Eldercare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia with an excess of 1600 employees. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork, innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.

About the role

• Based at our Head Office in Eastwood
• 0.8 FTE permanent role
• Flexible working arrangements

Due to the design of a new Spiritual Care Approach, Eldercare have an exciting new role available for an experienced Spiritual and Pastoral Care Coordinator for Residential Aged Care.

As Spiritual and Pastoral Care Coordinator will lead the implementation of Eldercare’s new Spiritual Care Approach, and includes a Spiritual Care Service Approach, Chaplaincy Practice Approach, and Spiritual Care Operating Model.

You will be responsible for leading the provision of integrated services encompassing individualised wellbeing approaches that align with the Eldercare ‘Model of Care’ supporting mind, body, and spirit.

This role provides leadership, direction, and guidance to ensure Spiritual, Religious and Pastoral Care service delivery meets professional standards and reports directly to the Executive Operational Services and works closely with the broader organisation including Chaplains and volunteers who work within the Eldercare Pastoral care Program.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree in theological studies or its equivalent from an appropriately accredited college or university.
• Ordination, commission, or similar recognition by an appropriate religious authority according to that authority’s standard practice and policy.
• Completion of four units (1,600 hours) of clinical pastoral education (CPE), consistent with the Australia and New Zealand Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Standards. Two of these units may be equivalencies.
• Completing a minimum of one-year full-time chaplaincy experience upon completing four CPE units.
• Extensive experience in both pastoral supervision and training.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain a budget for spiritual/ pastoral care.
• Driver’s License

If you want to join our inspiring team, we can offer you:

• Attractive staff benefits such as salary sacrificing
• An opportunity to contribute to the care and quality of life for our residents
• Great team environment with variety in the role
• Modern facility with onsite parking

Applications close 9:00am Monday 3 October 2022.

To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (unsupervised contact with vulnerable people) and the clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.

Under the Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities) (COVID-19) Direction, to work in a residential aged care facility:

• from 1 June 2021, you must provide evidence of your seasonal influenza vaccination or a valid medical exemption
• from 29 January 2022, you must have two doses of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine and within 4 weeks of becoming eligible in accordance with ATAGI guidelines receives a booster dose, or a medical exemption endorsed by the Chief Public Officer or her delegate.

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.