Chaplain

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Posting End Date: Open until filled

City: Winnipeg  

Employer: Donwood Manor 

Site: Donwood Manor -   

Department / Unit: Chaplain   

Job Stream: Non-Clinical   

Union: Non Union   

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FTE: 1.0   

Anticipated Shift: [[Cust_AnticipatedShift]] 

Work Arrangement:

Daily Hours Worked: 7.5  

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Salary: $, $, $, $, $, $, $, $, $, $  

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Faites progresser votre carrière dans la Région sanitaire de Winnipeg Notre équipe offre une gamme étendue de services de soins de santé par le biais d'un réseau intégré de sites, de services et d'organismes. Nous sommes unis par un engagement commun en faveur de l'excellence et de l'équité des soins de santé.

Chaplain

Permanent| Fulltime (75 hours bi-weekly)  

Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chaplain directs the spiritual care of the residents in support of the mission, vision and objectives of Donwood Manor.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a recognized University with specific training in Theology; Master's Preferred
• Preference for a minimum of 2 Clinical Pastoral Education Units;
• Ministry experience;
• Preference for certification as a Spiritual Care Practitioner through the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care (CASC); willingness to achieve certification in agree upon timeframe if not currently certified
• Active member in a Protestant church with a preference for a Mennonite Brethren background; affirmed by the
• denomination for ministry;
• Education and/or work background in Gerontology an asset;
• Ability to communicate in both English and German language an asset;
• Sensitivity to religious pluralism and other faiths, with a willingness to share openly about the hope rooted in the Christian faith;
• Demonstrate discretion and confidentiality in all resident related matters;
• Able to exercise good judgement, take initiative, and be able to work independently and as part of a team;
• Willingness to passionately advocate and speak openly about the deep hope of Christian life

Responsibilities:

• Communicates department leaders to create a climate sensitive to the spiritual needs of the resident;
• Provide regular visits and meaningful interactions with residents including responding to referrals from residents, family or any health care team member;
• Ensure regular contact on resident units to ensure continual communication;
• Complete Spiritual Care assessments and documentation in keeping with Manitoba Health and Accreditation standards;
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and contribute spiritual care information for resident care conferences; other committees as requested.
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in spiritual services, assuring rich and varied programs.  These include weekday services, Sunday services, memorial services, public Communion services as well as individual requests by residents, families and staff;
• Foster residents' connections with their church;
• Plan and coordinate services such as World Day of Prayer, and Donwood Memorial Services;
• Provide supportive presence for residents nearing end of life;
• Actively participate and research ethical issues to guide the clinical team

This is an out-of-scope position. Schedule of work requires flexibility and may include some evening and weekend hours depending on work flow. Disability accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process. As a condition of employment, a current Criminal Record Certificate and an Adult Abuse Registry is required within three weeks of hire date.  Submit resume to: Human Resources at

Closing date: 0900 on 0900 on Wednesday, August 27, 2025

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Le poste exige une vérification satisfaisante du casier judiciaire (y compris une vérification de l'habilitation à travailler auprès de personnes vulnérables), du registre des enfants maltraités et du registre des adultes maltraités comme conditions d'emploi. La candidate ou le candidat retenu devra assumer les frais de service engagés, s'il y a lieu. Une vérification de sécurité est jugée à jour si elle a été obtenue au plus tard six (6) mois avant le début de l'emploi.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services. 

Veuillez noter qu'il est interdit qu'un employé ou une employée ait deux postes ETP ou plus, équivalant à un taux combiné de plus de 1,0, dans toute l'entité légale de l'ORSW (Centre Deer Lodge, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Hôpital Grace, Centre des sciences de la santé, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, River Park Gardens, Hôpital Victoria, programmes administratifs de l'ORSW, services de santé communautaire de l'ORSW). 

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

On peut demander aux candidat(e)s qui sont convoqué(e)s à une entrevue de participer à une évaluation des compétences.  

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Toute demande d'emploi et tout CV reçus après la date de tombée ne seront pas considérés dans le concours.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Nous serons heureux de recevoir les candidatures de personnes handicapées. Des accommodements peuvent être faits, à la demande, pendant le processus d'évaluation et de sélection.