AddressAbout the role
- Permanent part-time 30.4 hours per week in Singleton in the Hunter region
- Lead a team of dedicated pastoral care staff across few locations in the region
- Join a very inclusive organisation
Uniting is seeking to call a pastoral, prophetic and organised leader, with a background in chaplaincy and/or suitable training in Clinical Pastoral Education, to serve as one of two Chaplains for the Hunter Region of NSW.
Reporting to the Chaplaincy Lead – North, the call is to someone who:
- is able to provide Chaplaincy support and pastoral care as well as lead a team of pastoral care staff across several sites.
- is willing to travel across the Hunter Region.
- knows that teamwork is essential in everything we do and that we need to be accountable to those we serve and work alongside.
- can balance prophetic voice with pragmatic hierarchal structure.
- understands the importance of timely documentation.
- has sound computer and administration skills.
- is comfortable working across all types of diversity including LGBTI+, cultural, theological, ecumenical and interfaith.
Working across Uniting’s aged care services, the person called will lead a team of Pastoral Practitioners across the Hunter (Singleton, Salamander Bay, Mayfield & Hamilton) and be an active member of the Uniting Church’s Far North Coast Presbytery. The successful candidate will also work collaboratively with our other Hunter Chaplain who is responsible for other Uniting pastoral care services in the Hunter Region.
Uniting will support the person called through our training and development opportunities.
This placement is well supported day-to-day by various teams across the different functions of this role (e.g. HR, IT, Finance).
Please refer to the position description for the qualifications and experience required for this very important role.
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To Apply, click the Apply button & attach your Resume and a Covering Letter outlining your Pastoral training and experience in leading teams across different locations (1 A4 page max)
Enquiries to Rose Rivera, Talent Acquisition Specialist at ********@uniting.org Reference 505259
