Pastoral Care Associate - Flossmoor, IL
Listed: 06-03-2022
Employer: Flossmoor Community Church - 2218 Hutchison Rd Flossmoor, IL 60422 | (708) 798-2800 | https://www.fccfaithful.org/
Location: Flossmoor, IL
Type: Part-time
Download: Job Description - Pastoral Care Associate
Primary Objective:
Provide for the ongoing pastoral care, connection, and spiritual well-being of those in our congregation experiencing difficult transitions and challenging life situations – in particular, our hospitalized, homebound, senior, and disabled church members.
Primary Responsibilities:
Pastoral Care Ministry Leadership
• In collaboration with the Pastor, Diaconate Board Chair and Stephen Ministry Leader, regularly assess our congregation’s care needs, set goals, and develop a plan to strengthen our care ministry in line with our core vision and values
• Serve as primary staff liaison to the Diaconate Board, providing encouragement and care to the caregivers, including Deacons and Stephen Ministers
• Ensure the coordination of regular pastoral visits for those who are hospitalized, homebound, or challenged to gather with the church family
• Ensure the coordination of emergency care through an on-call team
• Assist with pastoral care training, encouraging, and equipping lay people to care for one another with sensitivity and
compassion
• Develop appropriate group offerings for holistic support, healing, or education
Visitation
• Cultivate proactive connections with people in the congregation
• Provide timely, responsive, individual spiritual counsel and pastoral care
• Communicate individual needs with the staff, prayer ministry and Diaconate Board
• Check in with staff as an occasional “chaplain” presence
Ancillary Responsibilities
• Be active in the life of the congregation and assist staff efforts when possible
• Attend worship regularly
• Assist with worship leadership when requested
• If applicable, preach up to four times/year
• Participate in staff meetings and all relevant retreats and planning meetings
• Attend Governing Board meetings as requested
Miscellaneous:
Characteristics
• Spiritually and relationally mature person with a passion for caring ministries
• Wise, approachable, warm, good-humored, pastoral presence
• Insightful supporter, equipper, and team-builder
• Self-directed, dependable, organized, and administratively competent planner
• Ordained clergy or able to demonstrate commensurate certification and experience
• Knowledgeable about trauma-informed and culturally sensitive pastoral care
• Acts and communicates in a manner that facilitates authentic and mutually accountable relationships with co-workers and members of the congregation and leadership
Support & Accountability
• Supervised and supported by the Pastor
• Receives at minimum annual reviews by the Pastor
• Is accountable to the Governing Board through the Personnel Committee
• Ongoing professional development is supported and expected
This is a flexible, part-time, exempt leadership position. Regular office hours and Sundays are expected.
To Apply:
Email your resume, cover letter to pastoralcare@fccfaithful.org.
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