Chaplain - Volunteer

Chaplain - Volunteer

Salary

$0.00 Hourly

Location

City of Maple Grove, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove 55369, MN

Job Type

Volunteer

Job Number

2026-00077

Department

Police

Division

Services

Opening Date

10/09/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
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Job Summary

About Maple Grove, MN

Maple Grove is a dynamic community known for proactive planning, thoughtful growth, and an exceptional quality of life. Home to more than 73,000 residents and projected to grow to 90,000 by 2040, Maple Grove offers premier shopping and dining, miles of trails, beautiful parks and lakes, and year-round recreation and community events. As our community continues to grow, so does the opportunity to make an impact. The City of Maple Grove employs more than 900 employees who provide a wide range of services that help make Maple Grove an exceptional place to live, work, and play.

The Position

The goal of the Maple Grove Police Department Chaplain Program is to assist in upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity for all members of the Department and their families, as well as offer compassionate care through the ministry of presence for the spiritual and emotional well-being of the citizens we serve in a time of crisis. Chaplains will be on an On Call period where officers can ask for the on-call Chaplain to seek guidance or ask for a scene response. Chaplains will attend department meetings as required. Chaplains will attend continuing education including critical incident training (CIT).

Tentative Hiring Timeline

• subject to change*

Posting will be open until filled!

Interviews conducted as applications are received - apply immediately

Pre-employment requirements:

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates efforts to ensure the City of Maple Grove is an equitable, inclusive, and respectful organization and supports the City's mission, vision, and core values.
• Demonstrates ability to understand and respect the diversity of customers and co-workers, effectively communicating with individuals whose first language may be one other than English.
• Provide spiritual and non-denominational emotional care to those in need.
• Assist in notifications to families for loss of loved ones.
• Have excellent communication to help persons in crisis to help calm and stabilize emotions.
• Critical incident and crisis support for traumatic events to help support both citizens and officers.
• Assist with high emotion scenes such as house fires, SWAT call out, and environmental disasters.
• Chaplains will attend department meetings as required.
• Chaplains will attend continuing education including critical incident training (CIT).

Knowledge of:

• The layout of the city to be able to respond to scenes.
• Knowledge of the policies of our department.
• Crisis management including grief counseling, trauma response, suicide intervention, and stress management.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with citizens of our community.
• Be able to work with persons in crisis or in emotional distress.
• Be able to work with persons from any faith or no religious affiliation.

Qualifications

Need to have:

• Applicants must be ordained, licensed, or commissioned ministers in good standing with a recognized faith group.
• Successfully complete an appropriate level background investigation.
• Minimum of five years of related experience.
• Demonstrate the ability to safely, reliably, and effectively perform the essential functions of the position and comply with the City of Maple Grove's Drug and Alcohol Policy, Ethics Policy, and all other applicable City and department policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
• Possession of a valid drivers license.

Nice to have:

• Previous experience as a Chaplain providing support in a Law Enforcement agency.

Supplemental Information

Environmental Conditions:

Police Chaplains will be required to respond to active scenes. Required to work in all weather conditions. Able to work outside in the elements and inside civilian residences.

Physical Conditions:

Ability to stand for extended periods of time. Work in all weather conditions.

No benefits.

01

Do you have a valid Drivers License?

• Yes
• No

02

Are you currently ordained, licensed, or commissioned minister in good standing with a recognized faith group?

• Yes
• No

03

Please select your years of experience as an ordained, licensed, or commissioned minister.

• None
• Less than five years experience
• Five to eight years experience
• Eight to ten years experience
• Ten years or more

04

Please select your years of experience as a Chaplain providing support in a Law Enforcement Agency.

• None
• Less than a year
• One to three years of experience
• Three to five years of experience
• Five years or more

05

Please select all languages you can speak at a conversational level or higher.

• American Sign Language
• Hmong
• Russian
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
• None of the above

Required Question

Employer City of Maple Grove

Address 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway

Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55369

Phone 763-494-6015

Website http://maplegrovemn.gov