Chaplain - Healthcare provides spiritual guidance and support during illness, injury and/or an emergency. Supports patients and families facing difficult medical choices. Being a Chaplain - Healthcare provides emotional support, spiritual counsel and comfort. Plans and coordinates interfaith worship experiences for staff, patients, and families. Additionally, Chaplain - Healthcare typically requires a master's degree in divinity. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Chaplain - Healthcare occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Chaplain - Healthcare typically requires 2 -4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the O. Wayne Rollins Director of Pastoral Care and in coordination with the Community Administrator, the chaplain will be part of a team effort to provide the ongoing care of older adults who may need additional resources. This would include a multi-faceted approach that combines excellent and attentive pastoral care in the Wesley Woods community, the stewardship and mission resources of local churches, and the support of the Foundation of Wesley Woods.
Wesley Woods community chaplains provide a unique intersection of church and older adult residential living. The community chaplain acts as a spiritual guide and pastor for the residents of Wesley Woods communities, offering a ministry of presence, prayer, worship, group study, fellowship, and pastoral care in a setting where people are aging and thriving with grace and dignity.
In addition to being a pastor in the community, the community chaplain will connect local United Methodist churches (and other churches and faith communities as appropriate) in mission and ministry with residents and staff. The community chaplain will take the initiative to cultivate a culture of the mission with older adults that invites local churches into a stewardship and mission relationship with Wesley Woods.
Key Responsibilities
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Working Conditions
Normal office environment in a geriatric retirement facility. May be required to travel for day activities off-site and to visit other communities.
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Benefits
Wesley Woods Senior Living offers a comprehensive benefit plan to eligible team members to include health, dental vision, retirement benefits, short term disability, long term disability and paid time off.
Conditions of Employment
All offers of employment with Wesley Woods are conditioned based upon completing and passing a background, drug test, and participating in vaccine programs (e.g., Covid-19, Flu, TB testing).
All job applicants applying for Wesley Woods Senior Living will undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs as a condition of employment. Any applicant with a confirmed positive test will be denied employment. Applicants will be required to submit voluntarily to a specimen test at a laboratory chosen by Wesley Woods, and by signing a consent agreement will release Wesley Woods from liability. If the physician, official or lab personnel has reasonable suspicion to believe that the job-applicant has tampered with the specimen, the applicant will not be considered for employment. Wesley Woods will not discriminate against applicants for employment because of a past history of drug abuse. It is the current abuse of drugs, preventing employees from performing their jobs properly that will not be tolerated. Wesley Woods is a Drug Free Company. Individuals who have failed a pre-employment test may initiate another inquiry with the company after a period of not shorter than; six (6) months; but they must present themselves drug-free as demonstrated by urinalysis or other tests selected by WWSL.
About Wesley Woods
Wesley Woods Senior Living is affiliated with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church providing housing and services ministries to seniors in the North Georgia area. Wesley Woods Senior Living is rooted in the Judeo Christian values believing that aging has a fulfilling purpose in life and that faith development is lifelong.
Read more about Wesley Woods Senior Living at www.wesleywoods.org.
EEO / AA Statement
Wesley Woods does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran/Reserve/National Guard status.
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