• Permanent Part-Time role (20 hours per week) based in Wagga Wagga
• Work for a top NFP provider with a strong 75-year history of providing care
• Be part of a warm, friendly, and supportive team

About the role:

BaptistCare is seeking a Chaplain to join our vibrant residential chaplaincy team at our Caloola Centre Aged Care Home. The role will provide quality person-centred Chaplaincy/Pastoral Care that meets the needs of our staff, volunteers, residents, and families, and that is consistent with BaptistCare’s Purpose and Values.

BaptistCare 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.

The successful applicant will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in chaplaincy/pastoral care OR tertiary theological qualifications with a willingness to undertake chaplaincy/pastoral care specific training within the first 12 months of employment.
• 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’.
• Current National Disability Insurance Scheme worker clearance ‘NDIS Check’.
• Experience working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary settings.
• Willingness to undergo a police check.

About Us:

BaptistCare supports thousands of people across 90 locations in NSW, WA and the ACT. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation's most respected care and community services providers.

We are a faith based, not for profit organisation that cares for families, communities and individuals. You may know us for our aged care services; however, we also give to the community through prison and hospital ministry, community service programs, including domestic violence prevention initiatives, and non-interest loans to those in need.

We love what we do and the communities we help. With us, you can deliver life-transforming care, create a career you will love, and join a team who make a difference.

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

• A Cover Letter addressing the job requirements / selection criteria
• Updated Resume

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/WWVP check as applicable.

BaptistCare – Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ.