Chaplain

What you would do

• Lead prayers and religious services for Veteran patients, families, staff, and community
• Provide spiritual assessments and create care plans for patients
• Offer counseling and crisis support to patients and staff
• Serve as a member of the patient treatment team
• Keep accurate records of chaplain care services
• Coordinate with community groups to meet patients' religious needs

Do you qualify for GS-9 to GS-11?

With experience: For the GS-11 level, you need one year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade. For the GS-9 level, no experience is needed beyond the basic requirements. The job can be filled at any level from GS-9 to GS-11.

With education: You need a Master of Divinity degree or an equivalent graduate-level theological degree from an accredited college, university, or theological school. If you do not have one, an approved educational equivalency review from a nationally recognized chaplain board certification body is accepted. Education cannot be used to replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Ecclesiastical endorsement from the official national endorsing body of your faith group, dated within the past 12 months
• Board certification as a Chaplain from BCCI or a certifying body with a reciprocity agreement with BCCI

How to apply well

What to send:

• Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week for each job
• Ecclesiastical endorsement dated within the past 12 months
• Transcript if you use education to qualify
• Proof of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education if you are not board certified
• SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee or a VHA trainee graduate
• DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
• SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, and your resume and answers will be verified. You may be asked to send written answers to knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). An incomplete application receives an ineligible rating, and errors or missing information can affect your consideration.

Tips for this job:

• Get your ecclesiastical endorsement dated within the past 12 months, since an incomplete package is rated ineligible.
• Make your resume show the month and year for each job, plus hours worked per week, and describe duties in detail.
• The 2-page resume limit does not apply here, but you must send a long-form resume or CV and any SF-50 or DD-214 that applies to you.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. Travel to other VA campuses and clinics may be required.

Incentives and relocation: None. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized for this job.

Conditions of employment:

• U.S. citizenship required
• Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
• Proficient in written and spoken English
• Background and security investigation
• Online onboarding with acceptable identification that is REAL ID compliant
• Pre-employment physical evaluation
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• 1 or 2-year trial period
• Must complete all required documents listed in the announcement

Job details

Salary

$69,905 – $109,959 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-9 to GS-11 · General Schedule

Location

West Roxbury, Massachusetts

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Openings

1

Security clearance

Not Required

Travel

50% or less

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Chaplain (0060)

Announcement

CBTD-13098159-27-JM