Chaplain - Home Care | Murrumbidgee
Chaplain - Home Care | Murrumbidgee
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Job Description
- Permanent part role offering 42 hours per fortnight with flexible work arrangements
- Join our BaptistCare Home Care Team working with our clients around Murrumbidgee
- Be part of a strong and caring community that values personal well-being and one another
About the role:
BaptistCare is seeking an experienced and competent chaplain to minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of our community aged care clients around Murrumbidgee. The Chaplain will visit clients in their homes or in a hospital and provide quality person-centred chaplaincy / pastoral care that is consistent with BaptistCares Purpose and Values.
This is a permanent part-time role offering 42 hours per fortnight with flexible work arrangements. This role is ideally suited for an individual residing in the Griffith/Leeton area.
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.
The successful applicant will have:
- 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 multi-disciplinary 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 multi-disciplinary 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 self-nurture and self-care
- 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 for-purpose Christian-based 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.
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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
