Job Description
Description Choate Rosemary Hall seeks qualified candidates for the position of Muslim Chaplain. The position is an academic-year, part-time faculty member with a start date in August.
The Muslim Chaplain is primarily responsible for supporting the spiritual formation, religious observance, and pastoral care of students within a specific faith tradition while contributing to the School's broader multifaith spiritual life program. The Chaplain collaborates with the Director of Spiritual Life and fellow chaplains to foster a community that encourages meaning-making, moral development, religious literacy, and spiritual exploration.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: As Muslim Chaplain:
- Develop and lead a comprehensive spiritual life program for students within the assigned faith tradition.
- Plan and lead worship services and religious observances.
- Provide pastoral care and spiritual counseling to students as requested.
- Serve as a resource for parents and families within the assigned faith tradition.
- Meet weekly with the student Spiritual Life student organization.
- Collaborate regularly with the Director of Spiritual Life and participate in Spiritual Life Team meetings.
- Assist with school-wide multifaith and ecumenical programming, including:
- Days of Service
- Holy day celebrations
- Baccalaureate
- Alumni Memorial Service
- Multifaith conversations
- Other Spiritual Life initiatives
- Support students outside the assigned faith tradition who seek to learn more through conversation, programming, or Religious Studies courses.
- Serve as an active member of the Spiritual Life Team in advancing opportunities for spiritual exploration, religious education, ethical reflection, and community belonging.
- Maintain a visible presence within the life of the School.
- Engage in ongoing professional growth and development.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Equity and Inclusion, Director of Spiritual Life, or Head of Student and Academic Life.
SECONDARY DUTIES: - Communicate with faculty and staff regarding student support as appropriate.
- Assist with transportation and logistics for faith-related programming as needed.
- Support special events sponsored by the Office of Spiritual Life.
- Participate in admissions or community events when requested.
Requirements Education:
- Graduate theological training or equivalent preparation preferred.
- Formal training within the chaplain's faith tradition required.
Prior experience:
- Three to five years of experience working with adolescents, preferably in independent schools, higher education, congregational ministry, or related settings.
- Demonstrated experience fostering inclusive religious and spiritual communities.
Licenses & Certifications:
- Endorsement, ordination, or equivalent standing within the chaplain's faith tradition.
Specialized training in:
- Adolescent spiritual development
- Pastoral care
- Religious education
- Multifaith engagement
- Community building
Other Key Competencies:
- Ability to minister effectively within one's own faith tradition while honoring a pluralistic community.
- Cultural humility and intercultural competence.
- Excellent facilitation and public speaking skills.
- Strong pastoral listening and counseling abilities.
- Ability to collaborate across diverse religious and nonreligious perspectives.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
- Effective collaboration with adults to support students.
- Clear communication with students, colleagues, and families.
- Ability to respond to a wide range of challenges presented by adolescents, supporting them within the scope of your training and abilities and/or directing them to additional resources as needed (e.g. Health Center)
- Sound judgment and ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Teambuilding skills; development and maintenance of positive interpersonal relationships
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Fluent (read/write/speak) in English.
- Interpersonal skills-displays a high level of tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
- Proficiency in operating a computer-especially Microsoft, Google, and Adobe.
- Plans work activities and uses time efficiently
- Quality control-demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality
- Adaptability-adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and frequently changing needs or unexpected events
- Resilience-ability to do well in the face of stress, deploying effective self-care and coping strategies as needed and leveraging available resources.
Job Tags
Part time, Work at office