Pastoral Care Worker

Epworth Healthcare; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 9.500 - 16.000; Tempo parcial

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Salary packaging up to $15,900 pre-tax

Relocation/relief leave options

Educational scholarship programs

Staff health service discounts

Resumo da vaga

Epworth Freemasons in East Melbourne is recruiting a Part-time Pastoral Care Worker. The role is permanent part time (15.2 hours) within a hospital setting, focusing on spiritual and emotional support for patients, families, and staff.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team, providing culturally sensitive care and bereavement support. The position offers a generous annual salary packaging benefit and opportunities for leave enhancements.

Qualificações

• Experience offering pastoral care in a health care facility.
• Minimum of two (2) units of Clinical Pastoral Education, one unit at Advanced level (Level Three).
• Theology, Pastoral Counselling, Social Sciences or equivalent degree.
• Ability to provide loss, grief and bereavement support.
• Knowledge and respect for religious and cultural differences incl Indigenous and LGBTIQ+.

Responsabilidades

• Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families and staff.
• Identify and address the spiritual needs of patients, families and staff.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to support holistic care.

Conhecimentos

Pastoral care experience

Interpersonal skills

Cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

Bereavement support

Formação

Theology / Pastoral Counselling degree

CPE (2 units) / Level 3

Descrição da vaga

Job Description

As a member of the pastoral care team, the Pastoral Care Worker is responsible for the provision of spiritual and emotional support to patients, families/significant others, and staff within the hospital setting at Epworth Freemasons, based in East Melbourne. This role requires you to have a highly developed interpersonal skill with an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and be sensitive to the psychosocial, cultural, religious and spiritual aspects of illness and hospitalisation. You will be able to identify and provide for the spiritual needs of patients, families, significant others and staff.

This role is permanent part time. (15.2 hours)

Qualifications

You will bring:

• Experience offering pastoral care in a health care facility
• Minimum of two (2) units of Clinical Pastoral Education, one unit at Advanced level (now called Level Three) or equivalent program of supervised work experience.
• Tertiary level studies in Theology, Pastoral Counselling, Social Sciences or equivalent
• The ability to provide loss, grief and bereavement support
• Knowledge of and respect for religious and cultural differences including respecting the dignity of each person in non-judgmental ways and attending to the specific needs of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ patients, families/significant others, and staff.

Additional Information

Why Join Epworth?

At Epworth, it’s a community.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approvedcandidates

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to Make a Difference?

For more information about the role, refer to the attached position description or contact [emailprotected] or call (03) 9426 0***.

Please Note:

Applications are reviewed as received. Don’t wait - this role may be filled before the closing date.

Itis a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.