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Permanent Part-time role working across our aged care homes in Busselton and Margaret RiverOffering 60 hours per fortnight with flexible workdays (no weekends)Be part of a valuesled team bringing hope and meaning through pastoral and spiritual care Your Role As a Chaplain, you will provide compassionate, personcentred spiritual and pastoral care to residents, their carers, staff, and volunteers. Through attentive listening, you will assess spiritual and pastoral needs and deliver meaningful, personcentred spiritual care initiatives. In this rewarding role, you will lead worship services, staff devotions, funerals, and other rites of passage. You will also contribute to case management reviews and care planning, support and encourage BaptistCare staff and volunteers, and oversee a team of Pastoral Care Volunteers. Accurate documentation of pastoral interactions, activity reporting, and participation in team meetings also form part of this role. This is a unique opportunity to work across our two beautiful aged care homes offering flexibility in hours and workdays: BaptistCare William Carey Court, Busselton - 45 hours per fortnightBaptistCare Mirrambeena, Margaret River -15 hours per fortnight About You Essential Qualifications & Experience Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy /pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications, with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy / pastoral care specific trainingAbility to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heartActive involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian ChurchChaplaincy or pastoral care experienceCurrent Working with Children CheckWillingness to undergo a police check Essential Competencies A personal commitment to growth in the Christian faithAbility 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 teamAbility to facilitate safe and welcoming spaces which provide a sense of community and belongingTreat all clients with equity, respect, and dignityProvide spiritual and pastoral care in ways that respect and value diversity, e.g. age, race, faith, culture, disability, gender, spirituality, and sexualityAbility to work within BaptistCares Purpose and Values and willingness to promote its Christian identityAbility to work within BaptistCares Policies and ProceduresExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to supervise, support and train pastoral care volunteersA demonstrated commitment to selfnurture and selfcareDemonstrated commitment to maintain professional boundaries, and professional spiritual development Desirable Experience Previous experience in residential aged care or retirement living will be highly regardedUnderstanding 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 careVisiting clients in homes and hospitals as appropriate How to Apply 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 competenciesUpdated Resume 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. About Us BaptistCare is a leading purposeled care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing. We know that lifes challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again. Thats what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia. #J-18808-Ljbffr