Chaplain

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Are you a spiritual leader who is interested in cultivating a worshipping community within an institution by maintaining a comprehensive multicultural chaplaincy program for youth offenders, their families, and staff? Bring your specialized skills to the Cecil Facer Youth Centre where you will provide spiritual and religious care for the Youth Centre and its youth.

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About the job

• Coordinate and sustain the community faith group involvement to residents within the youth centre and as they are released back into the community
• Assess a diverse range of religious and spiritual needs and rights of youth and resolve requests with youth, staff and facility administration
• Provide counseling and crisis intervention for youth and staff on a variety of issues and providing referrals as needed
• Provide advice, training and recommendations to staff and management regarding chaplaincy policy and procedures
• Prepare and submit spiritual and religious care budgets

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

You have ordination as a clergyman/woman by a recognized ecclesiastical body
You are certified in Spiritual and Religious Care by the Canadian Multifaith Federation (formerly, Ontario Multifaith Council)

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have knowledge of a range of faith group practices and beliefs in order to provide multi-faith services including assessing spiritual and religious needs and coordinating/developing programs
• You are able to understand and comply with relevant legislation (i.e. Ministry of Children and Youth Services Act, Criminal Code of Canada, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act)
• You have experience operating within the rights, obligations, and limitations for the provision of care for youth
• You have knowledge of counselling, crisis intervention, and human behaviour to provide guidance to staff, youth, and their families

Leadership and Organizational Skills

• You can plan, organize, and implement religious services and spiritual care programs
• You are able to develop and sustain a worshipping community
• You can coordinate, monitor, and evaluate all religious and spiritual activities

Communication Skills

• You can develop and maintain good relationships with community faith groups/volunteers and their leaders when developing community-based programs
• You have demonstrated tact and discretion in order to provide pastoral services to youth, their families, and staff
• You have training skills to guide and train spiritual and religious care visitors and students in a secure setting environment

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• You can assess a diverse range of religious and spiritual needs
• You are able to protect the rights of the youth
• You can respond to requests and resolve issues with youth, staff, and facility administration

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-SS-154951/20

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.