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About Us…

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles…

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here.

DYS is seeking a Chaplain to oversee facility religious functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid ministerial background and a passion for the moral and spiritual growth of youth.

Specifically, the Chaplain will:

• Plan, develop, and implement all religious programs and activities (e.g., sermons, bible studies, religious counseling).

• Plan, develop, direct, and implement a religious educational program that is designed to complement the overall treatment program and treatment goals of the institution.

• Plan, organizes and coordinate the religious and volunteer program for the institution.

• Conduct and coordinate religious services and sacred rites for youth which may involve several different faith groups.

• Plan, develop and conduct religious related programs such as religious holidays and other programs designed to provide therapeutic assistance to youth.

• Provide a wide range of services for youth (e.g., choir, special events, holiday & birthday celebrations, etc.).

• Attend staff meetings, seminars and conferences.

• Meets and works with community and religious leaders to promote and cultivate positive community relationships.

• Visit living area units and youth in hospital.

• Meets with new youth to complete religious assessments in order to determine areas of spiritual needs.

• Attend funerals and visits hospitalized youth & staff.

• Provide pastoral care to those who are in grief over loss of loved ones, by attending funeral services & ministering beyond the experience.

• Perform other duties within the religious department, such as completing requisitions for supplies and equipment.

• Maintain confidential records and files and attends training as needed.

• Speak before professional, academic, civic & other lay groups on programs of the Ohio Department of Youth Services & institution concerned.

• Contact and/or meet with community religious leaders & maintains confidential records.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Current ecclesiastical endorsement by denomination &/or ordination; completion of training in clinical pastoral education provided by denominational &/or inter-denominational training organizations; 12 mos. exp. in providing clinical pastoral education.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience requirements, but not for the mandated endorsement or ordination.

Job Skills: Corrections

BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must complete a mandatory 6 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at CJCF, weeks 2 through 4 are held at DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. Weeks 5 - 6 are on the job training held at CJCF.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.