Mission Manager, Community Engagement and Partnerships

Discover a career where care goes both ways!

•    Based at Macquarie Park, with travel to sites & locations across Sydney Metro & Regional NSW
•    7 additional days off per year + NFP Salary Packaging + WFH options
•    Bring your networking ability to build Catholic Community Partnerships

Exciting things are happening at Catholic Healthcare! Celebrating 30 years in care in 2024, is a significant milestone, and reaching 5000+ employees is a testament to Catholic Healthcare’s impact within the Aged Care sector. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities.

To support Catholic Healthcare's Business Strategy, we're creating networks of integrated multiservice campuses, Healthy Ageing Centres and Home Care and Services that enable CHL to support clients to live life abundantly and with love free from the fears of ageing and loneliness - “catholic Connected Communities” (cCCs). To enable this business priority, we have a new opportunity for a Mission Manager to focus on developing and maintaining effective Community Engagement and Partnerships. 
Reporting to the Chief of Mission Integration, in this hands-on role with no direct reports you will be responsible for implementing the organisation’s Mission Strategic Plan (MISP) with the key focus of collaborating and engaging with local Church and the wider community to enhance and grow cCCs.  Your exceptional organisation, communication and interpersonal skills together with your natural partnering and networking ability will aid your success in this integral new position.

Within this role your responsibilities will include:
•    Creating and leading the Church & Community Engagement Working Group (CCEWG) with key internal stakeholders to develop and enhance local Church and community connections for older people in line with the Community Engagement Framework, beginning with flagship cCCs sites 
•    Develop and grow partnerships with local Churches, parishes, schools, religious orders, communities
•    Collaboration with internal stakeholders including regional and local managers and pastoral carers 
•    Developing spiritual wellbeing products and services for local churches and communities, to meet the spiritual needs of older people in the community
•    Actively building and maintaining strong relationships and providing relevant resources to managers and employees across the service areas to meet clients' and residents' diverse needs
•    Collaborating with the CHL Volunteers team to enhance volunteering pathways for local Churches and communities to support local homes and services
•    Establishing networks across other organisations in the Community and Aged Care sector
•    Supporting the Mission Manager, Spiritual Wellbeing, and Spiritual/Pastoral team members across all service streams to facilitate spiritual wellbeing and enhance cCCs
•    Actively contributing to developing and delivering Mission formation programs aligned with the Mission Integration Strategic Plan to enhance cCCs

The ideal applicant will be highly motivated and able to work independently within a supportive team to drive initiatives and achieve agreed outcomes. Additionally, to be successful in this role you’ll have;
•    Tertiary qualification in either theology, religious education, ethics, scripture, teaching, or equivalent
•    Demonstrated experience in building stakeholder engagement with local church and community
•    Spiritual maturity and ability to appreciate differing value systems, beliefs, and practices
•    Ability to engage and participate in complex discussions and influence decision-making
•    Deep understanding of the Catholic tradition, the sacraments, and the liturgical life of the Catholic Church
•    Understanding the spiritual journey within the ageing process, providing for inclusion and valuing of all people
•    Ability to lead and adapt in response to change
•    Administrative ability and tech savvy – MS Office Suite and Teams 
•    Own vehicle and driver's license with ability to travel across Sydney Meto & Regional NSW 
•    Willingness to obtain Police Check and NDISWC

What we can offer you
•    Not-for-profit tax benefits - pay less tax
•    Fitness Passport - discounted gym benefits
•    Paid Parental leave 
•    Paid Family leave, additional days off each year
•    Long Service leave after 5 years
•    A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a positive impact in a rewarding organisation like ours, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply online now!

Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream.  We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation.  We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch.