Pastoral Care Coordintor
Lead and inspire a dedicated Pastoral Care Volunteer team
Shape compassionate, person-centred spiritual care across two hospitals
Build strong community partnerships across diverse faiths and cultures
Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time (up to 24/1/27)
Position Classification:Administration Officer Level 6
Remuneration:$43.82 - $44.86 per hour
Hours Per Week:38
Location:Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals
Where you'll be working
Join Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, part of Western Sydney Local Health District, where compassionate care, collaboration and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. As the Pastoral Care Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in enhancing the patient experience by ensuring spiritual, emotional and pastoral support is accessible to people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, community faith leaders and volunteers, you'll help create an environment where every person feels respected, valued and supported throughout their healthcare journey.
Work across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals in a diverse and growing health service.
Join a collaborative, inclusive workplace committed to holistic, person-centred care.
Build strong relationships with clinicians, volunteers, community organisations and faith leaders.
Lead a dedicated volunteer workforce that makes a meaningful difference to patients, families and staff.
Contribute to a culture of respect, compassion and continuous improvement.
What you'll be doing
This is an exciting leadership opportunity to coordinate and develop the Pastoral Care Volunteer Program across two busy hospital campuses. You will lead volunteer recruitment, education and supervision while promoting best practice pastoral care that supports the physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing of patients, families and staff.
Lead the day-to-day coordination, recruitment, education and supervision of the Pastoral Care Volunteer workforce.
Promote contemporary pastoral care practices and champion the value of spiritual care within the healthcare setting.
Coordinate volunteer rosters, training, performance development and compliance with NSW Health requirements.
Foster collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams and representatives from diverse faiths and cultural communities.
Monitor service performance, analyse activity data and identify opportunities to strengthen and improve pastoral care services.
Qualification: One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent
Requisition ID: REQ698285
Applications Close: 13 October 2026
For inquiries about the role, contactChris Horley at or on
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
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