Job Description
Discover a career where care goes both ways!
• Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
• Location: Bathurst
◦ Monday to Wednesday: Macquarie Care, Bathurst
◦ Thursday & Friday: St Catherine’s, Bathurst
• Pay Rate: $36.50 – $47 per hour (depending on experience) + superannuation + Not For Profit Benefits
• Not-for-profit employer, so pay less tax!
Are you passionate about supporting older people through compassionate presence, spiritual guidance, and trauma informed care?
About the Role
Catholic Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Pastoral Care Coordinator to deliver spiritual and pastoral support to residents, clients, families, and employees across our Bathurst homes.
In this deeply meaningful position, you will provide person centred, faith informed, and trauma aware spiritual and pastoral care to residents, families, and employees. Your presence will nurture connection, dignity, and emotional wellbeing, particularly for residents navigating ageing, grief, dementia, or end of life experiences.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide personal spiritual support and pastoral care services in line with Catholic Healthcare’s mission.
• Prepare and lead prayers, reflections, and worship activities, including end-of-life and palliative care support.
• Support employees through mission formation activities and professional development.
• Facilitate visits from ministers of various faith groups and maintain reflective spaces such as chapels and prayer rooms.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures, maintaining confidentiality and respect for all residents and families.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
• Certificate III/IV in Pastoral Care, or similar qualifications in theology/spirituality.
• Warm and empathetic interpersonal skills with the ability to support people from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in residential aged care or home care settings.
• Experience supporting older people, including those living with dementia.
• Knowledge of trauma informed care principles.
• Respect for residents’ stories, identities, faith backgrounds, and personal choices.
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Our Values in Action
At Catholic Healthcare, we live by our values of Courage, Compassion, and Integrity. We seek team members who embody these values in their daily work and interactions.
Why Join Us?
• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax
• Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Paid Parental leave
• Long Service leave after 5 years
• 40+ Locations across NSW and QLD if you choose to move
• A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds
Apply Now
If you are passionate about pastoral care and want to bring comfort, dignity, and spiritual support to those in aged care, we’d love to hear from you.
Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream. We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch.
