Description

The Impact the Spiritual Care Practitioner can make:

The Spiritual Care Practitioner provides support to homeless and at-risk youth by providing spiritual care, counsel, and education on matters of faith and spirituality.

How you will contribute:

• Offers uplifting counsel to youth seeking guidance and direction about spirituality, religion, identity, hope, gratitude, meaning, and loss
• Facilitates engaging and meaningful programs to help youth explore spirituality, religion, and culture
• Offers comfort and guidance to youth who are in hospital, detox, recovery homes, prisons, and other places they need spiritual care
• Supports interested youth to build relationships with their own religious, spiritual, and cultural communities
• Participates in multi-disciplinary Case Review Meetings and Case Management Meetings
• Works in partnership with the Covenant House Vancouver management team to offer support liaising with families and other agencies, if deemed suitable, when a youth or staff person has died 
• Supports various Covenant House Vancouver staff teams and youth through difficult or traumatic experiences, including the death of a youth.  Participate in team defusing and/or debriefing critical incidents as requested, and if appropriate.  
• Represents Covenant House Vancouver at religious, spiritual, and cultural meetings and celebrations when requested
• Helps Covenant House Vancouver to create, grow, and  maintain relationships with representatives from a broad diversity of spiritual traditions and local indigenous communities 

Compensation:

The successful candidate can expect a starting salary of between $54,800.20 and $68,504.80 depending on factors such as internal equity, experience, competencies, and education. Once hired, salaries are reviewed annually following the annual performance review and successful employees have the opportunity for their salary to increase, over time, up to the maximum of the pay band, currently $82,209.40. 

Requirements

Who are we looking for?

Education and Experience:

• Masters Degree in Theology, Spiritual Direction, Counselling (including formal training on issues of spirituality), or an equivalent degree
• Preferred 2 years’ experience in a related field
• Minimum one advanced unit completed in Clinical Pastoral Education
• Ability to communicate and work with young adults in a direct, non-judgmental, caring, professional manner
• Experience and success in positions requiring strict boundaries with clients/patients/community members served

Competencies:

• Interest in serving as a support and ally to youth in the 2SLGBTTQ community
• Interest in serving as a support and ally to indigenous youth
• Familiarity or willingness to learn about issues facing homeless and vulnerable persons, including the root causes of homelessness, issues of poverty, exploitation, mental health and drug addiction, and intervention strategies leading to better outcomes
• Familiarity or willingness to learn about various spiritual, religious, and cultural traditions and supports
• Experience in facilitating groups and delivering presentations.
• Takes personal ownership and responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work commitments. Follows organizational guidelines, professional standards, regulations and principles. Demonstrates reliability and integrity on a daily basis.
• Applies versatility, reasoning and innovativeness in the face of change. Ability to comfortably collaborate in a variety of situations and with diverse individuals.
• Adapts communication to respond to audience or situational requirements
• Effectively builds constructive, friendly, professional relationships and networks of key contacts with people and colleagues, maintains partnerships that can provide information, assistance and support

Summary

Monday - Friday, 70 hours biweekly 

Full Benefits available immediately upon enrollment