Pastoral Care Practitioner - 0.2 FTE (15.6hrs/week) - Calvary Mirridong (Bendigo)
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 difference in the lives of people living in Residential Aged Care
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 of Pastoral Care Practitioner is part of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework supporting the resident to live their best life.
As the Pastoral Care Practitioner some of your main duties will include:
Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage priorities
As required, providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff
Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
About you
You are a highly engaged professional practitioner, seeking to up hold the dignity of people living in residential aged care and seeking to make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing.
A tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar
Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent Recent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community care
Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful rituals
Eligibility for SCA certified membership
For further information please contact Sarah Haywood, Manager
- Pastoral Care and Mission Intergration
0419 492 538
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
**Please note the following**:
You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)