Pastoral Care Coordinator, HammondCare

HammondCare

Location:
Australia, Brisbane

Category:
Health and Beauty

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

The Pastoral Care Coordinator provides pastoral care, leadership and support to clients, their families, team members and pastoral care volunteers. The role supports clients by visiting them in their own homes across the Brisbane region.

Job Responsibility:

Assessing client/family’s spiritual and emotional needs and developing a spiritual care plan, to ensure their spiritual needs are acknowledged and documented
Providing spiritual and emotional support to clients and their families
Liaising with relevant religious/spiritual leaders to coordinate provision of spiritual support to clients and their families where appropriate
Providing prayerful spiritual/emotional support to team members, and distribute relevant material, articles and books as appropriate
Training team member in areas related to pastoral care, including boundaries, grief and loss, faith and hope, and other areas as identified in conjunction with key stakeholders
Working with team members to extend their skills in meeting the spiritual needs of clients, including identifying suitable learning and development resources
Participating in opportunities such as staff meetings, in-services, expos, and other events with the purpose of providing information about pastoral care opportunities and creating partnerships
Regularly meeting with local service managers and team members for the purpose of receiving feedback, identifying need, and reporting back on any changes or developments in the Pastoral Care service

Requirements:

Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
Strong understanding and experience of people living at home with life-limiting illness including dementia, the impact on carers, and journeys of grief and bereavement
Strong personal and active Christian faith and church involvement
Theological /Pastoral Care qualifications and experience
Demonstrated capacity to pastorally care for and enhance the wellbeing of those in need
Highly developed communication skills including listening, compassion and empathy
Experience raising up, leading and supporting a team
Strong administrative and computer skills
Access to a car, Australian’s driver licence and comprehensive car insurance

What we offer:

NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit (up to $2,650 tax free)
Additional leave purchase options and 14 weeks paid parental leave prorata
Flexible working options, including hybrid arrangements
Discounts on everyday products and services
Discounted healthcare memberships - access to network of fitness centres and pools for employees and families
Free access to independent counselling support for employees and families
Health & Wellbeing programmes
Reward & Recognition programmes
Referral bonuses
Career and professional development opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 14, 2025

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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