Pastoral Practitioner - Canberra - Casual Position Join Uniting's dedicated Pastoral Care Team With continuous professional, personal and spiritual development This is a role within the Mission team and provides meaningful pastoral care services to people in our care across Uniting - Canberra. This role is focused on using the values of Uniting and principles which are culturally relevant, age appropriate and sensitive to the needs of those receiving our services.
At Uniting, we take real steps to make the world a better place. Our services are in the areas of aged care, disability, child and family, community services, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Practice. We actively engage with social justice issues and advocate for the people we serve.
Role Overview As a Pastoral Practitioner your role will:
Contribute towards the efficiency and effectiveness of the Pastoral care team Engage in effective and nurturing relationship management; Maintain continual professional, personal and spiritual development; Maintain effective and appropriate documentation and reporting. Essential Criteria: Qualifications:
One or more units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent. Relevant pastoral or theological study. Your experience ticks the following boxes:
Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in, working with teams across a large, complex, church or non-for-profit organisation Understanding of pastoral and spiritual needs relating to those receiving services across Uniting Demonstrated empathy and affinity with vulnerable people Demonstrated understanding of the distinctions between Religion and Spirituality. Basic understanding of different faiths, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism Highly effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including moderate computer skills A demonstrated passion for social change and contributing to an organisation of influence for the most disadvantaged Even better:
Graduate qualification in relevant discipline Please refer to the comprehensive Position Description by clicking the link below.
PD - Pastoral Practitioner.pdf For all enquiries, please contact Dina Oraha via email ******
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