Chaplain

If you enjoy interacting with others, are caring and passionate about serving the most respected demographic of the Canadian population and love being around similarly driven individuals of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, please consider joining AgeCare. Here, we are dedicated to fulfilling our vision of Making People’s Lives Better for our residents, their families and each other, and inspired to deliver an experience that is personalized, memorable and feels like home.

As a Chaplain you will be responsible for ensuring that the best possible spiritual care is provided to the residents and staff by coordinating spiritual and religious services that meet the needs and various lifestyles of our community. You will maintain good relations with community faith groups and their leaders.

**What will you do**:

- Provide a comprehensive ministry of religious and spiritual pastoral care to residents, families, staff, and meaningful others by ensuring ongoing pastoral visitation and spiritual counseling.
- Facilitate spiritual group programming for residents and provide 1:1 spiritual support as needed.
- Be available to residents and staff, to families of residents for pastoral care, assessment, bereavement, and supportive counseling.
- Conduct or provide resources to community groups and volunteers who provide spiritual services.
- Conduct spiritual and memorial services.
- Provide religious services to meet the needs of the cognitively impaired.
- Support visiting clergy and volunteers to provide regular ongoing ministry to residents of a wide variety of faiths and cultural groups.

**What will you need**:

- Post-graduate Theological degree/diploma or equivalent from a Theological College
- Designation as an authorized Pastoral Care Clinician who is endorsed by faith
- Ministry Experience in a long-term care home or in a similar environment assisting the elderly with spiritual guidance
- Minimum of two advanced units from the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practices and Educations
- Computer skills and CPR certification is an asset

AgeCare’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity is a commitment to hire people whose skills and abilities contribute the most to the success of the organization and who reflect the communities in which we live and work.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $24.00-$26.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Work Location: In person