Chaplain

Transform lives and Step into a role that truly makes a difference.

As a Chaplain-Aged Care, you’ll be the heart of gospel-centred care and practical support in —connecting deeply with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Through meaningful one-on-one relationships and community and aged care will make a huge impact, you’ll offer help for today and hope for tomorrow.

Your Opportunity
You’ll be based in Nowra at the Jean Rouse House, becoming a familiar and trusted presence, while also collaborating closely with stakeholders which includes Anglicare, and other services to amplify the impact of your care and ministry. This role is a Maximum Term Part-Time position, 3 days per week (22.8 hours) and is not to be missed.

With integrity and compassion, you will:

• Build relationships with low socio-economic and cross-cultural cohorts through home visits, refugee referrals, 1:1 meetings, and community events.
• Serve and show practical love through these connections.
• Develop ministries that address isolation, loneliness, and social disconnection.
• Connect individuals with Anglicare and other services to improve access and support.
• Support the establishment of new Anglicare services as needed.
• Organise training, evangelistic courses, or events that welcome marginalised community members.
• Seek discipling opportunities and equip church members to engage in community care.
• Run life skills courses at the church or other suitable locations.
• Act as a bridge for marginalised people into the church community.

What you'll bring

• A strong personal and active Christian faith is essential.
• A humble, teachable, and servant-hearted character.
• Creativity and initiative in implementing new ideas.
• A love for and willingness to learn from other cultures.
• Reformed and evangelical theological convictions.
• A gospel-centred, Bible-based, relational ministry philosophy.
• A heart for all-ages, cross-cultural, and intergenerational ministry.
• Sound theological understanding and ability to communicate the gospel cross-culturally.
• Theological qualifications (or working toward them) from a Reformed, Evangelical Bible college.
• Experience in pastoral ministry across diverse cultures.
• Willingness to undertake pastoral care training with Anglicare.
• Strong leadership, communication, relational, and administrative skills.
• A current Working with Children Check clearance or willingness to obtain one.

Anglicare Requirements & Support

• Attend regular professional supervision sessions.
• Participate in Anglicare professional development days and training modules.
• Monthly check-ins with the Community Chaplaincy Manager.
• Quarterly meetings with other Community Chaplains.
• Annual attendance at Anglicare Chaplaincy Day.
• Submit quarterly reports to Anglicare Supervisor and Chester Hill Anglican Parish Council.

Why Anglicare?
We provide meaningful opportunities and choice—for the individuals and communities we support, and for the dedicated people who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll belong to a community of kind, humble, and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You’ll be supported to grow in knowledge, deepen your experience, and shape a rewarding career.

Benefits include:

• Increase your take-home pay by up to $15,900 with salary packaging.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport access 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.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button now! our Talent Acquisition team will be in contact

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities, and cultural backgrounds