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Chaplain Part-Time Bilingual Required DeKalb/Sycamore, IL

Marketplace Chaplains · DeKalb, IL · Part time

Posted Jul 7, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

You may already know some employees in DeKalb and Sycamore from your own church or neighborhood. How do you keep those relationships from getting in the way of caring for everyone at the worksite fairly?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle overlapping roles without favoritism or making others feel left out.

Tell me about a time you helped someone through a divorce or a broken family relationship.

What they are checking: Whether they can offer real comfort in messy family situations without judging or taking sides.

Describe your own daily spiritual disciplines. How do they hold up when you're carrying other people's crises?

What they are checking: Whether their personal faith practice is steady enough to sustain them, since the role ties ministry to personal discipline.

Spanish is part of this role. Tell me about a time you helped someone through something painful while speaking Spanish.

What they are checking: Whether their Spanish is strong enough for real pastoral care, not just greetings and small talk.

What would you do

A worker says his supervisor is treating him unfairly and asks you to talk to management for him. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they stay a neutral caregiver instead of becoming an advocate or a go-between in workplace disputes.

This role is two to four hours a week. How would you spend that time so employees on every shift get to know you?

What they are checking: Whether they can plan limited hours wisely so night and weekend workers are not left out of the care.

You get a call on your day off that an employee's teenage son was killed in a car accident. What do you do in the first few hours?

What they are checking: Whether they will respond quickly in a crisis and know how to show up for a family without intruding.

Some Spanish-speaking employees may worry that talking with a chaplain could get back to their supervisor. How would you earn their trust?

What they are checking: Whether they understand why some workers are cautious and can build trust through consistency and discretion.

About the work

Confidential pastoral conversations are central to this work. What would you never repeat to the company's managers, and where does that promise end?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the narrow cases, like danger to self or others, where private talk must be reported.

How do you know when a problem like addiction, abuse or deep depression is beyond what you should handle, and where do you send people?

What they are checking: Whether they know the limits of pastoral care and refer to counselors or community resources instead of overreaching.

How do you keep track of your visits, follow-ups and referrals without putting private details in writing?

What they are checking: Whether they can document their care for accountability while protecting what employees told them in confidence.

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The full job description

As published by Marketplace Chaplains.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Please Note: While assigned hours are generally consistent from week to week, there are no guaranteed minimal hours and positional needs will vary depending on Chaplain availability and Client requirements. This role is Part-Time (2-4 hours per week) in DeKalb/Sycamore, IL Bilingual in Spanish is Required! Position Summary Chaplains are the frontline staff fulfilling the mission and Christian ministry of MCHAP, by using their gifts and talents to serve company employees and their immediate families. Essential Functions and Responsibilities • Serves as a messenger and conveyor of faith, mission, and purpose. • Interacts with companies, their employees, and the community in a manner that exhibits character through personal and spiritual disciplines. Ministry • Makes regular visits to company worksites (usually weekly) to interact with employees and build relationships of trust and friendship motivated by Christian faith. • Visits employees or immediate family members wherever care can be expressed and help given: hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family residences, or other sites. • May provide confidential pastoral discussions for problem issues of employees and their immediate family members including, but not limited to family matters, divorce, serious illness, care of aging parents, death and grief recovery, parenting, financial situations that may include debt discussions, budgeting, and other life issues related to financial stress, as well as any other personal issues. Provides referral service and acts as coordinator for specialized assistance to employees and/or immediate family members with specific needs. • May assist in the planning, conduct or attend funerals for employees or immediate family members, including follow-up support and encouragement to immediate family members during the grief period. • May make jail visits to employees and immediate family members. • Works with companies to serve notifications of death and serious injuries to families and other employees, encouraging those impacted by various tragedies. • May provide post-termination care for laid-off or terminated employees in order to foster a smooth transition to another work environment. • May facilitate, but not lead, spiritual enrichment activities, as an employee-sponsored and led activity will usually be more fruitful than a chaplain led event. • Provides, as appropriate/requested, literature and other resources to assist company employees with life issues. • Represents companies to clients/customers where it would be appropriate to ministry services involved (i.e., serious illness, accidents, traumatic events, and funerals). • Participates in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Service and the role of the Chaplain Team. • With Executive Director of Operations (EDO) permission, responds positively and assertively to other duties and services requested by executive leadership of companies, within the scope of the Letter of Agreement between MCHAP Chaplains and the company. Requirements 1. Has ability to work as member of interdisciplinary group and in an interfaith setting. Possesses ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values. 2. Skills to effectively listen and interact with clients, employees, and their families. Skills to deliver community presentations. Skills to deal effectively with family members and staff under stressful circumstances. High regard for the dignity and worth of clients, employees and their families. Skills to cope with stressful situations and able to document accurately according to standards. 3. Spiritual maturity and commitment to a Christian lifestyle and to MCHAPs Ministry values. Incorporates Christian values and beliefs in day-to-day activities and in the performance of job duties. Has a fundamental understanding of the Holy Bible and its proper application. Attests to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and actively participates in a biblically based church. 4. Demonstrated ability to interact professionally with diplomacy, patience, and courtesy with diverse groups; ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships while providing exceptional customer service. Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues. 5. Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate and interact effectively with leadership, colleagues, employees, and families. Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses. 6. Demonstrated skill in analyzing information to define and follow up on problems or objectives. Ability to identify solutions and solve problems. Demonstrated skill in interpreting policy and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed. 7. Demonstrated computer proficiency using Google Suites, Microsoft Office, or other equivalent software, internet, email messaging, and web-based software applications. Ability to understand and learn new technology programs. 8. Must have active state driver’s license and state minimum auto insurance (state(s) where servicing clients). Conditions of Employment Must pass a pre-employment background check. Work Environment This is a remote position in the field, and the work environment is dependent upon the clients’ worksite. Work environments can include manufacturing, hospitals, office buildings, and funeral homes with differing levels of temperature, noise, and light exposure.

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