Chaplaincy Manager Central Region Chaplaincy

**Chaplaincy Manager | Central Region Chaplaincy**:

- Hills District - North West Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2153- Sydney, NSW, Australia- Permanent Full-Time- Permanent Part-Time- Add To Favourites
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- **Exciting opportunity to oversee locations from Northern Sydney to the Central Coast**:

- **Lead chaplaincy efforts and guide a team to deliver effective, person-focused, spiritual, and pastoral support to customers, carers, staff, and volunteers, regardless of cultural background or faith**

**About the team**:
The Chaplaincy Team works in partnership with the other members of BaptistCare to provide compassionate support and spiritual care to nurture the whole person.

**About the role**:
The Chaplaincy Manager will model chaplaincy and lead a team of chaplains that provides effective, person-centred, spiritual and pastoral care to customers and their carers, staff and volunteers, irrespective of cultural background, or faith tradition.

Baptist Care empowers staff by offering flexible work hours, a supportive team, training opportunities and financial benefits including salary packaging and stability working for an industry leading provider.

**The successful applicant will have**:
**Essential Qualifications & Experience**:

- At least five years post graduate experience in pastoral ministry and / or chaplaincy
- Demonstrated commitment to self-nurture, self-care, professional boundaries and professional development
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heart
- Experience working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary settings
- Active involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian church
- Current ‘Working with Children Check’
- Current driver’s licence

**Essential Competencies**:

- Ability to inspire and provide pastoral and administrative leadership to a diverse team of chaplains
- Ability to lead, encourage and work harmoniously with others
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage conflict
- Excellent written and & oral communication skills
- Organisation, administrative and time management skills
- Attentive to detail and ability to problem solve
- Demonstrated financial literacy
- Computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
- Ability to think and act strategically
- A personal commitment to growth in the Christian faith
- Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Policies and Procedures
- Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Purpose and Values and willingness to promote its Christian identity
- Work with and respect people from different faiths and backgrounds
- Willingness to continue to learn and grow
- Willingness to travel across different sites and locations
- Networking skills

If you would like to be considered for the role, click **“Apply”** and please provide the following**:

- **A cover letter addressing ALL the listed essential qualifications, experience, and competencies**:

- **Updated Resume**

**About Us**:
BaptistCare is a leading for-purpose Christian-based care organisation that supports thousands of people across more than 100 locations in NSW, ACT and WA. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation’s most respected care and community services providers. We create strong and caring communities and place people at the centre of all we do.

**We love what we do and the communities we help. With us you can deliver life transforming care, create a career you’ll love, and join a team who make a difference.**

**BaptistCare - Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.