PASTORAL CARE PRACTITIONER with Vietnamese and/or Chinese language proficiency

Kingston Gardens, Springvale South

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Permanent, part time position (0.8 FTE)
• Closing date: Monday 30 September

As the first ever Practitioner appointed to this brand new role you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the provision of spiritual care of residents, families and staff, ensuring their diverse spiritual needs are identified and responded to with exceptional sensitivity, compassion, knowledge and skill.

About the role

As part of our holistic care of residents, the Pastoral Care Practitioner is responsible for the provision of spiritual care and emotional support at Calvary Kingston Gardens.

The Practitioner offers support to those in the Home on a regular basis as well as during significant events and life transitions. As a member of the Home leadership team, the Practitioner collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, contributing assessments and reviews of the spiritual needs of each resident.

This role is permanent part-time (0.8 FTE) on weekdays during standard business hours and your main duties will include:

• Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage priorities
• As required, providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff 
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders

About you

You are a highly engaged professional practitioner, seeking to up hold the dignity of people living in residential aged care and seeking to make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing. You possess the following:

• A tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similar
• Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent
• Recent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community care
• Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful rituals
• Eligibility for SCA certified membership
• Vietnamese and/or Chinese language proficiency highly desired

Please read the position description and for further information contact Kate Eve, Manager of Mission, Pastoral and Spiritual Services on 0473 181 000 or MMPSS.Vic@calvarycare.org.au

To apply for the role, please submit 2 pages addressing the Key Selection Criteria and upload copies of all CPE certificates.

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits: 

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role

Please do not hesitate to submit your application; an ideal candidate may be appointed before the closing date.

Previous applicants need not apply.