Pastoral Care Practitioner, Calvary. Walkley Heights, Adelaide SA. Psychology, counseling, and social work (healthcare and medical). Full time. Add expected salary to your profile for insights. Pastoral Care Practitioner/Worker. We are seeking a professional pastoral care practitioner for the provision of emotional support and spiritual care services to residents and families of Calvary The Homestead in Walkley Heights, South Australia. Embark on a purposeful journey with Australia’s premier health care provider. Seize the opportunity to deliver pastoral and spiritual care services within Calvary. Elevate your career as a pastoral care practitioner.

About the role: This role is a critical component of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework supporting residents to live their best lives.

Practitioners will be responsible for ensuring the diverse pastoral and spiritual care needs of residents, their families, and staff are identified and responded to with compassion, sensitivity, knowledge, and skill.

Your mission: Nurture and support the spiritual and pastoral strengths of residents and their families by collaborating within the multidisciplinary team and fostering meaningful connections to enrich the lives of residents and their families.

The ideal candidate will have: recent experience working in a similar role in either aged care, health care or community settings; relevant tertiary qualification/s including clinical pastoral education (CPE), counselling or equivalent; demonstrated understanding of and experience working in a multidisciplinary team; highly effective interpersonal skills in working with people experiencing vulnerability; understanding of the pastoral and spiritual needs of people living in a residential aged care setting; demonstrated ability to undertake spiritual assessments and contribute to care plans; well-developed knowledge and understanding of various spiritual expressions including faith traditions and denominations; demonstrated capacity for reflective practice; demonstrated ability to prepare, lead and / or facilitate the provision of meaningful rituals and celebrations.

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For further information contact Teresa Lynch on 0467623676 or Teresa.Lynch@calvarycare.org.au