Chaplain - Greater Sudbury, Canada - City of Greater Sudbury

City of Greater Sudbury

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Greater Sudbury, Canada

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Description

Posting date:
February 21, 2023

Job Title:
Chaplain

Number of Vacancies:1

Posting number:
EX23-182

Status:
Contract Part Time Position

Estimated Probable Duration:
Up to two (2) years (with possible extension)

Hours of Work:
Up to 35 hours bi-weekly

Shift Work Required:
Yes

Range of Pay:
$38.08 to $44.81 per hour

Start date:
To follow selection process

Initial Reporting Location: 960 Notre Dame Avenue (Pioneer Manor)

Eligible to Work from Home:
No

Section:
Therapeutic Services

Division:
Long Term Care Services

Department:
Community Development***
Main Function:To ensure the provision of a spiritual/pastoral ministry in a non-denominational manner.

Duties:
Under the general supervision of the Manager of Therapeutic Services.

Coordinate all worship services, seasonal celebrations and special activities and services; provide grief, bereavement, palliative care support and crisis intervention to residents and families.
Facilitate contact with the residents' former community/faith groups and clergy when required; provide oneonone spiritual visitation to residents and families as required.
Coordinate and maintain supplies
for the chapel and worship services.
Coordinate and maintain an effective Pastoral Care Committee.
Recruit, direct,
supervise and evaluate pastoral volunteers; provide regular educational inservices.
Coordinate religious and spiritual activities.
Provide opportunities for group bible studies and provision of
sacramental ministries, and other spiritual rites.
Participate in annual multidisciplinary care conferences as required and ensure documentation is complete in the resident chart.
Coordinate and maintain an emergency on call clergy list.
Attend regional Multi-Faith Council meetings.
Develop and maintain policies and procedures for the Spiritual and Religious Care Program.
Participate in the Ethics Committee.
Facilitate professional services to the Palliative Care Program, while incorporating and providing a holistic approach to end of life care.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, specifically the registered Social Worker, to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to peoplecentered care.
Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of CGS's Safety Manual and the applicable Provincial Legislation listed therein.
Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

Education and Training:

Successful completion of a graduate degree in Religious Studies.
Basic Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (C.A.P.P.E.) training.
Endorsement of his/her denomination or faith and the Ontario Multifaith Council for Spiritual and Religious Care.

Experience:

A minimum of two (2) years working experience in a local faith community.
Trained and/or experience in gerontology and a sound understanding of longterm care residents considered an asset.

Knowledge of:

Best practices within areas of responsibility.
The _Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021._

Abilities to:

Understand and meet the needs of customers.
Set and achieve high standards for the Home.
Anticipate and manage the impact of change on the Home's activities.
Minister to all people, regardless of faith or denomination.
Manage conflict; mediate disputes; assist in reaching consensus.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills in providing effective counselling.
Demonstrate ability to establish and promote good interpersonal relationships.
Demonstrate ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrate knowledge of microcomputer software capabilities and computerized administrative systems.
Demonstrate ability to set priorities and work independently.
Demonstrate willingness and ability to continue to improve professional competence and knowledge.

Personal Suitability:

Mental and physical fitness to perform essential job functions.

Language:

Excellent use of English; verbally and in writing.
French verbal skills highly desirable; written skills an asset.

Other:

Provide, at own cost, a Criminal Record Check.
Provide, at own cost, a Two-Step Mantoux Test (TB).
Provide, at own cost, N95 Mask Fit.

Leadership Competencies:

**Tactical Coordination and Direction

Non Supervisory (I)**:

Competency
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Competency Definition
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Level
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Level Definition
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Shaping the Future
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Innovation
***Take a creative approach to problems or issues, "think outside the box", go beyond the conventional, and explore creative uses of resources.

3

Proposes innovative ideas

Judgment and Decision Making
***Make sound decisions involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk.

2

Assimilates and interprets data to make competing decisions

Delivering Business Results
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Collaboration
***Work and communicate collaboratively wi