Pastoral Care Practitioner

Cowandilla, SA, Australia, 5033 Permanent Closing on: Sep 28 2026

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Position Description

Pastoral Care Practitioner - Calvary Flora MacDonald

Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providersGet ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment

About The Role

Help shape the provision of spiritual and pastoral care of residents, families and staff at Calvary, ensuring their diverse spiritual needs are identified and responded to with exceptional sensitivity, compassion, knowledge and skill.

The Pastoral Care Practitioner participates as a member of the care team in the delivery of services to residents and their family members, and is responsible for ensuring that the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of residents, their families and staff are identified and responded to. The position of Pastoral Care Practitioner is part of an integrated team of people working within an established and agreed framework supporting the resident to live their best life.

As the Pastoral Care Practitioner some of your main duties will include:

Providing spiritual care support to residents according to triage prioritiesAs required, providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staffEstablishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders

About You

You are a highly engaged professional practitioner, seeking to up hold the dignity of people living in residential aged care and seeking to make a meaningful contribution to their wellbeing.

A tertiary qualification in pastoral care, spiritual direction, counselling or similarClinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent Recent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community careEstablished skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful ritualsEligibility for SCA certified membership

For further information please contact Teresa Lynch on Teresa.Lynch@calvarycare.org.au

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships Paid parental leave Training, development pathways and career opportunitiesFlexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role