Pastoral Care Practitioner

2 weeks ago


South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 500187

**Work type**: Casual

**Location**: South Brisbane

**Categories**: Pastoral Care / Mission

Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit Catholic health care service is seeking interfaith **Pastoral Care Practitioners** to join our team of compassionate listeners who provide spiritual and emotional support to persons of various religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, life philosophies and faith traditions.

**3 Positions are available - Predominantly South Brisbane based (all positions maybe required to work from our Springfield campus depending on operational requirements) and will be offered in a casual capacity. Please note you will **be required to be on call for weekends and public holidays as part of a roster**

**Salary:$44.041 ( HP LEVEL 3), plus 25% casual loading.**

**What you will be doing**
- Making available religious or spiritual comfort and support to patients, whilst respecting individual beliefs and practices of other denominations and faiths
- Providing awareness to patients and their families of the Pastoral Care services and accessibility
- Supporting the Hospital Mission Integration Manager in embedding the Mater Mission and Values, and those of the Sisters of Mercy, by coordinating, assisting and/or participating in events, ceremonies and/or rituals as required
- Collaborating with all staff in the provision of holistic care
- Actively participating in providing adequate provision of Pastoral Care services in a facility that operates continuously over seven (7) days a week where required
- Verbally communicating to clinical staff any acquired information relating to physical discomfort and/or care, shared by a patient or their family member
- Assisting with the co-ordination of memorial services for deceased patients
- Undertaking pastoral supervision to appropriately reflect on enhancing personal responses to ministry events and access continuing education for ministry

**About you**

To be considered suitable for this position you will:

- Hold an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in a Human Services related field such as Counselling/Psychology/Interfaith/Theology
- Attainment, progress towards or intention to study towards a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) qualification
- Minimum 2 years’ experience providing Pastoral Care support in clinical or equivalent environments
- Flexibility to work in various wards, and locations (South Brisbane, Redlands and Springfield)
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and supervision, and have a learner mindset
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
- Have a grounded spirituality based on a regular practice
- Engaged in a faith or spiritual practice community
- Ability to build rapport, trust, empathy, or strong relationships
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Respect and sensitivity in ministry to persons of various religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, life philosophies and faith traditions
- Unrestricted Driver's License
- Competent technology and computer skills

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of eleven hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education, and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

**_ Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies_**

**Advertised**: 28 Feb 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time


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