Your Role

You’ll provide religious ministry or support to ADF members and their families. You’ll be required to provide for your own, facilitate for others and care for all. As such, there’s some similarity with civilian religious practitioners in the delivery of spiritual guidance, liturgical and sacramental rites of your particular faith group.

You’ll also provide spiritual support and pastoral care to all members of the Army, regardless of faith or non-faith perspectives held by ADF members. You’ll be part of a unified, multi-faith team providing leadership in the practice of faith, spiritual and religious observance and ceremony.

Your Military duties include, but aren’t limited to:

- Spiritual ministry or support
- Religious ministry or support
- Pastoral care
- Provision of advice
- Character formation and development

Location Following your initial military training in Canberra and employment training in Victoria, you could be posted to one of the many locations across Australia.

Salary:

On completion of your initial military training and initial employment training, you’ll enjoy a package starting from $124,146 per annum.

Eligibility:

For this role, you must:

- Be at least 17 at the time of appointment, an Australian Citizen, and have completed an Australian Year 12 education (or equivalent) with passes in four tertiary accredited subjects including English.
- If you are not an Australian Citizen,



please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page to confirm you meet the requirements for a career in the ADF https://www.adfcareers.gov.au/careers/joining/eligibility
- Be reasonably fit and healthy. Keeping fit is a big part of joining the ADF. You’ll need to pass a physical fitness test before you join, but don’t worry, we'll give you tips to help you prepare
- Be able to successfully obtain a security clearance
- At least two years of pastoral experience since ordination
- Minister of Religion endorsed by an appropriate denominational authority
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in ministry or theology

How to Apply Click the APPLY button to start your journey to becoming an Army Chaplain and we’ll get in contact with you shortly.

Apply today or request more information by calling 13 19 01 or emailing [email protected] For further information on the above points, or to view the full position description and learn more about life in the Army, visit: Chaplain - https://www.adfcareers.gov.au/jobs/army/chaplain?tab=the-role

Pay: $120,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

Application Question(s)

- If not an Australian citizen, are you a citizen of any of the following countries: Recent Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada or United States of America? [Please write country below]

Licence/Certification:
- Australian citizenship or Australian permanent residency (Required)

Work Location: In person

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🏢 Australian Army
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