Principal Chaplain (Catholic or Anglican) at National Youth Service (NYS)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Officiating religious ceremonies and managing Chapels within the Service.
• Offering spiritual and psychological counselling and guidance to service men/women, staff and their families
• Administering religious rites
• Sourcing for spiritual materials for preaching and teaching
• Identifying volunteer groups and coordinating their programs
• Participating in admission and discharge boards
• Implementing spiritual rehabilitation programs
• Ensuring observance of the Christian seasonal and special events
• Managing records on chaplaincy matters
• Identifying chaplaincy development projects
• Facilitating seminars, workshops and retreats for servicemen/women, staff and their families
• Collaborating with external faith based and community organizations on matters of spiritual welfare
• Preparing servicemen/women and staff for graduation on completion of chaplaincy courses

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: sacred theology, Christian philosophy, Pastoral Theology, Theology, Theology and Bible Divinity, Islamic, Arabic studies (Jamiyah) or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; OR
• Serving Senior Catechist/Anglican with Six (6) years’ work experience
• A letter of recommendation from the head of Church/ Mosque where the church must be under the umbrella of any of the following bodies: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB); National Council of Churches of Kenya; Evangelical Fellowship of Churches in Kenya; East Africa Union OF Seventh Day Adventist; Supreme Council for Kenya Muslims or any other recognized body;
• Be an ordained pastor /priest and licensed by the Government authority;/Islamic Authority;
• A proven record of consistent Christian/Muslims character;
• Have Certificate in Management Course from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;