The Royal Children's Hospital

Community Chaplain - Botany

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Transform lives, every single day

Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.

We’re a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving people in need for over 170 years. Our vision is simple yet powerful: Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched and communities strengthened.

As our Community Chaplain - Housing, you’ll create connections in the community to give help for today and hope for tomorrow among marginalised people in Botany, including within Anglicare’s Safe and Affordable Housing facility there.

Working alongside Botany Anglican Church and Anglicare services, you’ll build genuine relationships and combine practical care, pastoral ministry and gospel friendship to help people experience connection, belonging and hope.

Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don’t just talk about values - we live them.

Your opportunity

This is an outward-focused ministry role for someone with a genuine heart for people who may experience disadvantage, isolation, mental health challenges or disconnection from church and community.

You’ll spend time where people are - building relationships through one-to-one conversations, community activities and practical support. You’ll help connect people with services that can meet their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs, while creating opportunities to explore faith and connect with the life of the local church.

Working in partnership with Port Kembla Anglican Church, Anglicare Housing and our Community & Mission services, you’ll help strengthen the bridge between church, housing and community.

With compassion and a servant heart, you will:

  • Build genuine relationships with people in the Port Kembla community, including residents of Anglicare’s Safe and Affordable Housing.
  • Provide pastoral support and gospel friendship, creating opportunities for people to explore faith and connect with Jesus.
  • Connect people with practical support through Port Kembla Anglican Church, Anglicare and other community service providers.
  • Develop and facilitate community activities, evangelistic courses and life-skills programs that welcome and engage people experiencing disadvantage.
  • Equip and encourage church members to build relationships with people in the community and strengthen the ministry partnership between Anglicare and the parish.

What you’ll bring

You’re a humble, relational and servant-hearted Christian leader who is comfortable meeting people where they are.

You have a heart for people experiencing disadvantage and understand that meaningful ministry starts with trust, consistency and genuine relationships. You’re able to communicate the gospel clearly while also recognising and responding compassionately to people’s practical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.

You’ll bring a gospel-centred, Bible-based and relational approach to ministry, together with the ability to work collaboratively with church leaders, Anglicare teams, volunteers and community organisations.

What’s required:

  • A mature Christian faith with reformed and evangelical theological convictions and the ability to communicate the gospel clearly.
  • Demonstrated pastoral ministry experience with people from a range of backgrounds, including people experiencing disadvantage or mental health challenges.
  • Willingness to be or become a member who regularly attends Port Kembla Anglican Church.
  • Strong relational, communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to recruit, equip and encourage volunteers in ministry.
  • Current Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain one.

What’s preferred:

  • Theological qualifications from an evangelical training institution, or currently working towards relevant theological training.
  • Pastoral experience within a church or community setting.
  • Experience in community ministry, outreach or ministry with people experiencing disadvantage.
  • Pastoral care training, or willingness to undertake Anglicare pastoral care training.

Why Anglicare?

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people and be supported to deepen your ministry experience and expertise.

You’ll also be connected with Anglicare’s wider Chaplaincy community through regular professional supervision, professional development opportunities and connection with other Community Chaplains.

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:

  • Flexible work options to get the most out of work and life.
  • Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free.
  • Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging.
  • Ongoing professional development and training to support your ministry.
  • Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers.
  • Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family.

We’re many services, with one purpose, to meet people where they are and walk with them. At Anglicare, we believe everyone is Made for Connection - with God, with each other and with the places we call home.

As Community Chaplain, you’ll have a unique opportunity to live that purpose every day - walking alongside people, responding to practical needs, building genuine relationships and sharing the love and hope of Jesus.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

To apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button and submit your application.

All applicants will receive a response.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. This is a specifically Christian ministry role and requires the successful candidate to actively support Anglicare’s Christian vision, mission and values and the ministry of Botany Anglican Church.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Application Close Date: December 11, 2026

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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