Director of Spiritual Life

Department: Admin

Location: Chelsea, MI

Compensation: $60,000 - $70,000 / year

Description

Schedule: Exempt, 32-40 Hours per week | Monday-Friday | 8:30am-5pm & occasional Sunday church services

Department: Chelsea Retirement Community | Chelsea, MI

What You’ll Do

As the Director of Spiritual Life, you’ll lead the spiritual care program while providing meaningful support to residents, families, and team members throughout life’s transitions, celebrations, challenges, and moments of loss.

In this role, you’ll guide and develop the Spiritual Life team, oversee worship and faith-based programming, build relationships with local clergy and faith communities, and help ensure individuals of diverse spiritual backgrounds have opportunities for connection, reflection, and growth.

You’ll also serve as a key partner to interdisciplinary teams, helping promote holistic, person-centered care while shaping programs, policies, and services that reflect compassion, dignity, inclusion, and the organization’s mission and values.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop the Spiritual Life team, including chaplains and musicians.
• Provide and oversee spiritual care for residents, families, and team members.
• Support individuals through illness, grief, loss, crisis, transitions, and end-of-life needs.
• Plan and lead worship services, devotionals, Bible studies, prayer groups, support groups, and seasonal spiritual programs.
• Ensure spiritual care and programming are inclusive of diverse faith backgrounds, traditions, and preferences.
• Coordinate memorial, funeral, and remembrance services as appropriate.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to support holistic, person-centered care.
• Build and maintain relationships with local clergy, faith communities, and community partners.
• Develop and maintain spiritual care policies, procedures, documentation, and quality standards.
• Manage departmental staffing, scheduling, resources, budgets, and reporting.
• Participate in leadership initiatives, committees, and educational programs related to spiritual care and wellness.
• Promote a culture of compassion, dignity, inclusion, and spiritual well-being throughout the organization.
  
  

The above is a summary of the position, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties this position will be required to perform. If selected for the position you will receive a full job description.

Required Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field.
• Master of Divinity degree or equivalent.
• Ordained and in good standing with the appropriate ecclesiastical body.
• Duly ordained in accordance with applicable state requirements.
• Minimum of 3 years of pastoral ministry experience, including significant experience working with older adults.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience coordinating and overseeing spiritual programming.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• Certification through the Association of Professional Chaplains.
  
  

Benefits

• Generous 6 weeks of Flexible time off per year—plus paid holidays on top of that.
• Competitive Benefits for Full-Time Team Members – Enjoy Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance starting on the 1st of the month after 30 days of hire.
• Retirement Savings Plan – Secure your future with employer contributions.
• Daily Pay –Instantly transfer your daily earnings.
• Team Member Referral Bonus Program – Earn $500 when you bring great people to our team!
• Career Growth & Development – Advance your career with tuition assistance and school scholarships up to $3,000 per semester.
• Wellness Program & Reimbursement – Prioritize your health and well-being, reimbursed 120 a year!
• Mileage Reimbursement – Offered for work-related travel.
  
  

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