Senior Prison and Youth Justice Chaplain

CatholicCare Victoria; Greater Bendigo; Híbrido; AUD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CatholicCare Victoria is seeking a Senior Prison and Youth Justice Chaplain to support a multi-site program across Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, and Geelong. The role involves managing a varied caseload, supervising staff, and contributing to program budgets.

This is a continuing, full-time position with 75 hours per fortnight. We require a theology-related qualification, active Catholic involvement, and experience in health/justice/community services.

Formación

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Theology, Pastoral Care, Human Services or related discipline.
• Active member of the Catholic Church with commitment to Catholic Social Teaching.
• At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education or progress toward it.
• Experience in delivering health, justice, social or community services.
• Experience supervising client-facing staff in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Responsabilidades

• Managing a varied client caseload through supervision and direct service delivery.
• Participating in the formation of programs and work practices.
• Supporting the Senior Manager in implementing operational/business plans for the program.
• Supervising and coaching direct reports to support their goals.
• Contributing to the preparation and monitoring of program budgets.

Conocimientos

Staff supervision

Program development

Budget monitoring

Pastoral care

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Educación

Relevant tertiary qualification

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Descripción del empleo

Senior Prison and Youth Justice Chaplain

Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Geelong, Negotiable

FTE

• 75 hours per fortnight, continuing position

About the role

CatholicCare Victoria (CCV) is a leading and influential provider of charitable and social services in Victoria. The Mission of CatholicCare Victoria is to build communities that recognise and nurture the dignity of each person. Our employees share our Mission for a stronger, more inclusive society through supporting individuals, families and communities in times of need, especially those who are most disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalised.

CatholicCare Victoria delivers excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, employment and advocacy services across various office locations and delivery sites in Victoria. One of our primary areas of investment in addressing homelessness is through our subsidiary CatholicCare Victoria Housing (CCVH) and in partnership with Government we are constructing new homes across Victoria.

CatholicCare Victoria draws on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to inspire and direct our endeavours. We value and respect human dignity and embrace diversity in an inclusive work environment.

At CatholicCare Victoria we live our values of Respectfulness, Integrity, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Compassion.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Managing a varied client caseload through both supervision of staff and personal direct service delivery including managing a waiting list/active hold where required.
• Participating in the formation of programs and work practices.
• Supporting the Senior Manager in implementing operational/business plans for the program.
• Supervising and coaching direct reports to support them in the achievement of their goals.
• Contributing to the preparation and monitoring of program budgets.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, preferably in Theological, Pastoral Care, Human Services or Community Development or similar related discipline.
• An active member of the Catholic Church with a strong commitment to the Catholic ethos, especially Catholic Social Teaching.
• At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent supervised pastoral education, or a demonstrated capacity to begin progress towards this.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of health, justice, social or community services.
• Demonstrated experience in providing professional supervision to client-facing staff in the delivery of human services programs in a multi-disciplinary setting.

PD – Senior Prison and Youth Justice Chaplain

The successful applicant must have the right to work in Australia, undergo a National Police Check with a satisfactory outcome (and International Police Check if applicable), hold a current Working with Children's check (employee status) and for some positions a valid drivers licence.

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