• Northern & West Metro Region Melbourne
• 0.6 to 1.0 FTE Contract for 12 months

About the Organisation

Baptcare is a purpose driven and faith-based organisation working across Victoria and Tasmania, providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

About the role

Baptcare has a professional spiritual care team of over 30 Chaplains/Spiritual Care Coordinators and over 40 trained pastoral care volunteers working in all service areas. We are looking for an experienced, articulate and competent Chaplain/Spiritual Care Professional to work with our In Home Care North/West Teams supporting our home based aged care clients in the North and West regions of Melbourne (Bundoora base). The focus of this position is visiting our clients in their homes, some support of staff and the recruitment, training and supervision of pastoral care volunteers.

Duties:

• Initial and subsequent appraisals of the religious, pastoral and spiritual wellbeing of a person and/or family.
• The provision of support and spiritual guidance to individuals which may include establishing a relationship and practical support and/or advocacy, referral and guidance.
• Education tasks including the training and development of staff in spiritual care and missional principles and practice.
• Strong liaison and relationship building with local churches and other and faith communities, including a strong community development orientation.

Skills and experience:

• Experience in providing pastoral/spiritual care to people in a community or aged care context.
• Spiritual and theological maturity and open-mindedness and an understanding of a range of religious and spiritual traditions is essential.
• Leadership experience in a faith or local community context is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively in a culturally diverse environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of pastoral and spiritual care to people from varied backgrounds
• Experience and skills in administrative duties including data collection and reporting on outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as part of a team
• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word
• Certified Membership of Spiritual Care Australia will be highly regarded

Please visit our website to view the Role Statement at www.baptcare.org.au/vacancies

As part of your application please address the selection criteria from the Role Statement and submit your application using the online ‘apply now’ button. Contact J Lewis below if the position does not appear on the website.

Please forward queries to: James Lewis (Spiritual Care Supervisor – Aged Care) [email protected], using the subject line: Chaplain/Spiritual Care Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Mobile 0433 275 578

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check and

Working with Children Check.

Baptcare subscribes to a mobile and flexible work environment.

Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.