Expression of Interest: Casual Chaplains
About The Position
Casual Chaplain opportunities across Central West NSW and surrounding areas (Orange, Parkes & Dubbo), with flexibility and willingness to travel across the region. Provide pastoral care and spiritual support across Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Community Services as required. Help foster wellbeing, dignity and a sense of belonging through person-centred pastoral care. As a Chaplain, you will provide effective, person-centred, spiritual, and pastoral care to customers, their carers, staff, and volunteers. Your role will involve compassionate and attentive listening, assessing spiritual and pastoral needs, and delivering person-centred spiritual care initiatives. The wonderful opportunity will also see you conduct worship services, staff devotions, funerals, and other rites of passage, participate in case management reviews, and contribute to care plans. Additionally, you will support and encourage BaptistCare staff and volunteers, document pastoral contacts, report activities, attend team meetings, and manage a team of Pastoral Care Volunteers.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy /pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications, with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy / pastoral care specific training
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heart
- Active involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian Church
- Chaplaincy or pastoral care experience
- Current ‘Working with Children Check’
- Willingness to undergo a police check
- A personal commitment to growth in the Christian faith
- Ability to recognise the spiritual and pastoral needs of clients and to design, deliver and evaluate person centred spiritual care initiatives in accordance with professional codes and standards of conduct.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients and to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to facilitate safe and welcoming spaces which provide a sense of community and belonging
- Treat all clients with equity, respect, and dignity
- Provide spiritual and pastoral care in ways that respect and value diversity, e.g. age, race, faith, culture, disability, gender, spirituality, and sexuality
- Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Purpose and Values and willingness to promote its Christian identity
- Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Policies and Procedures
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to supervise, support and train pastoral care volunteers
- A demonstrated commitment to self-nurture and self-care
- demonstrated commitment to maintain professional boundaries, and professional spiritual development
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in residential aged care, retirement living or community services will be highly regarded
- Understanding of the spiritual and pastoral needs of those living with dementia, loss, grief and bereavement, long term illness, relationship disharmony, mental health, disability, loneliness, or receiving palliative care
- Visiting clients in homes and hospitals as appropriate
Responsibilities
- Provide pastoral care and spiritual support across Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Community Services as required
- Conduct worship services, staff devotions, funerals, and other rites of passage
- Participate in case management reviews, and contribute to care plans
- Support and encourage BaptistCare staff and volunteers
- Document pastoral contacts
- Report activities
- Attend team meetings
- Manage a team of Pastoral Care Volunteers
Benefits
- flexible work hours
- a supportive team
- training opportunities
- financial benefits, including salary packaging
- stability working for an industry leading provider
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
