Chaplain | Fredericksburg, VA

Detailed Information

  • Location: Bowling Green, VA

  • Company: Caroline Detention Facility

Coordinates with the Food Service personnel regarding special religious diets for detainees, and approves or denies detainee special diet requests; Develops the religious fast schedule for the calendar year; Works with detainees to accommodate proper observances of religious holy days; Fields requests from detainees for new or unfamiliar religious practices or observances and research same; Conducts rounds throughout the facility, including all general population housing areas; Conducts rounds to offer pastoral care no less than weekly in the Special Management Units (segregation); Provides pastoral care and counseling to detainees who request it, both through group programs and individual services.

(" Individual services" includes counseling services provided to individual detainees or members of their families in personal crisis and family emergency situations.

); Facilitates arrangements for pastoral visits by a clergy person or representative of the detainee's faith, upon request. Education/Experience 1. Clinical pastoral education or equivalent specialized training;2. Endorsement by the appropriate religious-certifying body;3. Basic knowledge of different religions;4. Experience in a correctional setting preferred;5. Bi-lingual or multi-lingual preferred. Licenses and Certificates 1. Certificate of Ordination in his or her faith;2. Valid Virginia Driver's License

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