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Chaplain

  • Forest Hill, VIC, Australia, 3131
  • Part time
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About Us:

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 5,000 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on the BEST philosophy – Believe, Excel, Support and Trust – underpinned by our values of Kindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

 

Why choose Uniting AgeWell Chaplaincy?

  • Supervision Costs met by UA
  • Yearly UA Chaplain Gathering Days or UA Chaplain Conference costs provided by UA
  • Education and Training opportunities supported
  • Salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + $2,650 annually
  • Not for profit, values-based organisation
  • Annual Leave Loading
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program available 24/7 for our staff
  • Enhanced parental Leave options
 
About the role:
 
Strathdon is seeking an emotionally and spiritually mature chaplain who will continue to shape and develop spiritual care to reflect current spiritual care best practice and UA’s focus on spiritual care being as valued as physical, social, mental, and emotional care. This role is to provide compassionate, person-centered care to residents, work willing and respectfully alongside colleagues, and show initiative in the provision of spiritual and religious care. This role requires the chaplain to communicate comfortably with individuals with complex health needs, people from a variety of faiths, and/or who identify no spiritual/religious beliefs, families, staff, and chaplaincy colleagues. It recognizes the link between emotional and spiritual needs. The person in this role will be responsible for:
  • Individual care with residents and their families
  • Timely Spiritual Care Assessments/reviews and regular electronic documentation relating to spiritual and religious needs
  • Small group work relating to a broad range of spiritual needs and expressions of spirituality
  • Leading of worship
  • Connecting with spiritual leaders from a variety of faith backgrounds as needed
  • Offering guidance, leadership, education to other staff, in matters of spirituality, spiritual care, the role of chaplaincy, and other topics as needed.

 

About You:

This is the place for you if you have:

  • Compassion, initiative, deep respect and a genuine interest in enhancing the spiritual life and wellbeing of people as they age and experience in the aged care environment
  • An ability to identify, assess, and provide for the emotional, spiritual, religious, or secular needs of residents, in line with the Strengthened Australian Aged Care Quality Standards and Uniting AgeWell’s Spirituality Framework.
  • A commitment to work with UA as we further develop Trauma Aware and Healing Informed Care for Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers, and continue building networks and relationships with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  • Ability to conduct Worship services within the Uniting in Worship 2 Framework
  • CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education – minimum 1 unit or an equivalent training and experience in pastoral or spiritual care
  • Formal Theological qualifications (preferred)
  • Technology skills for both documentation and use in worship
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a diverse range of people
  • Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the BEST way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)
 
Essentials for working in Aged Care:
  • A current With Children Check card
  • Current and ongoing flu vaccinations
  • Australian working rights
  • Ability to pass a national police clearance

Make a positive difference in your community – apply now!

Please include in your application, a cover letter with answers to the selection criteria below.

Criteria:

  1. Are you willing to meet the requirement for mandatory annual vaccination(s)?
  2. Do you have qualifications in Theology?
  3. Please tell us of your experience in leading worship in an aged care setting
  4. Please tell us of your experience relating to a diverse range of people
  5. Please tell us of your training and experience in Pastoral and Spiritual Care, and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
  6. Please describe your expertise in using electronic recording systems for the documentation of spiritual and religious based care
  7. Please describe your familiarity and expertise in carrying out and recording spiritual assessments using prescribed spiritual assessment tools.
  8. Please share some of your response to the UA Spirituality Framework: https://www.flipsnack.com/6AB5958A9F7/uniting-agewell-spirituality-framework-2022/full-view.html
  9. What does working within the ethos (values) of the Uniting Church mean to you?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply for this role.
 
You can find a position description here: Chaplain (Strathdon) PD.pdf

For more information, please contact Judy Fry - recruitment@unitingagewell.org
 
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!

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