About the role
Mater Hospital Springfield is seeking applications for Pastoral Care Practitioner to join us in a Permanent, Part-time role working 30 hours per fortnight.
While this position will be predominately based at the Springfield campus, you may be required to travel to Redland and South Brisbane depending on operational requirements. There are weekend and public holiday On-Call provisions.
Mater is a contemporary mission-based organisation founded and inspired by the Sisters of Mercy, with a compassionate spirit and a commitment to responding to unmet need. As Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit Catholic health care service we are seeking two pastoral care practitioners to join our team of compassionate listeners who provide spiritual and emotional support to persons of various religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, life philosophies and faith traditions.
Salary range: $41.06 - $60.35 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
As a Pastoral Care Practitioner, you will offer a professional, compassionate presence to those in your care—listening, supporting, and helping individuals and families find comfort, meaning, and hope. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing holistic care that integrates the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each person. Your work will contribute to a caring and inclusive environment that reflects Mater’s values of mercy, dignity, compassion, and excellence.
Key responsibilities include:
About you
You are a compassionate and reflective practitioner who finds meaning in supporting others through life’s most vulnerable moments. You bring a calm and empathetic presence, providing emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff from diverse backgrounds and beliefs. With a background in pastoral care, counselling, or human services, you are grounded in professional practice and guided by respect, dignity, and compassion. You thrive in a team environment, value holistic care, and are committed to upholding Mater’s Mission and Values in all you do.
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
Applications close Wednesday, 2nd September 2026 –please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage
Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
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.
