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Base pay range Position Title: Chaplain II
Job Requisition ID: 52362
Closing Date: 01/09/2026 11:59 p.m.
Agency: Department of Corre
Class Title: CHAPLAIN II - 06902
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,880/month; Full Range: $6,880-$9,974/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: LaSalle
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators, Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Position Overview The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is seeking a dedicated professional chaplain to engage, lead, and inspire the community served within IDOC facilities. This position will serve as a head chaplain and you will oversee the holistic spiritual development and full-spectrum religious support of all faiths, traditions, and denominations represented within the facility you serve.
Essential Functions
As facility-head Chaplain, directs and coordinates the work of all Chaplains.
Determines general goals, philosophies, policies, and procedures for the institutional chaplaincy program and integrates these objectives with those of other services and programs.
Conducts individual and group counseling sessions for individuals in custody.
Serves as designated lead worker.
Fills outside speaking engagements.
Meets with Assistant Warden of Programs and the Manager of Chaplain Services to review the activities of the chaplain area.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college, supplemented by completion of three (3) years of a prescribed course of study in a recognized and accredited theological seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.
Requires ordination or licensing by a recognized communion and is duly authorized by appropriate authority of this denomination.
Requires two (2) years of chaplaincy pastorate or related experience.
Requires one (1) year of clinical, institutional, congregational, or related experience.
Requires one (1) or more units of accredited clinical pastoral education.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience working with faith and/or religious traditions (not denominations) other than their own.
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience working with and/or on an interdisciplinary care team for behavioral health and/or psychiatric health and/or social services.
Prefers at least three (3) years of experience in an institutional chaplaincy setting, not only a congregational setting.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience directing fellow clergy and/or ordained individuals.
Prefers a least two (2) years of experience directing and/or coordinating staff.
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience conducting individual and/or group counseling sessions.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience preparing and conducts formal religious services, sacramental rites, and/or workshop services.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience planning a weekly schedule of chapel activities.
Conditions of Employment
Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
Work Hours 8am-4pm Sun-Thurs, Fri/Sat off
Work Location Headquarter Location: Sheridan Correctional Center 4017 E 2603rd Rd, Sheridan, Illinois, 60551
Work County
Agency Contact FaithAnn DiRosa Email: Faith.A.Dirosa@illinois.gov
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process. If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. Non-State employees should log in on the website to apply.
The Main Form Of Communication Will Be Through Email. Please Check Your "junk Mail", "spam", Or "other" Folder For Communication(s) Regarding Any Submitted Application(s).
Benefits
Flexible work schedules in some program areas (flexible time and hybrid options)
Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
Pension Plan - vesting at 10 years for Tier II
Full 20-year retirement awards free health insurance during retirement
Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs
Paid state holidays 13-14 days annually
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
Nearest Major Market: Ottawa
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Base pay range Position Title: Chaplain II
Job Requisition ID: 52362
Closing Date: 01/09/2026 11:59 p.m.
Agency: Department of Corre
Class Title: CHAPLAIN II - 06902
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,880/month; Full Range: $6,880-$9,974/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: LaSalle
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators, Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Position Overview The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is seeking a dedicated professional chaplain to engage, lead, and inspire the community served within IDOC facilities. This position will serve as a head chaplain and you will oversee the holistic spiritual development and full-spectrum religious support of all faiths, traditions, and denominations represented within the facility you serve.
Essential Functions
As facility-head Chaplain, directs and coordinates the work of all Chaplains.
Determines general goals, philosophies, policies, and procedures for the institutional chaplaincy program and integrates these objectives with those of other services and programs.
Conducts individual and group counseling sessions for individuals in custody.
Serves as designated lead worker.
Fills outside speaking engagements.
Meets with Assistant Warden of Programs and the Manager of Chaplain Services to review the activities of the chaplain area.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college, supplemented by completion of three (3) years of a prescribed course of study in a recognized and accredited theological seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.
Requires ordination or licensing by a recognized communion and is duly authorized by appropriate authority of this denomination.
Requires two (2) years of chaplaincy pastorate or related experience.
Requires one (1) year of clinical, institutional, congregational, or related experience.
Requires one (1) or more units of accredited clinical pastoral education.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience working with faith and/or religious traditions (not denominations) other than their own.
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience working with and/or on an interdisciplinary care team for behavioral health and/or psychiatric health and/or social services.
Prefers at least three (3) years of experience in an institutional chaplaincy setting, not only a congregational setting.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience directing fellow clergy and/or ordained individuals.
Prefers a least two (2) years of experience directing and/or coordinating staff.
Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience conducting individual and/or group counseling sessions.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience preparing and conducts formal religious services, sacramental rites, and/or workshop services.
Prefers at least two (2) years of experience planning a weekly schedule of chapel activities.
Conditions of Employment
Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
Work Hours 8am-4pm Sun-Thurs, Fri/Sat off
Work Location Headquarter Location: Sheridan Correctional Center 4017 E 2603rd Rd, Sheridan, Illinois, 60551
Work County
Agency Contact FaithAnn DiRosa Email: Faith.A.Dirosa@illinois.gov
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process. If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. Non-State employees should log in on the website to apply.
The Main Form Of Communication Will Be Through Email. Please Check Your "junk Mail", "spam", Or "other" Folder For Communication(s) Regarding Any Submitted Application(s).
Benefits
Flexible work schedules in some program areas (flexible time and hybrid options)
Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
Pension Plan - vesting at 10 years for Tier II
Full 20-year retirement awards free health insurance during retirement
Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs
Paid state holidays 13-14 days annually
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
Nearest Major Market: Ottawa
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