Pastoral Practitioner

at  St John of God Health Care

St John of God Richmond Hospital is a private mental health hospital northwest of Sydney Specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression, drug and alcohol addictions and older adult mental health.
Your role at St John of God
We are seeking applications for a Pastoral Practitioner to join our Richmond hospital on a permanent part-time basis, 0.6FTE.
The Pastoral Practitioner works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team for the provision of holistic pastoral services to patients and clients. The role will be responsible for the provision of emotional and spiritual support, theological reflection, ritual facilitation, faith/belief integration, establishing pastoral therapeutic relationships, trauma and grief counselling and emotional intelligence.

The Position

• Capacity to understand and willingness to support and promote the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Identify and respond to the spiritual needs of patients/clients and families which facilitates spiritual maturity, theological reflection and emotional intelligence.
• Assess and reflect on patient/client’s verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Partner with patients/clients, families and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop a spiritual care plan in accordance with agreed interventions.
• Lead prayer, worship, reflection and rituals and contribute to review and development of current practice.
• Identify and respond to grief, loss and bereavement issues and complexities.

You will have experience in the provision of pastoral care in a relevant setting including SJGHC pastoral internship program and/or supervised pastoral field placement and professional development courses relevant to pastoral practice.
Successful applicants will have completed or working towards a tertiary level qualification/studies in a relevant field such as Social Work, Counselling, Pastoral or Nursing. In addition, you will have experience in group facilitation delivering ritual, liturgy, prayer or reflection that respects others cultural and religious beliefs.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $71,654 to $91,984, plus 11% superannuation
• Permanent part-time, working 22.8 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

All applicants must address the key requirements outlined above in no more than 2 pages.
For enquiries contact Stuart Clarke, Pastoral Services Manager at stuart.clark@sjog.org.au.
Applications Close: May 21st
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse

Please refer the Job description for details