Pastoral Practitioner

Your role at St John of God Ballarat Hospital

We are seeking applications for a Pastoral Practitioner to join our Ballarat hospital on a permanent part-time basis, this position will include the requirement to participate in an on-call roster.

The Pastoral Practitioner works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team for the provision of holistic pastoral services to patients and clients. The role will be responsible for the provision of emotional and spiritual support, theological reflection, ritual facilitation, faith/belief integration, establishing pastoral therapeutic relationships, trauma and grief counselling and emotional intelligence.

The Position

• Capacity to understand and willingness to support and promote the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Identify and respond to the spiritual needs of patients/clients and families which facilitates spiritual maturity, theological reflection and emotional intelligence.
• Assess and reflect on patient/client’s verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Partner with patients/clients, families and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop a spiritual care plan in accordance with agreed interventions.
• Lead prayer, worship, reflection and rituals and contribute to review and development of current practice.
• Identify and respond to grief, loss and bereavement issues and complexities.
• You will have experience in the provision of pastoral care in a relevant setting including SJGHC pastoral internship program and/or supervised pastoral field placement and professional development courses relevant to pastoral practice.
  
  

Successful applicants will have completed or be working towards a tertiary level qualification/study in a relevant field such as Social Work, Counselling, Pastoral or Nursing. You will have experience in the provision of pastoral care in a health care setting, and able to deliver ritual, liturgy, prayer or reflection that respects other cultural and religious beliefs.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $73,419 to $94,830 (pro-rata) plus 11.5% superannuation
• Permanent part-time, working 15.2 hours per week (required to participate in on-call roster)
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
  
  

For enquiries contact Margaux Chant, Pastoral Services Manager on (03) 5320 2503.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.