Calvary Hobart

Pastoral Carer - Casual

• Provide excellent spiritual and emotional care to our patients, visitors and staff
• Be a part of an outstanding team of professional Pastoral Care Practitioners
• Join one of Australia’s leading health, community and aged care providers
• Work for a company who is driven by its values rather than the bottom line
• Casual Position
• Excellent salary packaging options available

About the role

Working as a Pastoral Carer for Calvary is a profound privilege.  Each day we are invited into the sacred space of another person’s vulnerability as they navigate their way through the highs and lows of their medical journey.  You will be joining a remarkable team of Pastoral Care Practitioners who work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing holistic care to our patients.  Our Pastoral Care department stands out as a high functioning team of dedicated staff with a positive culture.  You will have access to regular Professional Development as well as individual and group clinical supervision.

This is a casual position.  While effort will be made to provide some regular weekly hours, there is no guarantee of regular and predictable shifts.  You will be called upon to cover holiday leave, sick leave and help meet hospital needs during peak periods.  Some weeks may be without shifts and others will have work every other day.  As such, this role is not suitable for those who require a stable income or who have significant inflexible commitments elsewhere.

What you bring (Please address these Selection Criteria)

• Qualifications in a humanities discipline such as counselling, psychology, education, social work, clinical pastoral education or pastoral ministry
• Relevant experience providing high level emotional and spiritual care
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise professional judgement
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills
• Professional level computer skills
• Availability and suitability to work irregular and varied weekday shifts as required by the needs of the Pastoral Care department.
• Ability to work at both the Calvary Lenah Valley and Calvary St John’s campuses.

Benefits

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a leading values based health care organisation. We offer paid parental leave, salary packaging, career progression, discounted health insurance and gym memberships, flexible working hours and training and skills development. Calvary is also proud to be recognised as a leader in gender equality.  Further details are available here: https://www.calvarycare.org.au/careers/benefits/

About Calvary

Calvary is a national Catholic provider of health, community and aged care services operating in seven states and territories. Calvary employs over 18,000 people and has over 1,500 volunteers. As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart.

Calvary continues the mission of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, a mission focused on caring for those who are sick, dying and in need.  We express our values of hospitality, healing, stewardship and respect through “being for others” exemplified by the Spirit of Calvary and the example of Venerable Mary Potter.

How to join the team

To join our diverse, compassionate and dedicated team for a rewarding Calvary career, please submit an online application.

Candidates must hold Australian or NZ Citizenship or the capacity to permanently work in Australia. As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role

You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)

For any further information, please contact Sean Conry, Manager for Mission and Pastoral Care, Calvary Hobart on 0409 180 136 or sean.conry@calvarycare.org.au

If all this sounds like you, apply for this role with Calvary today.