Coordinator - Spiritual & Pastoral Care
Job No:
S3887
Location:
Anglicare SQ - Community Aged & Disability - Woolloongabba, QLD
About the Position
Anglicare’s Community Aged & Disability teams provide support and services that enable our clients to maintain their independence - living happily and healthily within their own homes. We recognise that one size does not fit all, and working together is the key to great outcomes. Our non-clinical lifestyle programs are designed to support individual needs, incorporating the principles of social inclusion, choice and control, enablement, empowerment and independence; and our clinical supports include nursing and allied health care at home, along with domestic and personal assistance.
We have a rare opportunity within our team for a Coordinator - Spiritual and Pastoral Care, working 22.5 hours per week coordinating and providing spiritual and pastoral care, including appropriate and accessible resources, to clients and their families throughout the South East region of Brisbane.
About You
With demonstrable experience within a local community of faith and a firm sense of your own spiritual identity, you will also have capabilities in:
- Providing pastoral support to clients and their families, within professional scope in an environment of trust and confidentiality
- Understanding of the relevant legislative requirements relating to the community aged and disability sector
- Managing crises in the practice of pastoral care by identifying issues and possible solutions to problems
- Offering professional/operational supervision to Pastoral Care volunteers
- Coordinating religious, spiritual and pastoral care providers and volunteers to provide a seamless single point of contact for all religious, spiritual and pastoral care activities within the service
- Arranging activities and venues as appropriate to support pastoral care
Your exceptional communication skills, and ability to share your own knowledge in a respectful, caring manner, will be coupled with:
- A history of regard for others, including spiritual belief and personal circumstance
- Respectful of confidentiality and the need to maintain integrity and professional understanding
- Comfortable following organisational and business processes, with previous experience in a hospital or community care setting
To be successful in this role, you will need a current National Police Certificate. A Certificate IV in Pastoral Care, Spiritual Care Certificate - Multi-faith Academy, Clinical Pastoral Care Education or similar) would be highly desired.
What We Offer
Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with learning and development initiatives, an employee benefits program and progressive human resources management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the non-profit sector. You will also enjoy:
- A friendly, dynamic team who truly care about our residents
- Salary packaging options to increase take home pay
- Work/life balance with part time hours, supporting those who need it most
Show Your Interest
Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working within an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.
Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.
JOB NUMBER S3887
For further information please contact
Ray Clifton on 0403 754 462
Applications close Friday 29th March 2019
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
About Us
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.
Anglicare has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs and is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout Southeast Queensland.
Our Vision, Mission and Values