Services

A Chaplain is available on-call 24 hours a day. 7 days a week, 365 days a year, for crisis intervention and emergencies. Our commitment is to respond by phone within thirty minutes. Chaplain services cover all employees and their immediate family members and are voluntary, confidential, and neutral from company operations.

Based upon the employer’s request. Chaplains will make brief, weekly visits to get to know employees and offer a moment of encouragement. If an employee has something he/she wants to discuss with the Chaplain, it may be mentioned at this time. Depending on the nature and urgency of the employee’s need, the Chaplain will coordinate a place and time for a follow-up meeting. This may be on a break, at lunch, by e-mail, or by phone

At the employee’s invitation, Chaplains will make hospital, family, nursing home, funeral home, and other neutral site visits when appropriate.

Chaplains care for the employee as well as immediate family members. Such care includes discussions concerning, but not restricted to: marriage, divorce, serious illness, death, grief recovery, child-rearing, and care of aging parents. Other personal issues that may be discussed could include drug and alcohol dependency, financial and budgeting matters, stress management, spousal and child abuse, and fears related to national, state, and local terrorist activity.

Chaplains will recommend and arrange professional services (i.e. mental and physical health professionals) for employees or immediate family members as deemed appropriate. Chaplains will also link employees or their household members to the necessary community services (i.e. Alcoholics Anonymous, etc.) as well as connect the employee with the company’s Employee Assistance Program when appropriate.

Upon request, a Chaplain will assist in the preparation, preside at the service, and/or attend the wedding of an employee or their immediate family member. Pre-marital conversations, as well as follow-up services, are also available.

Chaplains will provide public prayer or inspirational remarks for ceremonies or special events as requested (e.g. a time of crisis or tragedy, Good Friday, Ash Wednesday, Memorial Day, company events, etc.) They will also provide critical incident debriefing and assistance following accidents or incidents of violence.

Chaplains will visit employees and their immediate family members who may be in jail or prison. Both the family and the individual will be provided emotional encouragement, assistance with issues of separation, and aid in the transition back into the mainstream of society.

Chaplains are available to serve on a death notification team. Upon request, they will assist in the planning, participate in the service, and/or perform on-site memorial services for employees or immediate family members, Follow-up support and discussions regarding coping with and walking through times of grief are also available.

Chaplains will provide books or other printed material as requested by the employees.

Chaplains are trained and equipped to provide, as requested by the leadership team, training workshops that include topics such as; Team Development, Communication Effectiveness, Conflict Resolution, Critical Incident Stress Management, Wellness Plans, and others.