Spiritual Care Coordinator

C h a p l a i n & Spiritual Care Coordinator

Karana Residential Aged Care - Kew, Victoria.
Permanent part time - (0.7 FTE)

About Us

At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.

**About the role**:
Baptcare has a professional spiritual care team of over 30 Chaplains / Spiritual Care & Wellbeing Coordinators working in all service areas. We are looking for an experienced, articulate and competent Chaplain & Spiritual Care Professional to work as an integral part of the staff team at Karana Aged Care Community in Kew, Victoria.

This is a permanent part time position working four days a week (0.7 FTE).

**Tasks include**:
Initial and subsequent appraisals of the religious, pastoral and spiritual wellbeing of a person and/or family.

The provision of support and spiritual guidance to individuals which may include establishing a relationship and practical support and/or advocacy, death, end of life and bereavement support.

Informal ritual and worship activities for individuals or small groups, plus more formal expressions of public worship and ritual.

Education tasks including the training and development of staff and volunteer Spiritual Care Visitors in spiritual care principles and practice.

Strong liaison and relationship building with local churches and other and faith communities especially in the training and support of spiritual care visitors and community events.

**Skills and experience**:
Tertiary theological qualification and Clinical Pastoral Education (min 2 units) or equivalent.

Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing pastoral/spiritual care to people in a community context.

Experience in successfully training/managing/supervising volunteers

Experience and skills in administrative duties including data collection and reporting on outcomes

Experience in effective leadership within a mainstream Christian faith community and community development leadership or experience would be desirable.

Spiritual and theological maturity, open-mindedness and an understanding of a range of religious and spiritual traditions.

Demonstrated ability to work sensitively in a culturally diverse environment.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of pastoral and spiritual care to people from varied backgrounds

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as part of a team

Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and other office software.

Certified Membership of Spiritual Care Australia will be highly regarded.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
Wholeheartedly aligned with Baptcare’s Mission, Vision and Values

An active personal faith and involvement in a Christian community/church or support network.

Mature spiritual and pastoral formation and capacity to reflect theologically on experience.

Highly developed listening and interpersonal skills, demonstrating an understanding of person-centred care.

Understanding of and demonstrated ability to work sensitively with individuals and faith/community groups from diverse religious, spiritual and cultural traditions.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of spiritual and pastoral care to people from varied backgrounds

Experience and/or special interest in working in dementia and palliative care contexts and with older people.

Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing pastoral/spiritual care to people outside a faith community.

Experience in recruitment, selection, training, ongoing management and supervision of volunteers.

Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Experience and skills in administrative duties, including data collection and reporting on outcomes.

Competence in Microsoft Office and related software.

For You

Baptcare is focused on living our values, not just talking about them. You’ll find the culture at Baptcare is one of genuine respect, support, and positive intention. We work hard to achieve results through change, continuous improvement, and ongoing focus on providing the best service delivery to our stakeholders.

A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.

Access to confidential counselling and support services.

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