• Part time – 15 hours per week
• Rewarding opportunity
• Location: Sorell Tasmania

About the Role

Uniting AgeWell (UA) Ningana are seeking a Chaplain with experience in aged-care chaplaincy, to provide spiritual guidance, leadership, and pastoral care to residents and families at UA. This Ministry is one of compassion which demonstrates best practice spiritual care and meets resident and family emotional, spiritual and religious needs.

The Chaplain will seek to enhance the experience of ageing and have the capacity to work with a diverse range of people, providing timely, appropriate, and well documented pastoral interventions to meet each person's specific needs.

About you:

You are passionate about what you do and want to make a difference in the lives of our residents/clients, to support them to live life to their potential.

This is the place for you if you have:

• Commitment to work within and promote the ethos and values of the Uniting Church.
• Formal theological qualification/s preferred
• CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) – minimum 1 unit or an equivalent training and experience in pastoral.
• Ability to coordinate and evaluate spiritual practices and programmes to enhance the well-being of residents and families while meeting UA standards and the Australian Aged Care Quality Standards.
• Ability to conduct Worship services within the Uniting Worship 2 framework
• Ability to appropriately assess and meet the pastoral and spiritual needs of residents
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A current flu vaccination
• Commitment to being part of a workplace culture based on the BEST way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)
• A current Working with Vulnerable People Check
• Australian working rights and are able to pass a national police clearance

About Us:

At UA we promote and support our people to be their BEST, give their BEST and help our community live their BEST, this is underpinned by our values and customer promise.

• Be a part of a values based organisation
• Join one of Victoria’s leading aged care providers in one of the fastest growing industries
• Work in your local community and make a difference to the lives of our residents
• Education and training opportunities

As an organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia, Uniting AgeWell has a long history of providing residential and community services for older Australians in Victoria and Tasmania.

Our mission is to provide specialised services enabling older people to maximise their wellbeing and access care when required. Our vision is to be a creative leader enabling communities to age well and individuals to live to their full potential. Everything we do is about making a difference for those we care for.

With a range of services, our 2,900 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

To obtain a position description please go to the Uniting AgeWell website or for more information please contact Judy Fry on 9133 5029