Pastoral Care Worker

**Job no**: 503611
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Redlands, Springfield, South Brisbane
**Categories**: Pastoral Care / Mission

Do you possess the unique blend of empathy, spirituality, and professional expertise needed to provide holistic care? Are you ready to make a profound difference in the lives of individuals from diverse backgrounds?

Mater is a contemporary mission-based organisation founded and inspired by the Sisters of Mercy, with a compassionate spirit and a commitment to responding to unmet need. As Queensland's largest and most innovative not-for-profit Catholic health care service we are seeking a pastoral care practitioner to join our team of compassionate listeners who provide spiritual and emotional support to persons of various religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, life philosophies and faith traditions.

A permanent, full-time position is available to join Mater's Pastoral Care Team. This position will predominantly be based and required to work from our **Redland & Springfield**campuses, and occasionally from the **South Brisbane** campus, depending on operational requirements. This position requires you to participate in an on-call schedule for weekends and public holidays.

**Salary range: $39.86 - $60.43 per hour (HP3) plus 12% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits**

**What you'll be doing**
- Engage in pastoral care at the bedside, ministering with compassion and empathy, listening, caring and supporting in whichever way is most beneficial to patients and families
- Facilitate small-medium size groups in areas such as: Meditation/Mindfulness sessions, debriefs, and staff well-being support activities
- Pray with and for patients/families when appropriate or requested
- Meet the pastoral/spiritual need of the patients and their families
- Perform an advocacy role where necessary and appropriate
- Occasionally maintain short-term follow-up when special needs of patients or families require this
- Facilitate support for patients and staff by seeking to build good personal relationships with staff members
- Participate regularly, with other members of the Health Care Team, in ward meetings or their equivalent as a means of maximising patient care
- Accept referrals for any person who desires our assistance and, when appropriate, refer people to other care-givers within the hospital or in the wider community
- To work with sensitivity to a multi-faith environment, engaging people where necessary

**About you**

To be considered suitable for these roles:

- Hold an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in a Human Services related field such as: Counselling/Psychology/Social Work/Interfaith/Chaplaincy/Coaching
- Demonstrated experience facilitating small-medium size groups in areas such as: Meditation/Mindfulness sessions, debriefs, and staff well-being support activities
- Minimum 5 - 10 years' experience providing Pastoral Care and Spiritual support in clinical or equivalent environments
- Ability to work autonomously with mínimal supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
- Have a grounded spirituality based on a regular practice
- Engaged in a spiritual/faith/contemplative practice community
- Ability to build rapport, trust, empathy, and foster strong relationships
- Respect and sensitivity to persons of various religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, life philosophies and faith traditions
- Flexibility to work in various wards, and locations mainly Springfield and Redlands, and sometimes at South Brisbane
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and supervision and have a growth mindset
- Unrestricted Driver's License
- Completion of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) qualification is an advantage but not mandatory
- Competent technology and computer skills - Outlook, MS Teams, MS Word, Excel

**Why join us?**

**Mater** is Queensland's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We're leaders in **healthcare**, **education**, **fundraising & philanthropy** and **research** — and it's our people who make the difference.

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you'll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- **Increase your take-home pay** with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- **Grow your career** with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- **Wellbeing support** through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- **Access a range of health and wellbeing services** with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- **Exclusive discounts** across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few)