What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Chaplain position at New York City Police Department?
The NYPD is seeking a qualified, experienced candidate to fill the role of Chief Chaplain. The Chief Chaplain oversees the Department’s Chaplains Unit, which provides spiritual guidance to members of the service and their families. In addition, the Unit also officiates at various Department functions and visits hospitalized members of the service, and/or members recovering with serious injuries or illnesses at home. The Chief Chaplain provides essential spiritual, emotional, and ethical support to officers, staff, and their families. The position involves both administrative and frontline duties in a high-stress environment.
Key Responsibilities: The Chief Chaplain is a deeply involved spiritual mentor and ethicist who has these key responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications
Ecclesiastical endorsement by the official endorsing agency of the candidate's faith or denomination, and by the Committee on Chaplaincies.
Preferred Skills
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Key Responsibilities: The Chief Chaplain is a deeply involved spiritual mentor and ethicist who has these key responsibilities:
- Pastoral Care and Counseling: Offering confidential, non-judgmental spiritual and personal counseling for a diverse workforce, regardless of their religious beliefs or lack thereof.
- Crisis Response: Responding to critical incidents such as line-of-duty deaths, officer-involved shootings, suicides, and other traumatic events to support emotional and spiritual recovery.
- Death Notifications: Accompanying officers to make death notifications to next of kin, providing immediate comfort and support to grieving families.
- Officer Wellness: Promoting overall well-being, including offering training on stress management, burnout, and ethical decision-making.
- Ceremonial Duties: Performing invocations, benedictions, funerals, memorial services, and leading prayers at official department events like graduations and award ceremonies.
- Liaison and Outreach: Serving as a bridge between the police department and various community faith leaders and groups.
- Ministry of Presence: Building trust and rapport by being consistently available, which often includes going on patrol ride-alongs and visiting officers in police facilities, hospitals, or their homes if they are sick or injured.
- Advising Leadership: Offering guidance to the Chief of Police or Sheriff on matters of a religious or moral nature that may impact department operations or community relations.
Minimum Qualifications
Ecclesiastical endorsement by the official endorsing agency of the candidate's faith or denomination, and by the Committee on Chaplaincies.
Preferred Skills
- At least 20 years of experience leading a large congregation. - Experience spearheading initiatives with community and government agencies.
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.