Peacekeepers NW

Manage and implement support processes essential to carrying out the duties of a Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, which may include any of the following:

• Ensure the free exercise of religion within the Office they serve
• Perform religious observances
• Provide Pastoral care
• Give advice to Sheriff's Office leadership regarding spiritual, religious, ethical and moral concerns
• Apply religious sensitivities to support the distinctive spiritual needs of a pluralistic Law Enforcement community
• Manage and implement support of religious observances at ceremonies and functions
• Coordinate religious observance requirements, assesses support needs, formulates plans, and prioritize the use of available resources to support the Chaplain's professional ministry including:
• Worship services
• Liturgies
• Rites
• Ceremonies
• Prepare and maintain religious accouterments, facilities, and equipment
• Organize, train, supervise, and coordinate with local churches to support Law Enforcememt Chaplaincy
• Prepare and maintain public relations materials and professional information resources concerning the Chaplaincy program
• Obtain, operate, and maintain multimedia systems
• Identify and coordinate requirements for religious observances with medical and mortuary affairs personnel
• Safeguard religious offerings
• Manage and implement support of pastoral care
• Coordinate pastoral care requirements and assess support needs
• Formulate plans and prioritize the use of all available resources
• Provide:
• Religious instruction
• Spiritual renewal
• Volunteer training
• Involvement and recognition
• Pastoral counseling
• Crisis and suicide intervention and critical incident stress management
• Spiritual nurturing
• Pastoral visitation
• Ecclesiastical relations
• Apply knowledge of religious cultures, suicide and crisis intervention, and critical incident stress management to support chaplain emergency ministrations
• Respond to crash sites, hostage situations, casualty collection points, evacuation and deployment centers, and areas of need to support law enforcement responders
• Protect privileged communication and confidentiality
• Coordinate support requirements for chaplain counseling with medical and mortuary affairs personnel
• Coordinate, prepare, and present religious customs and culture briefings
• Publicize availability of chaplain professional services to Sheriff's Office personnel
• Coordinate and develop stewardship and social out reach activities appropriate to host communities
• Coordinate Chaplain Service activities with other law enforcement and military organizations
• Manage and implement processes which assist other chaplains in giving advice to their Law Enforcement leadership
• Provide professional advice to Law Enforcement personnel regarding spiritual, religious, ethical and moral issues
• Interpret and implement Chaplain Service policies, responsibilities and procedures inherent to the free exercise of religion
• Assist in resolving accommodation of religious practice issues in the local correctional facility(ies)
• Manage the Chaplain service budget, resources and support systems