Spiritual/Pastoral Care Practitioner – Residential Aged Care Service

Spiritual Care practitioner

• Permanent Part Time | Tuesday and Thursday | 9 hours a week
• Residential Aged Care Service | Car-parking on site
• Excellent team with purpose and soul | Work-life balance

Join an organisation with real purpose and values in the aged care sector!  

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health and aged care providers. We have a proud history of serving a diverse community within the greater Eastern suburbs.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

Help shape the provision of spiritual and pastoral care of residents, families and staff at Eastern Health Murrenda Aged care facility.

Ensuring residents diverse spiritual, pastoral and religious needs are identified and responded to with exceptional sensitivity, compassion, knowledge and skill.

The Spiritual-Pastoral care practitioner participates as a member of the broader residential aged care team in the delivery of services to residents and their family members and is responsible for ensuring that the diverse pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of residents, their families and staff are identified and responded to.

The position of Spiritual-Pastoral care practitioner is part of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework supporting the resident to live their best life.

While we are seeking an experienced practitioner, early career practitioners in pastoral care are also encouraged to apply. Support to complete a second unit of clinical pastoral care training is available for those applying as a supervised practitioner.