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Griffith - Australia

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Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

  • Permanent parttime position offering 15 hours per week over 2 days with flexible working arrangements
  • Join our BaptistCare team visiting clients in their homes in the Riverina region
  • This role might suit a person situated in or around the Griffith/Leeton area
  • Work for a top NFP provider with a strong 80year history of providing care

BaptistCare is seeking an experienced and competent Chaplain to minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of community aged care clients across the Riverina region. The Chaplain will visit clients in their own homes or in hospital and provide quality personcentred chaplaincy/pastoral care that is consistent with BaptistCares Purpose and Values.

Baptist Care empowers staff by offering flexible work hours a supportive team training opportunities and financial benefits including salary packaging and stability working for an industry leading provider. This position is open as a permanent part time role at 15 hours per week.

The successful applicant will have:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

  • Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy /pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy / pastoral care specific training within the first 12 months of employment.
  • Ability to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heart
  • Active involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian Church
  • Chaplaincy or pastoral care experience
  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Experience working in collaborative multidisciplinary settings
  • Willingness to undergo a police check

Essential Competencies:

  • A personal commitment to growth in the Christian faith
  • Ability to recognise the spiritual and pastoral needs of clients and to design deliver and evaluate person centred spiritual care initiatives in accordance with professional codes and standards of conduct.
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients and to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to facilitate safe and welcoming spaces which provide a sense of community and belonging.
  • Treat all clients with equity respect and dignity.
  • Provide spiritual and pastoral care in ways that respect and value diversity e.g. age race faith culture disability gender spirituality and sexuality.
  • Ability to work within BaptistCares Purpose and Values and willingness to promote its Christian identity.
  • Ability to work within BaptistCares Policies and Procedures.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to supervise support and train pastoral care volunteers.
  • A demonstrated commitment to selfnurture and selfcare.
  • demonstrated commitment to maintain professional boundaries and professional spiritual development

Desirable Experience:

  • Understanding of the spiritual and pastoral needs of those living with dementia loss grief and bereavement long term illness relationship disharmony mental health disability loneliness or receiving palliative care
  • Visiting clients in homes and hospitals as appropriate

If you would like to be considered for the role click Apply and please provide the following:

  • A cover letter addressing ALL the listed essential qualifications & experience and competencies
  • Updated Resume

About Us:

BaptistCare is a leading forpurpose Christianbased care organisation that supports thousands of people across more than 100 locations in NSW ACT and WA. From humble beginnings in 1944 BaptistCare has grown into one of the nations most respected care and community services providers. We create strong and caring communities and place people at the centre of all we do.

We love what we do and the communities we help. With us you can deliver life transforming care create a career youll love and join a team who make a difference.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing Date is subject to change without notice.

Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks including police background check via our online police check system Working with Children Check and NDIS check as applicable.

BaptistCare Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.

Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.

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