Chaplain

Provide compassionate, person‑centred spiritual and pastoral care to residents, their carers, staff, and volunteers. Through attentive listening, you will assess spiritual and pastoral needs and deliver meaningful, person‑centred spiritual care initiatives.....

• Permanent Part-time role working across our aged care homes in Busselton and Margaret River
• Offering 60 hours per fortnight with flexible workdays (no weekends)
• Be part of a values‑led team bringing hope and meaning through pastoral and spiritual care

Your Role:

As a Chaplain, you will provide compassionate, person‑centred spiritual and pastoral care to residents, their carers, staff, and volunteers. Through attentive listening, you will assess spiritual and pastoral needs and deliver meaningful, person‑centred spiritual care initiatives.

In this rewarding role, you will lead worship services, staff devotions, funerals, and other rites of passage. You will also contribute to case management reviews and care planning, support and encourage BaptistCare staff and volunteers, and oversee a team of Pastoral Care Volunteers. Accurate documentation of pastoral interactions, activity reporting, and participation in team meetings also form part of this role.

This is a unique opportunity to work across our two beautiful aged care homes offering flexibility in hours and workdays:

• BaptistCare William Carey Court, Busselton – 45 hours per fortnight
• BaptistCare Mirrambeena, Margaret River –15 hours per fortnight

About You:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy /pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications, with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy / pastoral care specific training
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of Christian spiritual maturity with a pastoral heart
• Active involvement in and recommendation from a local Christian Church
• Chaplaincy or pastoral care experience
• Current ‘Working with Children Check’
• Willingness to undergo a police check

Essential Competencies:

• A personal commitment to growth in the Christian faith
• Ability to recognise the spiritual and pastoral needs of clients and to design, deliver and evaluate person centred spiritual care initiatives in accordance with professional codes and standards of conduct.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients and to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to facilitate safe and welcoming spaces which provide a sense of community and belonging
• Treat all clients with equity, respect, and dignity
• Provide spiritual and pastoral care in ways that respect and value diversity, e.g. age, race, faith, culture, disability, gender, spirituality, and sexuality
• Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Purpose and Values and willingness to promote its Christian identity
• Ability to work within BaptistCare’s Policies and Procedures
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to supervise, support and train pastoral care volunteers
• A demonstrated commitment to self-nurture and self-care
• demonstrated commitment to maintain professional boundaries, and professional spiritual development

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience in residential aged care or retirement living will be highly regarded
• Understanding of the spiritual and pastoral needs of those living with dementia, loss, grief and bereavement, long term illness, relationship disharmony, mental health, disability, loneliness, or receiving palliative care
• Visiting clients in homes and hospitals as appropriate

If you would like to be considered for the role, click “Apply” and please provide the following:

• A cover letter addressing ALL the listed essential qualifications & experience and competencies
• Updated Resume

Baptist Care empowers staff by offering flexible work hours, a supportive team, training opportunities and financial benefits, including salary packaging and stability working for an industry leading provider.

About Us:

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing Date is subject to change without notice.

Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks including police background check via our online police check system, Working with Children Check, and NDIS check as applicable.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.