional information includes background screening requirement and employment eligibility. The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee's eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.