In 2022 Anglicare Southern Queensland’s impact on the community included:
- Over 45,000 Queenslanders supported
- 2.149 million hours of Home and Community support provided.
- Over 14,000 hours of counselling to young people and families.
- 383,316 nights of care for children and young people.
- Facilitated over 1,100 counselling sessions every month.
- 42,181 hours of support for people experiencing homelessness.
The Opportunity to join our Team and make a difference
As a Pastoral Care Coordinator, you are responsible for coordinating Anglican pastoral care services including supervising and supporting Anglican volunteer pastoral carers.
The Pastoral Care Coordinator provides pastoral care to patients, coordinates Anglican pastoral care services and collaborates with local Anglican clergy and parishioners, as well as ecumenical partners, to support and further the work of hospital ministry.
This role is a part time position based in Toowoomba with a 16 Hour Fortnight. Candidates will also be expected to be able to travel as required.
Your role in supporting Anglicare will include:
- Provide appropriate chaplaincy/pastoral care.
- Be available to patients and to staff for pastoral care.
- Liaise with the local Anglican parishes for out of hours care and the sacramental roster.
- Liaise with local Anglican parishes to encourage parishioners to encourage volunteers.
- Care for and support Anglican care visitors/volunteers.
- Contribute wholeheartedly to the holistic growth of Diocesan life.
- Reflect the teachings and person of Christ in hospitals through listening without interrupting, praying with the patient and/or their family if they seek and/or agree to this; loving unconditionally and without judgment, and respecting the rights of others to hold different views and beliefs on faith.
- Work with the other Regional Hospital Pastoral Care Coordinators.
- Implement and interpret relevant policies and procedures to ensure a high-quality service of care within a hospital.
- Supervise, and be responsible for, the Anglican care visitors and volunteers.
What you will bring to the role
- A unit of CPE or its equivalent.
- National Police Check (or ability to attain).
- Covid-19 vaccinations (or ability to attain).
- Blue Card (or ability to attain).
- Experience, skill and competency in pastoral care, preferably in a hospital environment.
- A commitment to, knowledge and understanding of Anglican teaching and tradition.
- Evidence of an ability to work within a Christian and inter-faith ethos, without bias or judgment.
- Evidence of an ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and personal information gained through pastoral conversation.
- Experience in training and supervising and others.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
Why Join Anglicare?
- Join a respected Not For Profit and make a real impact in your role to assist Queenslanders in need.
- Salary Packaging – package up to $15,900 per year tax free! This means you can pay for items such as Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, School Tuition and more out of your salary before tax!
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, venue hire, holiday accommodation etc.)
- Enjoy the potential tax savings of a Novated Car Lease.
- Employee Discounts at some of Australia’s leading retailers.
- 6% Bupa Health Insurance Discount.
- Ongoing training and support with hundreds of free online courses on our learning management system.
- Career Opportunities – join a company who aim to promote from within to fill new roles with our internal-only Job Board.
- Opportunities to purchase additional annual leave.
- Free annual Flu vaccinations.
Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental ill health. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.
Interested?
Click apply and send us your current resume.
For further information please contact
Daniel Walsh – Corporate Recruitment Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Anglicare Southern Queensland is committed to the health and safety of our workforce. Shortlisted Applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessments that requests the sharing of information regarding pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.