About this career
Pastoral workers support religious communities. They provide spiritual education and guidance and implement programmes such as charity works and religious rites. Pastoral workers also assist ministers and help participants in the religious community with social, cultural or emotional problems.
Essential skills
build community relations
establish collaborative relations
mentor individuals
observe confidentiality
perform religious ceremonies
promote religious activities
provide charity services
provide spiritual counselling
respond to enquiries
Additional skills
apply knowledge of human behaviour
conduct educational activities
coordinate charity services
develop educational resources
interpret religious texts
manage administrative systems
manage fundraising activities
manage staff
manage volunteers
perform fundraising activities
perform ritual cleaning activities
plan youth programmes
prepare religious services
provide social counselling
reinforce positive behaviour
represent religious institution
show intercultural awareness
support volunteers
teach religious texts
write work-related reports
budgetary principles
crisis intervention
psychological counselling methods
Also known as
ministry pastoral worker
church pastoral worker
religious worker
parish worker
lay worker
