Religious Assistant
ANZSCO 451816
2,400
68%
68%
49 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Religious Assistants support Ministers of Religion or religious communities in performing a variety of religious functions associated with the practise of a religion, including worship, spiritual guidance, and pastoral care and teaching.
What they typically do
- Conducts services of worship and acknowledgment of faith.
- Delivers sermons, homilies, special talks, and plans music for services.
- Participates in activities of communities, encourages people to be aware of their responsibilities, and organises community projects.
- Conducts classes of religious instruction, and supervises prayer and discussion groups, retreats and seminars.
- Conducts premarital and family counselling and refers people to professional service agencies where necessary.
- Assists with performance of marriages, funerals and special memorial services according to tradition and ecclesiastical and civil law.
- Visits members of the community in their homes, hospitals and other institutions to provide advice and religious comfort.
- Keeps records as required by the church and civil law.
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