Pastoral Carer

Employment Type: Part Time

Hours: .8/.9 FTE

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Bronwyn Hawksworth, Manager Pastoral Care Health Services

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

• To be a member of the dynamic Mercy pastoral care team, providing respectful spiritual and emotional care to patients and families.

• Be able to assess, triage and respond to diverse pastoral, spiritual and religious needs. Be flexible, adaptable, with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.

• Engage collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care and make referrals as needed.

What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Completed at least two Clinical Pastoral Education units, or equivalent supervised pastoral care training, and eligible for certified membership of Spiritual Care Australia (SCA).

• Completed a Bachelor of Theology or relevant graduate qualifications

• Previous experience providing spiritual care in a health setting and able to function as an Independent Practitioner (Level 2 SCA Capabilities Framework)

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.