Pastoral worker

Also searched as: Agente pastoral

Code 3413.2

What does a Pastoral worker do?

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.

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Essential skills

Skills and competences

  • establish collaborative relations
  • build community relations
  • provide spiritual counselling
  • mentor individuals
  • provide charity services
  • promote religious activities
  • perform religious ceremonies
  • respond to enquiries

Transversal competences

  • observe confidentiality

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences