Chaplain - Tyler Road Plant - Russellville, AR

Job Details:

Job Summary:

Tyson Chaplains provide compassionate, spiritual care that explores Team Members’ diverse beliefs, honors their experiences, and empowers them with meaningful resources for their personal lives and careers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide a consistent physical presence and compassionate care throughout assigned facilities, adhering to and modeling safety protocols specific to each work environment

Spend a minimum of 40% of the workday actively engaging with Team Members across all accessible work areas and break locations, including but not limited to the production floor, Team Member office areas, shipping docks, hatcheries , and feed mills

Provide spiritual and emotional guidance to Team Members and their immediate families while respecting people's unique beliefs, values, and experiences

Maintain a judgment-free presence, inclusive of all faiths, sexual orientations, and ethnicities

Counsel distressed and bereaved individuals and families while providing helpful strategies for understanding and healing

Respond to critical incident situations where Team Members or their families have been traumatized

Maintain confidentiality in all chaplain conversations except for those that reveal risk of injury to self, others, or the business

Collaborate with HR leadership and the chaplain services’ team to offer educational and social service opportunities that help stabilize Team Members’ personal lives

Make hospital and home visits to Team Members and immediate family members

Provide appropriate chaplain presence at memorials and/or funerals of Team Members

Cultivate and maintain a network of referral resources through community partnerships and service providers that can assist in serving the various needs of Team Members

Write articles and/or provide presentations consistent with personal education, experience, and training, as requested by HR or chaplain services leadership

Serve as an advisor to management on matters of religion, morals/ethics, and Team Member morale and pulse

Maintain moral and ethical character and conduct that is above reproach and protects the reputational integrity of the company and chaplaincy program

Keep accurate records of contacts and write required reports assisting leadership in identifying and assessing thematic risks

Education:

• Certifications:
• •Minimum requirement Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred*
• •Four units of clinical pastoral education (or the willingness to complete four units within two years of employment)
• [Note: Official documentation of degree completion from a CHEA accredited (or international equivalent) institution in a content area relevant to chaplaincy - acceptable concentrations would include applicable theological and human science degrees.]

Work Experience:

3+ years of chaplain experience in a culturally diverse and faith inclusive context is preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

• •Clergy endorsement
• •Chaplain board certification preferred

Requirements:

Time Availability : This position is generally a 1st shift but requires candidate to have availability to work off shifts when required or is needed.

Computer Skills: Basic computer and video conferencing skills to include MS Office programs.

Communication Skills: Chaplains must be proficient in English—speaking, reading, and writing. Bilingual skills are preferred. Chaplains must also be able to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via video conference.

Physical: The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Must be able to safely walk all production and non-production floors multiple times daily, including climbing stairs, navigating tight spaces, and managing uneven, wet, or slippery surfaces during operations.

May work long shifts, responding to crises, functioning in both hot and cold environments with extensive walking and standing.

Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel independently to plant facilities and other locations requesting chaplaincy support (such as hospitals, hospices, funeral homes, etc.).

Special Job Competencies:

Basic case management and mental health assessment skills preferred.

Supervisory :

N one

Travel:

Up to 5% ( 1-2 weeks annually is typical)

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

ALL SHIFTS (United States of America)

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We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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