Pastoral Care Practitioner – 0.4 FTE (15.2hrs/week) - Narracan Gardens

Location: Newborough, VIC, Australia, 3825

Type: Permanent

Closing date: Aug

About The Role

Help shape the provision of spiritual and pastoral care of residents, families and staff at Calvary, ensuring their diverse spiritual needs are identified and responded to with exceptional sensitivity, compassion, knowledge and skill.

The Pastoral Care Practitioner participates as a member of the care team in the delivery of services to residents and their family members, and is responsible for ensuring that the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of residents, their families and staff are identified and responded to. The position is part of an integrated team working within an established framework supporting the resident to live their best life.

Key duties include:

- Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage priorities.
- Providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff as required.
- Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.

About You

You are a highly engaged professional practitioner,



seeking to uphold the dignity of people living in residential aged care and to make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing.

- A tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or a related field.
- Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community care.
- NDIS clearance check or willingness to obtain one.
- Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful rituals.
- Eligibility for SCA certified membership.

Perks

- 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.

Additional Information

For further information please contact Gabbi Sar‑Shalom, Manager of Mission, Pastoral and Spiritual Care at

Application Process

- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre‑employment checks which may include reference checks, work rights verification, criminal history checks, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role.

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📌 Pastoral Care Practitioner- Newborough
🏢 Calvary Health Care
📍 Newborough