19/10/2025
📢 WE’RE HIRING –
JOB: SPIRITUAL COORDINATOR / CHAPLAIN
Location: Sanctuary Gardens Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre, Chilanga.
Reports to: Centre Director
Employment Type: Full-time
Are you passionate about spiritual leadership and holistic care? We are seeking a committed Spiritual Coordinator / Chaplain to join our team and support the spiritual, emotional, and personal growth of our clients and staff.
Job Purpose
The Spiritual Coordinator / Chaplain is responsible for ensuring that the Rehabilitation Centre operates to the highest spiritual standards. This role involves upholding the principles of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) faith, delivering high-quality spiritual care to clients, providing pastoral counselling, facilitating personal and group spiritual growth, and supporting the wellbeing of staff and residents through holistic spiritual guidance.
Key Responsibilities
1. Spiritual Coordination & Pastoral Care
- Ensure the Rehab Centre adheres to high spiritual standards and SDA Church principles, including Sabbath observance, health reform practices, and dietary guidance.
- Facilitate morning and evening devotions for staff and clients.
- Coordinate Sabbath programmes, worship services, and special spiritual events.
- Plan and lead individual and group prayer sessions, Bible studies, and reflection sessions.
- Provide one-to-one pastoral care, counselling, and prayer support for clients and staff.
- Develop individual spiritual care plans tailored to each client’s faith needs and recovery journey.
- Conduct spiritual assessments during client intake and throughout their stay.
- Support clients in ethical decision-making and moral development aligned with SDA principles.
- Offer guidance and spiritual mentorship to staff, volunteers, and interns.
- Participate in Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings to contribute to holistic care planning.
- Write discharge summaries and relapse prevention plans with a spiritual component.
- Provide grief and loss support, conflict resolution guidance, and crisis spiritual intervention when required.
- Promote a culture of spiritual growth, reflection, and resilience throughout the Centre.
- Maintain records of spiritual activities, counselling sessions, and care plans.
2. Vocational & Skills Support
- Collaborate with vocational coordinators to integrate spiritual principles into vocational programmes.
- Encourage clients to pursue meaningful work aligned with their values and personal growth.
3. Training & Development
- Provide spiritual and ethical training workshops for staff and volunteers.
- Keep up-to-date with best practices in pastoral care, counselling, and spiritual formation.
4. Reporting & Collaboration
- Attend regular staff meetings and contribute to operational planning.
- Collaborate with clinical, vocational, and maintenance teams to ensure client needs are met holistically.
- Report urgent issues or critical client concerns to the Centre Director promptly.
- Provide weekly and monthly reports summarising spiritual activities, interventions, and client progress.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong commitment to SDA beliefs and lifestyle.
- Formal training or experience in Theology, chaplaincy, pastoral care, or spiritual counselling.
- Experience in rehabilitation or healthcare settings preferred.
- Ability to provide compassionate, confidential, and culturally sensitive support.
Skills & Attributes
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Strong organisational and time management abilities.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries while offering empathetic support.
- Comfortable leading group sessions and public speaking.
- Collaborative and flexible team player.
- Able to maintain accurate records and follow up on action items.
Why Join Us:
🌿 Make a meaningful impact in clients’ lives
🌿 Work in a supportive, faith-driven environment
🌿 Be part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to holistic rehabilitation
How to Apply:
Send your CV & cover letter to: sanctuarygardenshr@gmail.com
Deadline: 31/10/2025
