pastoral worker
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.
Also called: ministry pastoral worker, church pastoral worker, religious worker, parish worker, lay worker
- 9
- essential skills
- 23
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- chaplain6 skills in common
- minister of religion6 skills in common
- missionary3 skills in common
- monk/nun3 skills in common
- city councillor2 skills in common
- corporate lawyer2 skills in common
- cultural policy officer2 skills in common
- survey enumerator2 skills in common
Optional skills
23- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- budgetary principles
- conduct educational activities
- coordinate charity services
- crisis intervention
- 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
- psychological counselling methods
- reinforce positive behaviour
- represent religious institution
- show intercultural awareness
- support volunteers
- teach religious texts
- write work-related reports
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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