STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHAPLAIN II
Class Code: 1661-23
Date Established: 06-26-50
Occupational Code: 7-7-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan, implement and evaluate
religious programs for the moral and spiritual guidance of residents at state
institutions.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Plans and supervises
the development and expansion of the clinical pastoral training and education
program.
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Advises and counsels
residents on religious needs or closely related problems through use of
clinical pastoral techniques.
·
Conducts formal
religious services for residents and employees.
·
Plans and directs
religious volunteer activities.
·
Participates in
diagnostic and staff conferences; discusses case histories with clinical
personnel in order that physio-therapy and religious counseling may be properly
coordinated.
·
Presents solutions
and goals to community religious groups to offer guidance in establishing a
favorable environment for the returning resident.
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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 direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
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 reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
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 as a Minister, Priest or
Rabbi with a Master's of Divinity or equivalent from an accredited seminary and
one year of clinical pastoral training.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years experience as Priest,
Minister or Rabbi in a church of a recognized denomination.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of modern
principles, practices and techniques used in a clinical pastoral training
program. Thorough knowledge of
individual and group spiritual guidance and counseling. Considerable knowledge of the
relationship between clinical, pastoral chaplaincy and related therapeutic and
treatment programs. Thorough knowledge
of the habits, attitudes and interests of persons under restraint. Considerable knowledge of individuals
and group behavior and ways of working effectively with people. Knowledge of the principles and methods
of supervision. Knowledge of
teaching methods and of learning processes. Ability to instruct and to lead group discussions. Ability to direct the spiritual
development of residents. Ability
to establish harmonious relationships with administrative officials and
employees. 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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