Chaplain [BaptistCare HopeStreet Newcastle]

You will support individuals, families, and the wider community through compassionate, person-centred spiritual and pastoral care.....

• Permanent Part-time | 4 days per week | Based across Windale & Wallsend
• Provide spiritual and pastoral care within a community-focused setting
• Join a values-driven organisation committed to hope, dignity, and wellbeing

Your Role:

As a Chaplain with BaptistCare HopeStreet Newcastle, you will support individuals, families, and the wider community through compassionate, person-centred spiritual and pastoral care. You’ll engage with people from diverse backgrounds—offering a listening ear, emotional support, and tailored spiritual guidance—while assessing needs and fostering a welcoming, inclusive environment.

You will facilitate group discussions, devotions, and occasional services or life event support, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic care. The role also includes maintaining pastoral records, participating in team meetings, and supporting and mentoring pastoral care volunteers as needed.

This is a permanent part-time role offering 4 days per week (60.8 hours per fortnight) with flexible workdays, based across Windale and Wallsend.

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 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:

• Experience working in a community setting and / or work experience outside of a church or chaplaincy role
• Experience working with people who have complex needs, including living with disadvantage or poverty, domestic or family violence, mental health, or trauma
• Group work training and experience or willingness to undertake training
• Ability to support the HopeStreet team to work within the principles of social justice, harm minimisation, trauma informed care and strength-based models

If you would like to be considered for the role, click the “Apply to this Job ” button below 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 – Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.

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.