Spiritual Care Manager- Residential Aged Care and Retirement Living

Part time –Permanent

(Spread through half a day of the week in the residential living, half a day of the week at Orana and 1 full day Residential aged care at Karingal)

 Tasmania

About Us

At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.

Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.

Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness​. ​

About the Role

The Spiritual Care Coordinator is responsible for the provision of high-quality spiritual for residents and their families; significant co-creative leadership with teams; effective recruitment, training and supervision of spiritual care volunteers; and in conjunction with managers, supports the co-ordination, resourcing and development of initiatives with staff that facilitate the integration of spiritual care across the organisation.

Key Duties

• The provision of support to individuals through fully hearing the person’s narrative and enabling conversation whereby spiritual wellbeing and healing is nurtured, and (where possible), practically supported, advocated or further resourced through appropriate referral.  
• Personal or familial counsel, offering emotional/spiritual support, ethical consultation, religious counsel, spiritual review, death, dying and bereavement support, mental health support, development of coping strategies and improving resilience and guidance in matters of religious belief or spiritual practice.  
• All care is offered in a manner consistent with the Aged Care Act (1997) and the Aged Care Quality Standards (2019) and principles of Trauma Informed Care.
• Uphold confidentiality and respect the privacy of residents, families and staff.
• Initial and subsequent appraisals, including a facilitative/in-depth review of a person’s life journey attending to the spiritual wellbeing issues, needs and resources of a person.  
• Ensures that all Cultural and Spiritual Care assessment plans are completed within the timeframe required for new residents. Completes annual or quarterly reviews of all assessment care plans as required by RCSM.
• Participate constructively and collaboratively in RAC leadership, supporting a respectful and transparent team culture.  Establish and maintain trustworthy relationships with RAC staff to enable the provision of responsive care to residents.
•  Following appropriate referral pathways and maintaining professional liaison with external service providers.
•  Spiritual Care Volunteers are trained and recruited from local congregations and community groups  

You will ideally bring the following:

• An active personal faith and involvement in a faith community/church or support network. 
• Mature spiritual and pastoral formation and capacity to reflect theologically on experience. 
• Highly developed listening and interpersonal skills, demonstrating an understanding of person-centred care. 
• Understanding of and demonstrated ability to work sensitively with individuals and faith/community groups from diverse religious, spiritual and cultural traditions.  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the capacity to explain the practice and possibilities of spiritual care to people from varied backgrounds.
• Experience and/or special interest in working in dementia and palliative care contexts and with older people.  
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing pastoral/spiritual care to people outside a faith community. 
• Experience in recruitment, training, ongoing management and supervision of volunteers. 
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work independently, as well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience and skills in administrative duties, including data collection and reporting on outcomes. 
• Competence in Microsoft Office and related software.  Alignment and commitment to Baptcare’s Mission, Vision and Values.

Essential

• 400 hours of reflective practice training e.g. 2 units of CPE/ STFE/ CCTC Intern Program or commitment to complete at own cost within first 12 months.
• Qualifications in theology or spiritual care e.g. Bachelor or Diploma of Theology/ Ministry/ Chaplaincy.

Further, the successful candidate will receive:

• A competitive salary, plus access to the tax benefits of salary packaging and novated leasing.
• Access to confidential counselling and support services.
• Be part of an organisation and a team that is driven to make a difference to the lives of our vulnerable community members.

How to Apply

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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
• COVID vaccinations as per Baptcare’s Vaccination Policy

If you require support with the application process, please contact Georgie Venizelos, Talent Acquisition Specialist gvenizelos@baptcare.org.au

Baptcare is committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role, and supporting diversity. We welcome applicants who may require adjustments.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety, empowerment and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful, protective environment that supports infants, children and young people to feel safe and respected.