Pastoral Care Practitioner

Calvary Health Care; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Calvary Flora MacDonald seeks a Pastoral Care Practitioner to shape spiritual and pastoral care for residents, families and staff within our residential aged care setting.

You will be part of an integrated care team, delivering compassionate spiritual support, leading rituals and building collaborative relationships to enhance residents’ wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar.
• Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent; experience in aged care, health care or community care.
• Experience leading and facilitating meaningful rituals.
• Eligibility for SCA certified membership.

Responsibilities

• Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage priorities.
• Providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff as required.
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Pastoral care

Spiritual direction

Counselling

Education

Tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar

Job description

Cowandilla, SA, Australia, 5033

Permanent

Closing on: Sep 28 2026

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Position Description

Pastoral Care Practitioner - Calvary Flora MacDonald

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment

About The Role

Help shape the provision of spiritual and pastoral care of residents, families and staff at Calvary, ensuring their diverse spiritual needs are identified and responded to with exceptional sensitivity, compassion, knowledge and skill.

The Pastoral Care Practitioner participates as a member of the care team in the delivery of services to residents and their family members, and is responsible for ensuring that the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of residents, their families and staff are identified and responded to. The position of Pastoral Care Practitioner is part of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework supporting the resident to live their best life.

As the Pastoral Care Practitioner some of your main duties will include:

• Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage priorities
• As required, providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders

About You

You are a highly engaged professional practitioner, seeking to up hold the dignity of people living in residential aged care and seeking to make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing.

• A tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar
• Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent Recent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community care
• Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful rituals
• Eligibility for SCA certified membership

For further information please contact Teresa Lynch on [e-mail]

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
• Paid parental leave
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role