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JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Part-Time Visitation Pastor
Purpose:
To provide pastoral care, to proclaim the Good News, and
to administer Holy Communion to infirm and shut-in persons in
their homes, hospitals, nursing
homes, and other special settings.
To be a resource person with knowledge of church and community services
which will aid and assist home-bound and nursing home members of the congregation.
To support the whole ministry of First Lutheran Church while attending
to a specialized portion of First Lutheran's membership.
Supervision: The Part-Time Visitation Pastor serves under the supervision
of the Senior Pastor. The Visitation Pastor is responsible for reporting
monthly
to the Senior Pastor.
Responsibilities: Subject to review and adjustment in conjunction
with the Senior Pastor and the Church Council, the following constitute
the
major
responsibilities of the Part-Time Visitation Pastor:
- To visit all home-bound members of First Lutheran. The frequency
of visits will vary greatly from member to member, but most
can be visited
either monthly
or once every two months.
- To visit all nursing home members of First
Lutheran once each month.
- To serve as liturgist at one worship
service each Sunday the Visitation Pastor is available.
- To oversee
the Deacon Ministry (lay ministers providing Holy Communion
to home-bound and/or nursing home residents).
- To visit members of First
Lutheran in the hospital in conjunction with other staff/members
of First who make hospital calls,
typically one day
per week.
- To serve as pastoral advisor and resource person
to the Keenagers (older adult ministry).
Working Conditions
The position of Part-Time Visitation Pastor is intended to
be very flexible in terms of time management of responsibilities
and time
away from First
Lutheran. As long as the basic responsibilities are
fulfilled, how and when the pastoral
ministry is done is at the discretion of the Visitation
Pastor.
The position requires the Visitation Pastor to drive his/her
own automobile.
While the Visitation Pastor is not expected to attend
staff meetings, the pastor should be in contact
with the Senior
Pastor, Parish
Nurse, or other
members
of the staff depending upon the circumstance, so
that the pastoral care needs of
shut-ins and nursing home members are known among
those who provide care.
The church will provide an office and secretarial
support. Because of the part-time nature of this
position, it
is possible in future
years
that
the office space
would be shared with another member of the First
Lutheran staff.
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