Lead Chaplain

We are seeking a full-time Lead Chaplain to work with our residents across our Senior Living campuses! The Lead Chaplain provides spiritual care to residents, staff and family members of Catholic Eldercare.

Schedule includes: This position is full-time and scheduled for 80 hours per 2 week pay period. Daytime hours and flexible week day schedule M-F, does include at least one Sunday rotation per month. 

What Catholic Eldercare offers you:

• What Catholic Eldercare offers you:

  • Competitive wages, credit for experience
  • Paid holidays and PTO
  • Benefits Eligible - health, dental, vision, LTD, and life insurance! 
  • Located on bus line
  • Limited Education scholarships for career advancement and to gain new skills 
  • A Community of Care – we live and work our values and offer a friendly, collaborative work environment

About our community

Catholic Eldercare is a community of residential facilities in Northeast Minneapolis offering services in assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing, memory care, transitional care and adult day services.

• Responsible for mission integration across the organization; serves as a guiding presence for Catholic identity, spiritual care, and values-based culture.

• Supervises facility chaplains.

• Regularly visit residents as a Pastoral/spiritual presence.

• Collaborate with Life Enrichment Team and Interdisciplinary Team.

• Conduct morning prayer, lead spiritual groups, arrange for individual sacraments for each resident in accordance with their religious preference (such as reconciliation, Eucharist, Sacrament of the Sick, according to the expressed wished of the resident and/or family members.)

• Attend wake and/or funeral when Catholic Eldercare resident passes away if schedule allows. Organize signatures for Sympathy Card and Memory Boxes.

• Support family members and staff.

• Organize and conducts monthly memorial service and interfaith service.

• Assist the Liturgical Coordinator with the pastoral care budget.

• Participate in staffing needs at St. Anthony Chapel.

• Perform all duties in a manner that is consistent with quality standards, infection control, and safety measures, which includes using Standard Precautions, at all times.

• Participate in in-service programs, mandatory training, and attend meetings in the interest of improving skills, acquiring knowledge, and meeting state and federal regulations.

• Remain current on tuberculosis screening.

• Work as a team member and adapt to changes in work assignments to meet resident and/or staffing needs.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in Theology or Pastoral ministry preferred
• 1-4 units of CPE preferred, or equivalent training or experience
• Two years+ of experience working in long term care or hospice preferred
• Broad understanding of diverse religious traditions
• Active member in a church/temple/mosque of employee’s faith tradition or spiritual community
• Ability to lead Ecumenical Worship Services
• Intermediate computer skills, understanding of basic office software and hardware
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding of population served
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Catholic Eldercare is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.