Description:
- Provide holistic pastoral care to residents, families, and staff.
- Foster a Jesus-centred community and lead spiritual programs.
- Coordinate volunteers to enhance care and support services.
Campus Chaplain
Churches of Christ, Mission Team, Warwick
Permanent, Full-time Opportunity
About Us
We are one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, with a legacy of care and compassion spanning over 140 years. Through our faith-based mission, the church and organisation work together to provide holistic support across family services, community housing, retirement living, home care, and residential aged care. With services across Queensland and Victoria.
The Role
Are you passionate about providing spiritual and emotional support, building a welcoming Christ-centered community and making a meaningful difference?
Churches of Christ is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Campus Chaplain to join our team in Warwick. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to provide holistic care and support to residents, family members, and staff across our campus services.
About You
As the Campus Chaplain, you will be instrumental in fostering an environment of
communication and cooperation across the campus.
Your responsibilities will include: ?
- Holistic Pastoral Care: Develop and implement a comprehensive pastoral care program, offering confidential emotional and spiritual support to clients, their families, and staff upon request.?
- Spiritual Nurturing: Collaborate with service managers to cultivate a Jesus-centred spirituality within the campus, including the provision of religious services and programs.?
- Community Building: Work alongside staff to create a welcoming environment where residents feel a true sense of home and belonging.?
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Contribute pastoral and spiritual insights as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, enhancing the overall care of residents . ?
- Volunteer Coordination: Engage with local churches and stakeholders to develop and empower a vibrant team of volunteers, enhancing the care services within the campus.?
Qualifications and Experience:
- Educational Background: Certificate IV in Pastoral Care, Chaplaincy, Christian Ministry, or a relevant equivalent qualification.?
- Experience: A minimum of three years' experience in providing pastoral care or chaplaincy services within a health or community environment.?
- Endorsement: Eligibility for endorsement as a Ministering Person with Churches of Christ in Queensland.?
- Skills: Demonstrated ability to model a missional lifestyle, communicate Christian beliefs effectively within the Australian context, and exhibit servant leadership qualities.?
- Compliance: Possess a current National Police Certificate, Working with Children (Blue Card) – or the ability to acquire.
- Essential: Current driver’s licence and willingness to travel inter/intrastate periodically.
Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are passionate about providing holistic pastoral care and meet the qualifications outlined above, we invite you to apply for the Campus Chaplain position in Warwick.
Please submit your application, including a resume and cover letter detailing your suitability for the role.
Visit www.cofc.com.au to learn more about us. Please click the Apply Button. For further inquiries, contact Kevin Hamer 0427 291 684.
We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.
Applications will be assessed as they are received.