Pastoral Care Officer, Employer: St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, Work Type/s: Full Time, Classification/s: Care & Support Work, Mental Health & Counselling, Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP), Location: Sydney, Full-time position based in Woolloomooloo, Must be available to work Sundays

About the Organisation: The St Vincent de Paul Society is a member and volunteer based organisation that has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has close to 100 Special Works across the State in the areas of homelessness, mental health, disability, financial counselling, supported accommodation, food provision, refugees and migrants and addiction counselling.  Our work is funded by all levels of government, the generous support we receive from the community and our 250 Retail Centres across NSW.

About the Service: The St Vincent de Paul Society New South Wales Support Services are located in the inner city of Sydney and offer crisis accommodation and post-crisis community support. The Support Services is a Special Work of the St Vincent De Paul Society. Matthew Talbot Hostel, located at Woolloomooloo provides accommodation for 98 men, and a range of day service for clients and visiting men, including those who sleep rough or live in nearby boarding houses and public housing. Many of the clients have mental health and substance abuse issues.

About the Role: The Pastoral Care Officer works within the Volunteer and Pastoral Care Team and will report to the Volunteer and Pastoral Care Manager of the Matthew Talbot Hostel. The role’s major responsibility is to provide strategic direction and development of pastoral services. The Pastoral Care Officer will also ensure that all relevant activities relating to the provision of the required pastoral and spiritual care services to the clients are carried out and are in accordance within the spirit, mission and ethos of the Society and the traditions of the Catholic Church.

For more information about this role, please click the link to the Position Description below this job advert.

Conditions of employment: The conditions of employment are governed by the National Employment Standards and the hourly rate is $32.65, a generous salary packaging is offered.

To be successful in this role, you will need: Qualifications and/or demonstrated skills and experience in pastoral counseling or related field, at a minimum clinical pastoral education accreditation.

Strong commitment to the philosophy, ethos and mission of the St Vincent de Paul Society as a lay Catholic organization,  and of Matthew Talbot Hostel as a Special Work of the Society.

An understanding of the importance of the Mass in the Catholic Tradition.

Ability to lead a Communion Service or at least support someone who can lead a Communion Service.

Demonstrated understanding of the key client group of the Service and an ability to treat all residents of the Service with respect and dignity in an empathetic and compassionate manner.

Strong written and verbal communication and inter-personal skills.

Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and interests.

An appreciation of the Spirit and Spirituality of the Society of St Vincent DePaul

Able to work Sundays

What we offer: By joining one of Australia’s largest and leading charities, you will be working in an organization which makes a real difference to people’s lives.

The St Vincent de Paul Society NSW is proud to offer generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.

Training and development opportunities.

Pre-employment Clearances

Pre-employment checks will include two (2) reference checks, National Criminal History Check, and signing of a Health Declaration.  You will also be asked to present evidence of right to work in Australia.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Applications will include the following:

Cover letter: In a separate document, clearly write the title of the position you are applying for and reason/s why you are applying for the role.

Current curriculum vitae: This will include your: Qualifications & trainings - be prepared to provide certified true copies at the interview if requested; Work history with a brief description of duties for each role; Referees - at least two (2) e.g. persons you report to who can comment on your work experience.  Please provide name and contact details (work and mobile phone numbers; email address).  Or please be prepared to provide details when requested.

3. Letter addressing the Essential Criteria: This is an important part of your application. To be considered for this role, you will need to address the ESSENTIAL CRITERIA by explaining how your qualifications, trainings and work experience directly meet each selection criterion. The essential criteria can be found in the position description below this job advertisement.

Please email your application with all the attachments as listed above to: hr@vinnies.org.au