Christian Care Communities Careers
One Team, One Mission
Christian Care Communities provides care in a wide variety of settings, but there is one guiding principle that brings our programs together—the personal touch.
Senior Living Chaplain - Nicholasville & Midway
Chaplain for Senior Living Community
We are seeking a compassionate, dedicated, and interfaith-minded Community Chaplain to join our interdisciplinary care team. In this role, you will act as a spiritual guide, pastor, and counselor, offering a vital ministry of presence, comfort, and hope to older adults aging with dignity. You will deliver comprehensive spiritual assessments, provide emotional support to residents, families, and staff, and lead communal religious services tailored to various cognitive and physical abilities.
This position shares it’s time between campuses in Nicholasville and Midway, KY.
Essential Responsibilities
- Direct Pastoral Care: Conduct regular visits to residents across independent living, and skilled nursing center.
- Worship & Programming: Plan, coordinate, and lead weekly ecumenical worship services, scripture studies, devotions, and seasonal holy day celebrations.
- Crisis & End-of-Life Support: Offer immediate prayer, presence, and grief counseling during acute medical declines, family transitions, or active end-of-life care.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Actively participate in care plan conferences alongside nursing, social services, and life enrichment teams to support holistic resident health.
- Family & Staff Ministry: Provide bereavement support to grieving families and offer a supportive, listening ear to staff members navigating compassion fatigue.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree from 4-year college or university
Preferred Education: Master’s degree of Divinity from accredited seminary; 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education from ACPE (Association of Clinical Pastoral Education) accredited facility
Required Experience: 2 years’ experience as ordained pastoral care provider
Preferred Experience: Experience in a healthcare or geriatric setting
Required: 30 hours continuing education every 2 years, 20 hours pastoral care, 10 hours gerontology; denominational endorsement from his/her community of faith, and be an active member of a local church congregation.
Business travel is a requirement of position; proof of valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
If personal vehicle is used to transport self or others; proof of insurance of $100,000 single limit of liability
What We Can Offer You
Christian Care Communities is well known for its attractive array of employee benefits and services, which include:
Competitive Salary
Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
Flexible Spending & Health Spending Account Options
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Wellness Programs with Incentives
Paid Vacation, Sick, Personal Days and Holidays
401(k) Retirement Pension Plan with Company Contribution
401(k) Retirement Pension Plan with Company Contribution
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Reward and Recognition Program
Award Winning Employee Safety Program
Tuition Assistance
Opportunity to Grow Within the Organization Through the Internal Job Posting Process
On-the-Job Training and Skills Enhancement Courses
ABOUT US
When you work for Christian Care Communities – you have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of older adults. And you can do it all in a “Gold Award Well Workplace,” awarded to Christian Care by WELCOA, the premier wellness council in America.
The most important service we offer is CARE–the kind of personal care that promotes true community, hope and healing for those we serve. It is our extraordinary employees who truly make us Christian Care Communities. We employ more than 900 people in 19 communities across the state of Kentucky, and they are a very diverse group.
