Spiritual and Wellbeing Coordinator

**About Us**

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a competitive rate of pay, not-for-profit salary packaging benefits and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

**The Role**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate a range of activities to meet spiritual, pastoral and religious needs.
- Support and contribute to integrating spiritual and pastoral care across all care and services.
- Recruit, train and support volunteers to support residents’ spiritual and pastoral care.
- Establish and maintain effective links and relationships with community groups and faith communities to support spiritual and pastoral care.
- Contribute positively to team work to achieve operational outcomes, and promote a positive SCC workplace culture in alignment with SCC Values, mission and vision.
- Liaise and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders, both internal and external to ensure effective and efficient workflow.

**Essential Qualifications**
- Relevant qualifications (at least Cert IV or Graduate Diploma level) in appropriate fields such as pastoral care in the context of ageing, chaplaincy, counselling or social work

**Experience & Skills**
- Experience in aged care pastoral/spiritual care
- Capacity to acquire skills in recruiting, selecting and supporting Pastoral Care Volunteers
- Experience in conducting training and education in spiritual care
- Acceptance and sensitivity to and understanding of the spiritual dimension of older people
- High-level communication skills including reflective listening
- Innovative and creative thinking to problem-solving
- Leadership capacity to encourage and engage team members
- Ability to network with enthusiasm in a way that actively connects with faith communities and community groups
- Well-organised and able to plan and coordinate a range of activities and priorities
- Strong computer and technology skills
- Capacity to implement and follow structured systems and processes
- Current driver’s license and ability to regularly travel and be away from home on occasions for learning and development events

**What’s in it for you?**
- Salary Packaging ($15,900), plus meal and entertainment benefit package to the value of $2,650
- Heart HQ - our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform, packed with exclusive retail discounts, and features designed to help you celebrate, connect and succeed
- Fitness Passport - Discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. Gain full access to nominated gyms, pools, health and leisure centres across NSW & ACT
- Discounted private health insurance
- Wellbeing initiatives such as Reward and Recognition Program, Employee Assistance Program
- Annual leave loading
- Ongoing Training and Development
- Linkedin Training - SCC's Senior Leaders and Support Office teams can access a digital library of over 6000 courses
- Genuine Career Progression Pathways - Buddy Program, New Grad Elevate Program, Study Support
- Referral Bonus Program

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_
- Join us at SCC NSW & ACT, where your work is not just a job, but a journey filled with opportunities to make a tangible difference in the lives of those we support. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is unwavering, and we strive to ensure every employee feels valued and heard._
- Your growth is our mission. Your wellbeing is our priority. Together, we can create a future that’s not only brighter for our clients and residents but also for every member of our team._
- SCC is an equal opportunity employer and values inclusion and diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We are committed to a safe and respectful workplace._