Spiritual & Pastoral Care Coordinator
Job No:
S726
Location:
Neilson Home - Greenslopes
* Do you enjoy working in a compassionate, supportive and friendly team environment?
* Want access to generous salary packaging opportunities?
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
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 frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Role
Our Spiritus Mission Department has an opportunity for a dedicated individual to join their Pastoral Care team to provide and coordinate Pastoral Care services to residents and staff at Neilson Home, located at Greenslopes.
The hours of work are four (4) hours per week and to be completed on one morning and will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
The major responsibility of the post is to coordinate and ensure the provision of spiritual and pastoral care at Neilson Home within Spiritus.
To be successful in this role, you will be required to have:
- Qualifications and experience in a pastoral care/hospital/community care setting;
- Eligibility for membership of Spiritual Care Australia (SCA);
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- An ability to manage and provide appropriate pastoral care team co-ordination;
- Basic theological and spiritual formation;
- Active participation within a local community of faith; and
- A demonstrated ability to provide a high standard of pastoral care to the elderly.
You will also be required to hold and maintain a National Police Certificate or be eligible to obtain one prior to commencing employment.
In return, you will work within a passionate and dedicated team as well as having access to generous salary packaging opportunities.
For further information please contact Rev Linda McWillam on 0408 395 369 or Kelly Jones on (07) 3394 0500.
Applications close on Thursday 16th February 2012. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on the morning of Friday 24th February 2012.