Job Summary
- $106,025 - $117,363 per annum
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 18th Jul 2024
- Regional NSW > Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
The Chaplaincy Coordinator and Senior Chaplain is responsible for coordinating the provision of chaplaincy services across the NSW SES to provide for the spiritual health and wellbeing of NSW SES members and their families. An integral responsibility of the role is driving the growth within the peer support program, the Senior Chaplain will also collaborate with other wellness programs, lead capability development groups, and ensure accurate reporting of chaplaincy activities.
The Chaplaincy Coordinator and Senior Chaplain is responsible for completing strategic reviews and performance improvement to embed best practice of spiritual and pastoral care across our diverse membership at the NSW State Emergency Service.
The role involves coordinating and supporting chaplains, providing mentorship, and developing policies and programs for our inclusive chaplaincy services. Responsibilities also include being the primary contact for chaplaincy matters, managing complex issues, and maintaining effective relationships within a diverse and geographically dispersed volunteer-based service.
Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.
The NSW SES serves the NSW community as the lead agency for floods, storms, and tsunamis as specified by the State Emergency Service Act 1989. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
Each NSW SES Unit is as unique and varied as the community it serves, reflecting the vast mix of risks faced and roles required in the diverse locations and communities across the state. In addition to flood, storm and tsunami, our Service provides specialist capabilities that include general land rescue, vertical rescue, road crash rescue, and alpine and remote area search and rescue. The NSW SES responded to over 64,000 requests for assistance from the community over the 2021-22 year.
The NSW SES has over 10,000 volunteer members, including reserves, and a full-time equivalent workforce of over 450. There are 262 volunteer Units across the State and our volunteer Units are either local, community-based Units, State-wide or regional Units established to provide specialist capabilities. They are varied and unique in their capabilities, designed to address specific risks to communities of NSW.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Your application should include as separate attachments:
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Isabel Gomes on [email protected] using the subject line: Chaplaincy Coordinator and Senior Chaplain - Wollongong enquiry via EthicalJobs.
The role description is available here.
The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.
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