Pastoral Care Volunteer, Residential Aged Care, Wahroonga

Hammond. Care pastoral care volunteers have an opportunity to support the spiritual and emotional needs of the elderly people living in an aged care home. As a pastoral care volunteer, you’ll be a Christian actively involved with a local Christian church in the area. You’ll supplement and complement the work of our Residential Pastoral Care Coordinator, and under their direction you may: Support people to meet their spiritual needs Nurture spiritual development ​ Skills required for this role:

• High level of interpersonal skills including strong empathy and listening skills.
• Pastoral Care training for example Chaplaincy, Clinical Pastoral Education, or you could attend Hammond. Care pastoral care training- Spiritual Care Series, in preparation to becoming a pastoral care volunteer. ​ Your impact Volunteering as a social visitor can be a rewarding experience, both for the person you visit as well as yourself. Regular visits from volunteers can help to improve quality of life and help people feel less isolated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxFDDi9bS6c Hammond. Care Hammond. Care is an independent Christian charity and we're passionate about improving the quality of life for people in need. We have a wonderful group of volunteers that partner with us to enhance the lives of people cared for by Hammond. Care. Hammond. Care is a provider of The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme funded by the Australian Government and is established to promote links between elderly people and volunteers in their local community. Further information Thank you for expressing an interest in volunteering with Hammond. Care. We truly love connecting with people who want to volunteer with us. Our team will reach out with a phone call or text as soon as we can, and if we’re unable to get through, we’ll follow up with an email. Please take a moment to check your spam or junk folder as well, as some email providers don’t always recognise our messages right away. More information on volunteering with Hammond. Care can be found at www.hammond.com.au/volunteer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxFDDi9bS6c If you have any questions, you can call Dani, our friendly Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator on 1800 79 33 99.

Requirements

18 years or older

• NDIS Worker Screening Check arranged and paid for by Hammond. Care We’d be happy to discuss your availability for a one-hour (or longer) commitment on a weekly or fortnightly basis, anytime between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.