Community Chaplain: Sadlier

About Us:
Anglicare Sydney is a leading and highly regarded community NFP organisation in Australia.

Our vision is to see Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched and communities strengthened. To achieve this, we are looking to attract the most capable and mission aligned people to join us.

For over 160 years Anglicare has been serving people in need
- providing care to older people and services to the vulnerable. We began because of people who saw a need in the community and who were compelled to make a difference. People motivated by Christian love and a passion to serve. If this describes you, we would love to invite you to join us

Community Chaplain - Anglicare & St. Mark’s Anglican Church Sadleir

The congregation of St. Mark’s Sadleir has been sharing the hope of Jesus with the people of Sadleir, Miller, Ashcroft, Busby, and Heckenberg for the last 60 years. It is a context in which pain and loss are experienced frequently by members of the local community. We long to see all people united by the hope of Jesus, because that hope is life saving for the lost and life changing for the found. Learn more about St Marks and its ministry

here.

The congregation are very thankful for a long-term partnership with Anglicare in caring for local community members facing significant challenges and disadvantages. Relational, social, financial, physical and mental health issues are prevalent, as our alcohol and substance abuse. St. Mark’s members are excited to partner together with Anglicare to enhance our ability to bring the hope of Jesus to people in need.

About the role:
This role aims to provide ‘Help for today and Hope for tomorrow’. The Community Chaplain, while a member of St. Mark’s congregation and staff team, will be set aside to focus on the community outside of the church for generous kindness and gospel friendship with the marginalised to point them to Jesus and into the church community. The Community Chaplain will therefore have an outward-focused role in the local community, seeking to bless individuals and the community by meeting their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.

There is a particular focus on making the most of the opportunities provided by existing Anglicare services in the area as well as further developing, as may be helpful, Anglicare ministry in the parish.

The Community Chaplain will work alongside the Rector of St. Mark’s Anglican Church in partnership with the local Anglicare services (Community Pantry and Community Services) as well as referring to and networking with other Community Agencies.

The role is a Maximum Term (2 years) Part

Responsibilities (not limited to):

- Build relationships within social housing and/or low socio-economic and cross-cultural cohorts through strategies such as community BBQ’s, door-knocking, 1-1 meetings, etc.
- To seek to serve and show practical love through these connections.
- Build ministry that addresses chronic loneliness and other issues by connecting people with each other and to the St Marks church community
- Build connections with Anglicare and other services to improve access and use of these services for the good of the community.
- To be an involved member of the Fortnightly Anglicare Fresh Food Pantry with a special focus on building relationships with shoppers from the community.
- From time to time organise evangelistic courses or events that particularly welcome marginalised community members.
- Seek discipling opportunities, with two complementary emphases’, a) discipling those not established in church life, b) equipping St. Mark’s members to partner with you in expressing care for and building connections with community members.
- To run life skills courses such as ‘Empower’ and ‘Sorted’ at the churches or other suitable locations.
- To seek to be a bridge for marginalised people into church by invitation and encouragement, as well as speaking into the modification of the community such that it welcomes marginalised people well.
- Attend Fortnightly Staff meetings and monthly 1:1’s with the Rector.

REQUIREMENTS:
Character
- A humble, teachable, diligent, trustworthy and servant hearted leader.
- Someone who is creative, innovative, and able to implement ideas.
- You must currently hold or be willing to obtain a Working with Children Check clearance to be considered for the position.
- Must be willing to attend St Marks Sadlier, exclusive of membership of other churches.

Convictions
- Have theological convictions that are reformed and evangelical.
- Willing to respect the values, aims, and beliefs of Anglicare and the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
- Have a philosophy of ministry that is gospel-centred, Bible based, and relationally focused.
- Has a heart for all-age and intergenerational ministry and mission.

Competency
- Has a sound theological understanding and ability to communicate the gospel. Have, or be working toward, theological qualifications from a Reformed, Evan