About Phendit
Phendit Group Pty Ltd is a disability and home care service
committed to delivering safe, respectful, person-centred and high-quality
support to participants, families and communities. Our work is grounded in
compassion, dignity, integrity, professional care and respect for each person’s
rights, choices and wellbeing.
We are seeking a caring, mature and values-driven Workplace
Chaplain to support, encourage and uplift our staff team.
About the role
This is a unique staff wellbeing role designed to provide
faith-based encouragement, pastoral support and positive workplace culture
support across the Phendit team.
The successful applicant will share regular encouragement
messages with staff, provide voluntary 1:1 pastoral support when requested, and
help promote resilience, compassion, hope, respect and unity across the
workplace.
This role is not a counselling, HR, clinical supervision or
complaints management role. The Workplace Chaplain will work within clear
professional boundaries and will refer staff to appropriate internal or
external supports where needed.
Key responsibilities
The Workplace Chaplain / Staff Wellbeing & Faith
Encouragement Lead will:
- Provide regular faith-based encouragement messages to staff.
- Offer voluntary 1:1 pastoral support sessions for staff who request support.
- Pray with staff only where this is invited or requested.
- Encourage a positive workplace culture built on compassion, hope, respect, resilience and service.
- Support staff morale during periods of workplace pressure, change or emotional stress.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality, except where there are safety, safeguarding, legal, workplace or mandatory reporting concerns.
- Promote respectful engagement with staff from diverse cultural, religious and personal backgrounds.
- Refer staff to management, HR, counselling, EAP, emergency services or other professional supports where appropriate.
- Work consistently with Phendit policies and procedures, including privacy, diversity, incident reporting, complaints, safeguarding and professional conduct expectations.
About you
We are looking for someone who is compassionate, emotionally
mature, trustworthy and able to support staff in a respectful and
non-judgmental way.
The successful applicant will have:
- Experience in chaplaincy, pastoral care, ministry, staff wellbeing, community services, human services or a related field.
- Strong interpersonal and listening skills.
- Ability to provide faith-based encouragement in a respectful and inclusive manner.
- Understanding of confidentiality, professional boundaries and referral pathways.
- Ability to support staff without pressuring anyone to participate in faith-based activities.
- Sound judgement when responding to sensitive staff wellbeing matters.
- Commitment to safeguarding, dignity, diversity, privacy and respectful workplace practice.
- Ability to work independently and report appropriately to management.
Essential requirements
- Relevant experience in chaplaincy, pastoral care, ministry, counselling support, social work, community services or staff wellbeing.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain.
- Current Working With Children Check, where required.
- National Police Check, or willingness to obtain.
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain.
- Australian work rights.
- Ability to comply with Phendit policies, procedures and professional standards.
Desirable
- Qualification in chaplaincy, theology, pastoral care, counselling, community services, social work, psychology, mental health, leadership or a related discipline.
- Experience working in the disability, aged care, community services, health, church, chaplaincy or not-for-profit sector.
- Understanding of the Social service environment.
- Experience supporting culturally diverse teams.
Important role boundaries
This role is voluntary for staff to access. The Workplace
Chaplain must not pressure staff to participate in prayer, faith discussions or
pastoral sessions.
The role does not replace management, HR, counselling,
clinical supervision, incident reporting, complaints handling or safeguarding
processes. Phendit’s risk documentation identifies the importance of staff
training, incident review, complaints pathways, safeguarding procedures and
protective strategies when risks are identified.
What we offer
- SCHADS Award Level 5 remuneration.
- Permanent part-time employment.
- Supportive and purpose-driven team environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to staff wellbeing and positive workplace culture.
- Meaningful work within a growing disability and home care service.
