Address- 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
- Make a significant contribution to the spiritual and emotional care of patients and their families
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Level 2Pastoral Care worker for our Calvary Centrals Districts hospital. This is a 4 days a week permanent position (Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri) 8:30 to 16:30. Pastoral care is able to provide a ministry of spiritual care for patients that is responsive to, and respectful of diverse spiritual beliefs. Spiritual Care is provided by practitioners to appropriately meet the individual’s spiritual and emotional needs.
Your main duties will include:
- Provide compassionate, professionally informed and confidential spiritual care support to patients; their 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.
- Prioritize and respond to complex referrals, perform spiritual assessment for patients with complex needs to implement agreed spiritual interventions, which may require further input from other service providers.
- Demonstrate familiarity with current evidence, theory and knowledge for spiritual care and apply to practice
About you
- Minimum of 2 units of CPE with preference for 1 advanced unit OR 2 years full time training at tertiary level in any of the following disciplines: Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Pastoral Counselling;
- Minimum of three years’ relevant experience in Pastoral Care in high acuity areas;
- Experience in quality improvement activities;
- Ability to prioritize and undertake spiritual care assessments. care planning and interventions for complex referrals
- Ability to effectively collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to practice within scope of Pastoral Care role
- Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills;
- Sound pastoral and theological reflection skills
For further information please contact Herick Bolanos, Pastoral Care Manager on 0427 223 ***
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
