Director of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care

Location:

Providence Care Center
2025 Hayes Avenue
Sandusky, OH 44870

Job Type: Full Time

Description

Located on two campuses along the Lake Erie coast between Toledo and Cleveland, The Commons of Providence and Providence Care Center offer a full range of senior living services rooted in the Franciscan tradition. We are proud to be part of CHI Living Communities, a subsidiary of CommonSpirit Health.

Job Summary
The Director of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care provides leadership to ensure the organization’s Mission is woven into everyday operations and interactions. This role works in close collaboration with the Executive Director, Administrator, and Directors of Nursing.

The Director helps shape and sustain a culture rooted in the Core Values of compassion, inclusion, integrity, excellence, and collaboration—a culture that reflects the Franciscan heritage and Catholic identity at the heart of our ministry. A key focus of this role is fostering workplace spirituality and supporting the faith-based foundation on which the organization was built.

The Director also leads the development and delivery of high-quality spiritual care for residents across all levels of care and supervises a full-time Coordinator of Spiritual Care.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership in Mission Integration within the senior living environment.

  • Serve as the campus subject matter expert on Mission, Core Values, Catholic identity, and Franciscan heritage.

  • Promote and interpret the Mission and Values while collaborating with campus leadership to ensure they are reflected in policies, decisions, and daily operations.

  • Foster a culture of pride and ownership in the Mission, helping employees connect their work to a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.

  • Support employee wellness, engagement, and retention through spiritual formation and presence.

  • Lead prayer and theological reflections; cultivate a spiritually rich workplace.

  • Facilitate both initial and ongoing formation for managers and employees.

  • Provide education on and ensure compliance with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).

Spiritual Care Oversight:

  • Supervise the full-time Coordinator of Spiritual Care and oversee the overall spiritual care program.

  • Ensure spiritual care is accessible and integrated throughout the continuum of care, especially at end-of-life.

  • Coordinate appropriate religious services for residents of all faiths.

  • Oversee the care and use of chapels on both campuses.

  • Engage clergy, faith communities, and other community partners as appropriate.

In addition to the essential job specific duties listed above, the Director of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care shall be required to perform all duties (essential and non-essential) in a manner consistent with the Mission Statement and Values (compassion, inclusion, integrity, excellence and collaboration) of CHI Living Communities and will be evaluated on such basis.

Furthermore, every employee must abide by all campus, departmental, and safety policies, rules, and regulations.

CHI Living Communities has the right to change the job specific duties and specifications required for the position of Director of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care from time to time without prior notice.

Employee benefits