Spiritual Care Coordinator (Chaplain)

Spiritual Care Coordinator (Chaplain)

Residential Aged Care – Morwell, Victoria

Heritage Manor & St Hilary’s RAC Communities

Full-time or Two Part-time – 1.0 FTE total

About the Organisation:

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation focused on delivering the best of care to people of all ages, cultures, beliefs and circumstances.

Baptcare has more than 3,000 dedicated staff across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to deliver the best of care to people in Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living, In Home Care, Family and Children Services, Affordable Housing and Disability Services.

About the role:

Baptcare has a professional Spiritual Care team of over 30 Spiritual Care Coordinators (Chaplains) working in all service areas. We are looking for an experienced, articulate and competent Spiritual Care Professional (Chaplain) to work as part of the staff teams at two Morwell Aged Care Communities: Heritage Manor and St Hilary’s.  

This is a full-time position (with the option of two part-time staff if best fit). The successful applicant will work at both sites across any given week.

Tasks include:

• Initial and subsequent appraisals of the religious, pastoral and spiritual wellbeing of a person and/or family.
• The provision of support and spiritual guidance to individuals which may include establishing a relationship and practical support and/or advocacy, death, end of life and bereavement support.
• Informal ritual and worship activities for individuals or small groups, plus more formal expressions of public worship and ritual.
• Education tasks including the training and development of staff and volunteer Spiritual Care Visitors in Spiritual Care principles and practice.
• Strong liaison and relationship building with local churches and other faith communities, especially in the training and support of Spiritual Care visitors and community events.

Skills and experience:

• Tertiary theological qualification and Clinical Pastoral Education (min 2 units) or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing pastoral/Spiritual Care to people in a community context.
• Experience in successfully training/managing/supervising volunteers.
• Experience and skills in administrative duties including data collection and reporting on outcomes.
• Experience in effective leadership within a mainstream Christian faith community and community development leadership or experience would be desirable.
• Spiritual and theological maturity, open-mindedness and an understanding of a range of religious and spiritual traditions.
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively in a culturally diverse environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of pastoral and Spiritual Care to people from varied backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as part of a team.
• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and other office software.
• Certified Membership of Spiritual Care Australia will be highly regarded.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Wholeheartedly aligned with Baptcare’s Mission, Vision and Values
• An active personal faith and involvement in a Christian community/church or support network.
• Mature spiritual and pastoral formation and capacity to reflect theologically on experience.
• Highly developed listening and interpersonal skills, demonstrating an understanding of person-centered care.
• Understanding of and demonstrated ability to work sensitively with individuals and faith/community groups from diverse religious, spiritual and cultural traditions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of spiritual and pastoral care to people from varied backgrounds.
• Experience and/or special interest in working in dementia and palliative care contexts and with older people.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing pastoral/Spiritual Care to people outside a faith community.
• Experience in recruitment, selection, training, ongoing management and supervision of volunteers.
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience and skills in administrative duties, including data collection and reporting on outcomes.
• Competence in Microsoft Office and related software.

Culture:

People enjoy working with us because we are a values-driven and whole-person focused organization that cares about the community. Strong awareness of, and wholehearted commitment to, Baptcare’s mission, vision and values is essential. These can be accessed from the Baptcare website.

Benefits:

• Not for profit salary packaging available.

Application:

• As part of your application please address the Key Selection Criteria.

How to Apply:

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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
• COVID vaccinations doses 1 & 2 are mandatory for the role.
• A medical assessment will be conducted to see if you are physically capable for the role.

If you require support with the application process, please contact ******@baptcare.org.au

At Baptcare, we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees, volunteers, the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment, and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children, and young people to feel safe and respected.