Pastoral Care Practitioner - Flexible Hours, Aged Care

Calvary Care; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Discounted health insurance

Gym memberships

Paid parental leave

Training and development

Flexible hours

Job summary

Calvary Kelaston in Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia, seeks a Pastoral Care Practitioner (0.6FTE/21hrs per week) to support residents, families and staff with spiritual care. You will work within an integrated care team, delivering compassionate and culturally sensitive spiritual support and leading meaningful rituals as part of holistic care.

Applicants should have a tertiary qualification in pastoral care or related field, CP Education, and eligibility for SCA membership.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar.
• Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent recent experience in aged care/health care.
• Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of 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

Ritual preparation and facilitation

Collaborative stakeholder engagement

Education

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

Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent

Eligibility for SCA certified membership

Job description

Calvary Kelaston in Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia, seeks a Pastoral Care Practitioner (0.6FTE/21hrs per week) to support residents, families and staff with spiritual care. You will work within an integrated care team, delivering compassionate and culturally sensitive spiritual support and leading meaningful rituals as part of holistic care.

Applicants should have a tertiary qualification in pastoral care or related field, CP Education, and eligibility for SCA membership.