What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sheriff's Office - Volunteer Chaplain position at Adams County?
The Chaplain Program is a volunteer position with the Adams County Sheriff's Office.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office chaplains provide counseling, emotional support, and/or spiritual guidance to office members, their families, and the public.
The testing process includes:
The Adams County Sheriff's Office chaplains provide counseling, emotional support, and/or spiritual guidance to office members, their families, and the public.
- Provide guidance and assistance to employees and their families.
- Contact employees and provide spiritual resources.
- Perform follow-up contact with employees and their families.
- Available 24 hours a day and can respond within one hour to call-outs.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality beyond the normal scope of employment.
- Compile monthly statistics on all incidents handled.
- Complete necessary reports and paperwork.
- Transport employees or their family members to specified locations.
- Provide information to the Sheriff's Office employees on the Chaplain program.
- Update resources for employees and their families.
- Be on call one week a month.
- Attend scheduled chaplain meetings.
- Provide assistance, Pastoral care, and an open ear with love and compassion to any Adams County Sheriff's Office employee or citizen who needs it as a direct result of crisis, tragedy, trauma, or illness.
- Some of the primary situations that may require our assistance are SIDS deaths, death notifications, homicides, suicides, fatal accidents, officer-involved shootings, natural or man-made disasters, funerals and memorial services, and hospitalization or death of an Adams County Sheriff's Office employee or family member.
- Successfully complete all mandatory training.
- Valid Colorado Driver's License.
- Minimum of 21 years of age.
- High school Diploma or GED.
- Minimum of five years of ministry experience.
- Degree, certification, or ordainment may be considered in place of experience.
- Possess sensitivity and good communication skills when working with Sheriff's Office employees.
The testing process includes:
- A panel interview with the lead chaplain and other members of the SO.
- Psychological Suitability Assessment (JSA)
- Integrity Interview with a background detective
- Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
- Medical Exam