Job Description
Chaplain (35 Hour)
Muslim Chaplain
Recruitment #250907-1510HC-003
Location Bridgeport, CT
East Lyme, CT
Enfield, CT
Hartford, CT
Montville, CT
New Haven, CT
Newtown, CT
Date Opened 9/15/2025 2:21:00 PM Salary $65,559 - $88,955/year Job Type Open to the Public Close Date 9/25/2025 11:59:00 PM
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Introduction
Are you looking to grow your career within the State of Connecticut? If so, take a look at this great opportunity below! The Department of Correction (DOC) is currently recruiting for a Muslim Chaplain to work within the Religious Services Unit.
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- Professional growth and development opportunities;
- A healthy work/life balance for all employees!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS - Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill vacancies throughout State correctional facilities as openings occur within the next year.
- This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 35 hours a week, schedule based on facility needs and is entitled to excellent benefits including health and dental.
- Candidates selected for this position will be required to attend the 14-week Training Academy in Cheshire, CT.
In this role, you will work with our various offender populations conducting religious services in our state facilities, including:
- Administering religious rituals;
- Preparing for worship and group study ;
- Conferring with visiting clergy;
- Pastoral Counseling;
- Collaborating with facility staff on religious concerns that may arise; and
- Meeting the needs of the department, including providing worship services during Holidays. and supervision of inmates conducting worship and study for other religious traditions.
- This position may require you to prepare and deliver a worship service as part of the interview process.
- Our current vacancies exist at Bridgeport CI, Brooklyn CI, Cheshire CI, Corrigan CI, Garner CI, Hartford CI, MacDougall-Walker CI, Manson Youth CI, New Haven CI, Osborn CI, Robinson CI, Cybulski CI, and York CI.
- This process may be used to fill future vacancies at other Department locations.
About Us The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.
The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.
The Religious Services Unit offers to the inmate population trauma informed presence, pastoral care, spiritual guidance, religious facilitation, and programming that reduces recidivism.
Annually, more than 80,000 hours of ministry time, more than 20,000 worship services and religious programs and more than 50,000 individual and group counseling sessions are provided to offenders by the Chaplaincy staff which is supplemented by numerous religious volunteers from the community.
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Before You Apply - Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.
- Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
- Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
- Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.
After You Apply - Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
- Prepare For An Interview: Interviews are limited to those whose experience and training are most aligned with the role. To prepare, review this helpful Interview Preparation Guide to make the best impression!
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- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at
QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP: Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Alejandro G. Dávila-Hurtado at alejandro.davila-hurtado@ct.gov.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Chaplaincy Department of a state hospital, correctional facility or agency this class is accountable for ministering to the pastoral needs of the population and for conducting religious services.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Preaches and conducts religious services in a state facility;
- Administers rites and sacraments;
- Prepares and preaches sermons;
- Confers with visiting clergy;
- Consults with facility staff on religious problems;
- Interprets Chaplain function to other departments in facility;
- Under appropriate clinical supervision, counsels individuals and their families;
- Participates in team meetings;
- Keeps records and writes reports;
- Assists in organizing and conducting seminars for community clergy;
- Participates in various in-house educational programs;
- May speak to lay and professional groups;
- May train and conduct choir;
- May serve on a variety of committees;
- May participate in Employee Assistance Program;
- May counsel staff and their families;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of pastoral ministry and ability to perform requirements of formal religious services;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications - General Experience - Incumbents must possess one of the following:
- Graduation from an accredited three (3) year postgraduate theological seminary;
- A Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent;
- Completion of all formal religious training required by a recognized religious denomination necessary to perform the pastoral role.
AND
- One (1) year of pastoral experience or equivalent experience within a recognized religious denomination.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with diverse and at-risk populations;
- Experience working with diverse cultures;
- Experience or familiarity with other faith traditions;
- Experience communicating and providing counseling to at-risk populations;
- Experience working independently;
- Experience multi-tasking and having the ability to keep records and work schedules organized;
- Experience working in a team environment with others who may come from different backgrounds and/or beliefs; and
- Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) experience.
Special Requirements - Incumbents in this class must have been ordained or commissioned by a religious body and received endorsement by an acceptable recognized denominational authority for this position. Endorsement or credentialing by the same endorsing authority must be ongoing and uninterrupted as a condition of employment.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and maintain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain individuals or inmates; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals or inmates; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
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Job Tags
Full time, Immediate start, All shifts, Shift work, Day shift,