Pastoral Care / Chaplaincy

Baptcare is able to offer CPE placements in semester one in our aged care facilities, in a unit conducted by the Alfred and Community Centre for CPE.

For more information and application forms contact:
Rev Marilyn Hope
Pastoral Care Coordinator
Centre Director, Alfred Health & Community CPE Centre
Pastoral Care
m.hope@alfred.org.au
http://www.alfred.org.au/pastoral_care/
(03) 9076 3138

The Pastoral Care team is made up of the Pastoral Care Coordinator and chaplains/pastoral care workers in each of our service areas. This includes all of our aged care facilities, a growing number of regions in which we provide aged care in the community, in Family Services and at Sanctuary, our transitional supported accommodation project for asylum seekers

The Christian ministry of pastoral care provided by our team of chaplains is a vital part of Baptcare’s commitment to caring for the whole person. We are convinced that without attention to a person’s spiritual needs, as well as their physical, social and emotional needs, the care we provide would not be complete, or ‘holistic’.

The ministry of pastoral care is provided with the intention, and in the hope, that it conveys a reminder of God’s love and grace, and that nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ.

We are committed to the value and dignity of every person in the sight of God, and therefore the chaplaincy team offers support to care-recipients of Baptcare’s various programs and their families, regardless of religious affiliation.

Baptcare’s chaplains offer spiritual support and comfort by being a compassionate presence, deep listening and by helping people of all backgrounds to connect with spiritual resources especially, though not only, at times of distress, loss and grief. By providing a listening presence they can help people explore and express deep questions and concerns. They also help to address people’s faith needs by providing opportunities for prayer and worship.

Chaplains also provide general, confidential pastoral support for Baptcare staff. Any ongoing support needs are referred to Baptcare’s Employee Assistance Program provider who offer a free and confidential counselling service.

Pastoral Volunteers

We are currently exploring ways to offer opportunities for appropriately trained and supported pastoral care volunteers.  In residential aged care, we are exploring using CPE as the model; while in community aged care, we are trialling a new training package and model developed with the Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria.

Want to join the team?

If you are interested in joining our pastoral care team, we are looking for pastoral carers who can think and write at tertiary level, have a deep Christian faith that is able to openly engage with people from all walks of life, and who can critically reflect on their pastoral practice.  

Some useful websites:

For more detail contact info@baptcare.org.au or Contact Us.

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