Senior Chaplain

• Full Time, Permanent Role
• Location: Brisbane, with regular travel across South-East Queensland
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Join us in a meaningful role as a Senior Chaplain, where you’ll play a pivotal part in fostering the pastoral health and wellbeing of both our valued staff and clients. Embrace the opportunity to uphold our organisation’s Christian Founding Purpose and cherished values while ensuring the delivery of performance outcomes that align with our mission.

Your role as a Senior Chaplain will extend beyond guidance on religious, spiritual, and personal matters; you’ll be a beacon of support and understanding for individuals and groups alike. Leading the charge in executing our Chaplaincy strategy across Queensland, you’ll have the privilege of nurturing and empowering a team of dedicated Chaplains while directly overseeing the provision of chaplaincy services in your area of responsibility.

If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and are committed to upholding our organisation’s ethos with compassion and integrity, we invite you to embark on this fulfilling journey with us.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide advice and support to the Executive, Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care
• Support the development of Chaplaincy-specific strategy and policies for Mission Australia
• Provide pastoral care and support to employees and residents in Mission Australia supported accommodation facilities through regular contact, and to other clients on request
• Assist staff in their understanding and ‘living out’ the organisation’s Founding Purpose and Values, including promoting values based decision making at all levels
• Conduct ongoing pastoral care sessions for staff where needed, promoting a reflective internal dialogue and using a personal empowerment style of support
• Collaborate with Program Managers to facilitate spiritual and cultural programs for staff including reflections and team activities that are aligned with Mission Australia’s Founding Purpose and Values and the operational focus of the site/team/audience
• Partner with the Community Chaplaincy team to refer clients to appropriate support
• Foster strong, mutually beneficial relationships between services, local churches and the wider Christian community

Requirements for Success

• Ability to provide pastoral care and support to employees while being respectful of varying religious ideologies, beliefs and ensuring alignment to the overall business needs
• Strong people skills with a passion for and commitment to pastoral care and spreading the knowledge of God’s love with sensitivity
• Ordained Minister, Pastor or equivalent in good standing within your denomination
• Relevant theological qualifications, Clinical Pastoral Education, a Certificate IV in Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy or equivalent qualifications from a recognised tertiary institution
• Demonstrated ability to work cross denominationally while maintaining the Bible as the inspired word of God
• Demonstrated courage in leadership to confront issues and risks, and escalate as appropriate in accordance with procedure
• Complete alignment to Mission Australia’s Unpacking our Founding Purpose Charter and values

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Chaplain enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Access to a Business vehicle
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave

How to Apply

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