Spiritual and Pastoral Coordinator
Job No:
S2701
Location:
Anglicare SQ - EM Tooth Residential Aged Care Facility - Manly, QLD
About the Position
Situated on a large landscaped site in the bayside Brisbane suburb of Manly, our fully accredited aged care service Edwin Marsden Tooth Memorial Home offers modern facilities in an idyllic seaside environment.
Providing excellent 24 hour nursing and care assistance for the elderly, with special accommodation and recreational amenities also available for those with dementia.
We have a rare opportunity within our team for a Spiritual and Pastoral Care Coordinator, working twelve (12) hours per fortnight.
The Spiritual & Pastoral Care Coordinator’s overall purpose is to coordinate and ensure the provision of spiritual and pastoral care within the residential aged care facility. The role is also responsible for ensuring that accessible, appropriate and timely spiritual and pastoral resources are available within EM Tooth Memorial Home.
About You
With demonstrable experience within a local community of faith and a firm sense of your own spiritual identity, you will also have capabilities in:
- Providing pastoral support to residents and their families, within professional scope in an environment of trust and confidentiality
- Understanding of the Aged Care Act, and relevant legislative requirements relating to the sector
- Manage crises in the practice of pastoral car by identifying issues and possible solutions to problems
- Offering professional/operational supervision to Pastoral Care Volunteers
- Coordinating religious, spiritual and pastoral care providers and volunteers to provide a seamless single point of contact for all religious, spiritual and pastoral care activities within the service
- Arranging activities and venues as appropriate to support pastoral care
Your exceptional communication skills, and ability to share your own knowledge in a respectful, caring manner, will be coupled with:
- A history of regard for others, including spiritual belief and personal circumstance
- Respectful of confidentiality and the need maintain integrity and professional understanding
- Comfortable following organisational and business processes, with previous experience in a hospital or community care setting
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A current National Police Certificate
- Ecumenical Hospital Chaplains Qualification, Spiritual Care Australia Category 2 or similar
What We Offer
Along with your chance to work close to home in the Eastern Suburbs, you will also enjoy:
- The opportunity to be a part of one of Queensland’s largest and well-respected non-profit organisations
- A friendly, dynamic team of professionals who truly care about our residents
- Work/life balance with part time hours, supporting those who need it most
Show Your Interest
Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working with an organization that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage are strongly encouraged to apply.
To submit an application and to view a copy of the Position Description, click ‘Apply’ below or visit http://anglicaresq.org.au/career and refer to job number S2701.
For further information please contact
Kate Coulter on 07 3396 1564
Applications close Wednesday 18th January 2017
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
About Us
Anglicare Southern Queensland is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support you need for the life you want in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout southeast Queensland.
For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare Southern Queensland is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.
We also offer a range of specialist services within indigenous, homeless, multicultural and rural and remote communities.
The work of Anglicare Southern Queensland stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches out to support to people of all ages with a variety of needs.
Anglicare Southern Queensland has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs all working towards a happier, healthier community.
Find out more about Anglicare Southern QLD
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