ISCO Occupation Group 3413.2 Pastoral Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
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.
Essential Skills
- Provide Spiritual Counselling
- Establish Collaborative Relations
- Observe Confidentiality
- Mentor Individuals
- Perform Religious Ceremonies
- Respond To Enquiries
- Promote Religious Activities
- Provide Charity Services
- Build Community Relations
Optional Skills
- Write Work-Related Reports
- Coordinate Charity Services
- Plan Youth Programmes
- Represent Religious Institution
- Show Empathy
- Manage Administrative Systems
- Manage Fundraising Activities
- Perform Ritual Cleaning Activities
- Support Volunteers
- Perform Fundraising Activities
- Manage Staff
- Budgetary Principles
- Show Intercultural Awareness
- Interpret Religious Texts
- Reinforce Positive Behaviour
- Teach Religious Texts
- Prepare Religious Services
- Manage Volunteers
- Provide Social Counselling
- Crisis Intervention
- Conduct Educational Activities
- Develop Educational Resources
- Psychological Counselling Methods
- Apply Knowledge Of Human Behaviour
Alternative Names
- Ministry Pastoral Worker
- Church Pastoral Worker
- Religious Worker
- Parish Worker
- Lay Worker
