• Permanent Part-Time role offering 19 hours per week based at Darlinghurst
• Be part of a strong and caring community that values personal well-being and one another
• Join our HopeStreet – Women’s Services team and make a difference by providing safe spaces and support for women facing challenges and at risk of marginalisation

Our HopeStreet – Women’s Services provides spaces of belonging, increasing safety and creating choice.  Women’s Services includes Women’s Centres that are safe for women facing challenges and at risk of marginalisation, including women involved in the sex industry, women facing domestic violence, and those based in the social housing community of the inner city and western suburbs.

About the role:

The Chaplain will provide quality person-centred Chaplaincy/ Pastoral Care that meets the needs of the community, staff and volunteers and is consistent with BaptistCare’s Purpose and Values. 

Baptist Care empowers staff by offering flexible work hours, a supportive team, training opportunities and financial benefits including salary packaging and stability working for an industry leading provider.

The successful applicant will have:

Essential Competencies & Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy /pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy / pastoral care specific training within the first 12 months of employment.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heart
• Active involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian Church
• Chaplaincy or pastoral care experience
• Current ‘Working with Children Check’
• Experience working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary settings
• Willingness to undergo a police check

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working in a community setting and / or work experience outside of a church or chaplaincy role
• Experience working with people who have complex needs, including living with disadvantage or poverty, domestic or family violence, mental health, or trauma.
• Group work training and experience or willingness to undertake training
• Ability to support the HopeStreet team to work within the principles of social justice, harm minimisation, trauma informed care and strength-based models

If you would like to be considered for the role, click “Apply” and please provide the following:

• A cover letter addressing ALL the listed essential competencies, qualifications, and desirable experiences
• Updated Resume

About Us:

BaptistCare is a leading for-purpose Christian-based care organisation that supports thousands of people across more than 100 locations in NSW, ACT and WA. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation’s most respected care and community services providers. We create strong and caring communities and place people at the centre of all we do.

We love what we do and the communities we help. With us you can deliver life transforming care, create a career you’ll love, and join a team who make a difference.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing Date is subject to change without notice. 

Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks including police background check via our online police check system, Working with Children Check, and NDIS check as applicable.

BaptistCare – Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.

Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.