Chaplain

Job Description

Job Description

The Chaplain serves to meet the spiritual needs and interests of the entire care partner team including the residents, care partners and families, as related to resident care; thus, contributing to the overall well-being and healing of the individual. The Chaplain contributes to the care planning with the resident and other care partners with a focused contribution to spiritual assessment and interventions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Create an environment that promotes the well-being of all; fight to eliminate loneliness, helplessness and boredom
• Promote decisions being made by those who live here or those closest to them
• Recognize interdisciplinary efforts to achieve a successful integration of quality of life and quality of care
• Embrace The Eden Alternative Philosophy and Principles to ensure that each person's life can fully be enhanced
• Keep the Elders' preferences and needs at the center of all our decisions, conversations, and actions
• Effectively advocate for the Elder and helps them achieve the highest practicable physical, mental and spiritual well-being possible
• Assist with daily life within the neighborhood in a variety of ways such as : helping with fun events, serving meals, spontaneous activities, assisting Elders, leading Learning Circles, and fulfilling daily pleasures
• Create an atmosphere that is welcoming, relaxed, and relationship-driven and where everyone feels at home
• Participate in educational offerings that strengthen your personal and professional skills as required
• Provide timely feedback, data, and education to other care partners to ensure that Eldercare is being provided
• Provide spiritual and religious leadership and guidance to residents, care partners and families
• Grow the spiritual care program based on resident input, needs and requests
• Perform all other duties as requested

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS : (With or without aide or medical devices)

OTHER :