Timothy Flanagan Jr ⋅ Charlotte, NC HF Financial/MassMutual-Carolinas ⋅ 29 years experience

Michael

Yes, there are opportunities for you. There are two large national organizations, Marketplace Chaplains and Corporate Chaplains of America. We work with Marketplace Chaplains in our business and I know they are usually looking for Chaplains. There are more and more businesses adding a chaplaincy program to support their employees.

C12 is a national organization of businesses run by Christian Business owners. There may be some businesses that are directly looking to hire a full time Chaplain as well.

Hope this quick response helps. All the best and thanks for your service.

Tim

Henry ("Dr. Hank") Stevens ⋅ Fort Lauderdale, FL Human Resources Quality Assurance, LLC (Now Retired) ⋅ 50 years experience

Although I have been out of hospital human resources for some time, I am SURE that there is a "professional association" of hospital chaplains. Identify and contact them.
Indeed, there are north of 5,500 hospitals in the USA and although not all employ chaplains, many do. I would start here:

https://www.aha.org/front

In looking into this issue for you, I found this quote . . . . within same, I think you will find a lead . . . .

Additionally, I found this article that might also be of use/interest to you:

"Chaplain Services

In 2000, Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson established a chaplain program for the company’s employees because "he recognized the importance of faith in the lives of our people," explains Rodney Nagel, senior vice president of human resources operations.

The company now employs more than 120 chaplains, mostly part time, to serve 265 of its more than 400 facilities in the U.S. and Mexico.

"This is not faith-based but faith-friendly," Nagel explains. "Our workforce is very diverse and is made up of a lot of faith groups and people without any particular faith affiliation. So we wanted to make sure we could serve them all because that’s one of our cultural tenets—we take care of each other."

Tyson Foods has chaplains representing 27 different Christian faith groups. More than half of the chaplains are bilingual. They work with employees of all faiths as well as those who have no connection to any religion.

"We still reach out to leaders of other faiths, such as Islam, for consultation on matters involving employees of those faiths," Nagel says.

Chaplains are included in employee orientation at some locations, where they talk about the importance of treating one another with respect. They also make weekly visits to different shifts working in the company’s plants and offices.

"They have helped us not only when our team members have some crisis in their lives but also when they have some joy in their lives," says Nagel, adding that the chaplains have played a role in improving employee retention, as well.The company’s turnover rate dropped about 50 percent between 2003 and 2012; Nagel attributes that in part to the chaplain program.

Whatever methods an organization chooses to embrace religious diversity, HR professionals should focus on how those methods link to business goals, advises Dagit, the former Merck chief diversity officer.

"Your ability to attract and retain and develop the very best talent is contingent upon your being able to include and embrace faith as a central identity for many people," she says.

Dori Meinert is a senior writer for HR Magazine."

Lastly . . . . . I think being a chaplain in the military says it all . . . . . so your real challenge is to focus on your talents (as being a chaplain IS your experience). Come to grips with just what the value proposition that you can provide to a prospective employer by focusing on your talents. This FREE online assessment will help. If you need (or want) my two cents on the results (also free), contact me off this channel at hlstevens42@gmail.com:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/hr/jtypesresult.aspx

Regards . . . . Dr. Hank

ACP AdvisorNet Staff ⋅ New York, NY ⋅ 10 years experience

Hi Michael,

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