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Staff Chaplain

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
MCSO Training Facility, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Dec 2025
💰 $74,500/yr($57,000/yr – $74,500/yr)

About the role

Posting Date

12/24/25

Application Deadline

01/06/26

Pay Range

Min - 1st Quartile - Mid - Max
$57,000 - $61,375 - $65,750 - $74,500

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Sheriff

About the Position

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others?  Do you have a passion for ministry, a strong sense of empathy, and the desire to inspire others?  If so, we invite you to join our team as a Staff Chaplain.

The MCSO Staff Chaplain provides full-time, professional emotional, spiritual, and moral support to all MCSO employees—sworn, detention, and civilian—and their immediate families. This position is exclusively staff-facing and does not involve services to inmates. The chaplain promotes individual resilience, team morale, and workplace wellness. This role also supervises the Volunteer Chaplain Program and participates in formal agency ceremonies and crisis response activities. The Chaplain serves as a trusted, confidential resource available to support personnel during routine operations and critical incidents.

Apply now and embark on an incredible journey of compassion, healing, and growth as a Staff Chaplain with MCSO.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community?  We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel.  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency where we come together as a team to support and provide public safety. 

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Divinity, Theology, Comparative Religion, Scripture or related field and completion of a seminary program.

Experience

  • Three (3) years of experience in active ministry.

OR

  • Must be ordained, licensed, commissioned, endorsed, or sponsored by a denomination/religion; must be in good standing with the denomination/religion for three (3) years; Letter of Certification from a regional/local leader of the denomination/religion is required. (The Letter of Certification must state at a minimum: The applicant is in good standing with the denomination/religion for at least three (3) years. Reference to ordinations, licensing, commissioning, or sponsorship may also be included).

Combined education and experience qualifications

  • Other combinations of education or experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year for year basis.

Other requirements

  • In order to be considered for employment with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, successful candidates must not have a revoked or suspended driver’s license.
  • OR Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire.
  • Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS – IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.
  • Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

  • Two (2) years supporting uniformed personnel (e.g., law enforcement, detention staff, fire, EMS, military).
  • Certification in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) or equivalent, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

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