Australia's peak body for spiritual care, chaplaincy, and pastoral care. 

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As the peak Australian body for Spiritual Care, we celebrate and advocate for professional, skilled, and experienced practitioners. We provide the highest standard in credentialling to support meaningful, individual, and safe spiritual care. Join today.

 

 

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Spiritual Care Practitioner

Applications close: 26 August 2026

Canberra Health Services is seeking a Spiritual Care Practitioner to provide high quality spiritual care across a diverse healthcare setting. The role involves supporting patients, families and carers experiencing illness, loss, grief, trauma and other life challenges, working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to person-centred care that recognises spiritual, cultural and existential needs. This position offers an opportunity to join a progressive Spiritual Care service within Canberra Health Services and contribute to the wellbeing of patients, families and staff.

Pastoral Care Practitioner- Mt. Eliza, VIC!

Applications close: 03 September 2026

Pastoral Care Practitioner- Mt. Eliza Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment Work in a beautiful home job sharing with another Pastoral Care Practitioner Permanent part-time role: 30.4hrs a fortnight! 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 priorities As required, providing spiritual care support to residents' family members and to staff Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders About you You are a highly engaged professional practitioner, seeking to uphold 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 similar Clinical Pastoral Education and/or equivalent Recent experience working in a similar role in aged care, health care or community care Established skills in preparation, creation, leadership and facilitation of meaningful rituals Eligibility for SCA certified membership For further information please contact Gabbi, Manager Mission, Pastoral and Spiritual Care on gabbi.sar-shalom@calvarycare.org.au