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Division of Veterans Services - Caring for America's Heroes

The Idaho Division of Veterans Services (IDVS) is seeking a compassionate and motivated individual for a Religious Activities Coordinator position at the Boise Veterans Home.
The ideal candidate will organize and coordinate religious and volunteer programs for residents at the Boise Veterans Home and perform related work.
If you are interested in working with veterans and want to make a difference in their lives, come join our team!

The State of Idaho Offers Incredible Employee Benefits!

• Excellent low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
• Paid parental leave
• Eleven paid holidays per year
• Participation in one of the nation's best state retirement systems
• Multiple savings plans
• Life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Ongoing training opportunities and more

• Plans, organizes, and coordinates religious and volunteer programs at a long-term care facility
• Surveys religious needs
• Establishes standards, policies, and procedures, and evaluates program performance
• Coordinates programs and services such as study groups, prayer meetings, educational classes, and religious counseling by visiting religious workers
• Provides religious counseling to residents
• Maintains contact with families of residents
• Serves as a liaison with community organizations and churches
• Provides religious services on Sundays to residents
• Plans and implements a program to recruit, train, place and supervise volunteer workers

• Some knowledge of: Management practices; needs of institutionalized residents and their families.
• Good knowledge of: Religious theory and thought; various religious denominations and their beliefs and practices; theory and methods of religious counseling.
• Experience: Planning, developing, evaluating, and maintaining religious and volunteer programs; recruiting and training volunteers.

• Completion of at least 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in program(s) accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) or, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC).