3530-Chaplain

Job description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Title: Chaplain

Job Code: 3530

INTRODUCTION

Under direction, plans, prepares, and conducts religious and spiritual care services.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise employees providing religious and spiritual care services.

MAJOR, IMPORTANT, AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Prepares, plans, and conducts religious and spiritual care services and activities; makes arrangements for representatives of other faiths to perform religious and spiritual care services and activities.

2. Provides liaison between City and County of San Francisco departments and religious and spiritual communities as well as social organizations; speaks before such organizations concerning the work and purpose of City and County of San Francisco Departments.

3. Counsels, interviews, and offers support on moral, religious and spiritual, domestic, and personal problems; confers with families concerning domestic problems; consults with appropriate departmental staff members regarding problems.

4. Prepares Chaplain activity reports; maintains a supply of religious and spiritual care literature.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: regulations, policies, and guidelines governing the delivery of religious and spiritual care services; patient/resident rights related to the provision of religious and spiritual care; Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains; competence, practice, ethical conduct, religious and spiritual care, and counseling skills (e.g. individual, group, family, and marital); palliative care, social determinants of health, and general nature of mental disorders; community resources; elements and methods of mental, moral, and social rehabilitation; various religious, cultural, and spiritual traditions

Ability and Skill to: serve people of all religious and spiritual traditions, as well as people who are not religious with cultural humility; educate patients/residents, their loved ones, and staff on the availability of religious and spiritual care services; ensure compliance with established regulations, policies, and guidelines governing the delivery of religious and spiritual care services while honoring patient/resident rights; oversee, coordinate, and administer religious and spiritual care services and related activities; develop training programs for new and existing Chaplains; interpersonal relations including but not limited to providing emotional support, listening compassionately, and adapting to difficult/crisis situations; communicate effectively in oral and written formats.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Bachelor�s degree from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of twelve (12) semester units in counseling, psychology, or a related field.

Experience:

Two (2) years of Chaplain experience with primary responsibilities including providing spiritual care services and overseeing, monitoring, or coordinating a program providing spiritual care services.

License and Certification:

Substitution:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PROMOTIVE LINES

ORIGINATION DATE: 10/12/16

AMENDED DATE:

REASON FOR AMENDMENT To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills & abilities, and minimum qualifications.

BUSINESS UNIT(S): COMMN SFMTA SFCCD SFUSD

Standard information

Disaster service work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Historic and future compensation