Pastoral Care Practitioner

5 days ago

Ballarat, Australia Calvary Full time

Pastoral Care Practitioner - Calvary Kelaston, Wendouree VIC
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
Embark on a purposeful journey with Australia’s premier health care provider.
About the role
Help shape the provision of spiritual and pastoral care of residents, families and staff at Calvary aged care, 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 uphold 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
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**:
**Calvary Health Care**: Australia’s number-one most attractive employer according to Randstad 2025 survey

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