• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Great opportunity to provide spiritual care to patients and their families

About the role

This is a 0.4 FTE permanent part-time position to cover shifts Mondays and Tuesdays. Our Pastoral Care Team provides a ministry of support and comfort to all patients that is responsive to, and respectful of diverse religious beliefs. Pastoral Care Practitioners provide spiritual care alongside physicians, nurses, therapists and other staff to provide this comprehensive approach to healing and consult with senior staff in pastoral care team for more complex care needs. Spiritual Care is provided by practitioners to appropriately meet the individual’s spiritual and emotional needs. It may include presence, conversations, ritual, ceremonies, and the sharing of sacred texts and resources.

Your main duties will include:

• Provide compassionate, professionally informed and confidential pastoral care support to patients, families and carers’, addressing their emotional and spiritual needs, respectful of diverse beliefs, culture and values, especially in times of crisis and towards the end of life.
• Assess, develop and provide care plan in response to identified spiritual needs of patients within routine scope of practice.
• Provide and participate in prayer, hospital liturgies and or reflection times with patients, families and staff

About you

• At least one unit of CPE or equivalent qualification
• Recent experience in pastoral care or hospital-based Pastoral Care
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team;
• Demonstrated ability to practice within scope of pastoral care role
• Demonstrated sound written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

For further information please contact Herick Bolanos, Pastoral Care Manager on [email protected] using the subject line: Pastoral Care Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter. With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today. Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, WWCC checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.