STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHAPLAIN I
Class Code: 1660-21
Date Established: 07-01-59
Occupational Code: 7-7-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate a combination of
religious programs including providing spiritual guidance, religious services
and pastoral counseling for the residents of state institutions.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Develops and conducts
formal religious services for residents or employees.
·
Advises and counsels
residents in religious matters and makes recommendations or referrals to other
departments.
·
Gathers and presents
information from counseling sessions to other staff in order to coordinate
therapy and religious counseling goals.
·
Coordinates volunteer
religious activities held at the institution and supervises the assisting
volunteers.
·
Speaks to community
groups and discusses the care, treatment and rehabilitation of residents at a
state institution.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Ordination, or its equivalent, as a
minister, priest, or rabbi with a bachelor's degree in religious studies or its
equivalent from an accredited seminary.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in an ordained
or lay ministerial position in a church, institution, or para-church
organization sanctioned by a recognized denomination.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of individual and
group spiritual guidance and counseling.
Thorough knowledge of the habits, attitudes and interests of persons
under restraint. Ability to direct
the spiritual development of residents.
Ability to establish harmonious relationships with administrative
officials and employees. Ability
to deal harmoniously and effectively with residents and their relatives. Ability to express ideas effectively
orally and in writing. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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