Spiritual Care Advisor

**Job Number:**4191
**Job Type:**Full-Time
**Vacancy Reason:**Backfill
**Location:**247 Franklin St N - Sunnyside Home
**Number of Positions:**1
**Division:**Community Services
**Hours of Work:**35 hours per week. 0830-1630.

• Monday-Friday

• Occasional evenings, weekends, and holiday observances as required

**Union:**Management/Management Support
**Grade:**Management/Management Support Grade 03
Salary Range:$71,871.80 - $89,835.20 per year
**Posting Date:**March 17, 2026 @ 12:00 AM
**Closing Date:**March 24, 2026 @ 11:59 PM

About Us!

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

The Role

Has primary responsibility for leading and overseeing the organization's spiritual care program to improve the experience of persons served across the continuum of care within Seniors Services by engaging staff and the community served, driven by the Division’s mission, vision, and values.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive spiritual and emotional support to those we serve and their partners in care. Focuses on enhancing well-being by respecting and supporting a diverse array of spiritual beliefs and practices.
• Works as part of an interdisciplinary team to create a caring, person-centered, home-like environment where people feel listened to and cared about.
• Provides individualized and person-centered spiritual care and counselling.
• Facilitates and coordinates inclusive spiritual services, holiday observations, rituals and ceremonies as requested.
• As the divisional expert on spiritual care, provides advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and staff on leading practices.
• Collaborates, supports, and coaches staff, volunteers, and students in training that supports spiritual and emotional care.
• Develops, recommends, and implements standards, policies, and procedures, and provides
  leadership in program/service evaluation.
• Delivers spiritual care programming including, but not limited to, one-to-ones, discussion groups, special interest groups, hymn signs, worship services; and support groups.
• Maintains partnerships with other community faith groups and connects residents with the spiritual resources offered by their own faith group within the community as requested.
• Ensures the spiritual care program is operated in compliance with legislation and other standards including Occupational Health and Safety Standards.
• Coordinates the on-call system for community clergy to respond to urgent spiritual care when on vacation.
• Provides education and consultations on ethical decision-making pertaining to care.
• Co-chairs the Palliative Care Committee.
• Completes spiritual needs assessments, progress notes, attendance, and annual reports, including spiritual care and palliative care statistics.
• Submits and presents reports and funding requests annually, to stakeholders as appropriate.
• Has a p-card to purchase supplies for the spiritual care program.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and skills are normally acquired through a Master of Divinity or equivalent, plus graduate and/or post-graduate courses in Psychology, Sociology, and Family Systems and progressively responsible related experience working in a long-term care home with familiarity with psycho-geriatrics, cognitive impairment, chronic illness, the health care system, and community resources.
• Experience providing multi-faith spiritual care services.
• Knowledge of theology and spirituality, and human dynamics in individual, family, and community relationships. Familiarity with the basic tenets of all religious and spiritual orientations.
• Must have training with, and be a member of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). Must be in good standing with and endorsed by own faith group to function as a provider of spiritual and religious care.
• Leadership, human relations, presentation, facilitation, public relations, and communications skills to
  interact with staff, residents, volunteers, families, outside agencies, and the public. Ability to distill complex information into clear, meaningful messages; develop relations within the community; and participate as an effective team member.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, and legislation (e.g., long term care, privacy, health care consent, health and safety).
• Computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office, and a clinical documentation system.
• Ability to write clear, concise resident progress notes, minutes, reports, sermons, memorial services, workplans, newsletters, documentation, and correspondence. Ability to read and understand journals, books, newsletters, correspondence, resident charts, and research papers.
• Must provide an acceptable vulnerable sector police records check.
• Must have a tuberculosis test and all required immunizations.
• Ability to travel within Waterloo Region.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

Region of Waterloo is committed to building a workforce through fair, equitable, and accessible hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve and to promote a respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

For questions or to request accommodations during your recruitment, onboarding or employment, please contact talentmanagement@regionofwaterloo.ca, or by calling our Service First Contact Centre at phone number (519) 575-4400.

**Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Hiring Process:**Region of Waterloo may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency during the recruitment process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment. AI does not make final hiring decisions.

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