Community Chaplain

Benefits:

• Up to 20 days paid time off per year
• Paid holidays
• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Paid Parental Leave

JF&CS is now seeking a full-time Community Chaplain.

Purpose: The Chaplaincy program provides rabbinic, pastoral, and educational services to unaffiliated Jews in the metro area.

 GOALS:

• Advocate for JF&CS programs and services, as well as referrals to partnering agencies when appropriate
• Visit hospitalized Jewish patients and Jewish residents in care facilities on a scheduled and as-needed basis
• Initiate and maintain communications with independent and assisted living facility program/activity staff to help encourage and support Jewish activities by disseminating a quarterly chaplaincy newsletter, conducting Jewish learning and holiday programs and distributing holiday-themed goody bags
• Be available for on-call support and visits for after-hours emergency needs including during Shabbat/Holidays
• Manage the Indigent Burial Program by coordinating with Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care to assess individuals for financial eligibility; provide-pre-burial consultations to families and officiate at indigent burials
• Present workshops and teach classes in various settings in the Jewish and wider community
• Present Jewish Cultural Sensitivity Trainings to Hospital Chaplains, CPE students and facility staff
• Collaborate with Aviv and Clinical Staff to support their Jewish clients’ spiritual needs, including grief counseling in the event of community crises
• Facilitate Bereavement and other support groups (i.e., Family Estrangement)
• Assess, orient and support a team of prospective and established volunteers who visit Jewish patients at specific hospitals and/or other facilities
• Facilitate life cycle ceremonies as appropriate for unaffiliated community members, newcomers or out-of-towners who contact the chaplain directly or are referred by local clergy
• Arrange for coverage of duties when unavailable, including but not limited to sickness & vacation
• Track and manage data sets and complete Agency, grant and other reports as requested
• Provide trainings and consultations to JF&CS Staff regarding Jewish customs and rituals upon request
• Respond to communications in a timely manner, to include email, voice messages, and postal communications
• Adhere to Ethical Conduct, Confidentiality, and all other Personnel Policies and Procedures
• Attend Agency meetings
• Commitment to honor and maintain duties of confidentiality and loyalty to JF&CS as well as HIPAA regulations
• Participate in supervisory meetings designed to support program goals, strategies and impact

• Eligible for Atlanta Rabbinical Association (ARA) membership
• Member of an accredited national organization
• Rabbinic ordination with pastoral counseling experience
• 5-10 years working in the Jewish Community
• Clinical training and experience preferred but not required
• Must have reliable Transportation
• Ability to travel throughout Metro Atlanta as needed
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Capacity to be self-directed and a team player
• Ability to manage multiple components simultaneously
• Emergency situational flexibility with respect to working hours

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand at hospitals and facilities 
• Extensive driving is required

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• Rabbinic Ordination 
• 5-10 years working in the Jewish Community
• Experience as a pastoral counselor 

Candidates who are selected for employment must successfully complete a pre-employment background screening as well as a pre-employment drug screening. Employment will be contingent upon the satisfactory completion of both the background check and the drug screening. Additionally, if applicable, tuberculosis testing (TB) and fingerprinting may also be required.

JF&CS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We embrace our employees' unique qualities, which fuel interest, innovation, and business success. As an EEO employer, JF&CS will engage in interactive dialogue regarding any accommodation requested based on medical or religious considerations.