Provisionally Approved Supervisors Application Form

Provisionally Approved Supervisors Application Form

Apply to become a Provisionally Approved Supervisor

To be eligible to be a Provisionally Approved Pastoral Supervisor, a person must –

  • have completed a recognised course in a related vocation, or
  • have no less than 5 years’ experience in pastoral ministry, mentoring and coaching (including retired ministry workers, or ministry spouses) or other related vocations,
  • undertake the Supervision Foundations Training Course.

The next Supervisor Foundations Training Course details:
When: March 10th, 12th, and 17th 2025 10am-4pm each day
Where: St Andrews House (Level 2, 464 Kent St) in Sydney.
Cost: $300

All Pastoral Supervisors must also declare their willingness to abide by Faithfulness in Service and to support the ministry of the Diocese of Sydney.


Insurance
Unless otherwise covered by another organisation’s insurance, Provisionally Approved Pastoral Supervisors are covered by the Diocese’s insurance policy.

Approval will be issued for a specified period, usually five years, and is not perpetual. The usual duration of approval will be reviewed from time to time in accordance with the review schedule of the Pastoral Supervision Policy.

Please download the Letter of Agreement for Provisionally Approved Pastoral Supervisors read, sign and scan to a jpg or pdf file. Then assemble the required list of documents and information to upload in the form below

If you wish to apply for Provisional approval as a Pastoral Supervisor, please complete the form below:



Application Form for Provisional Approval as a Pastoral Supervisor

Before commencing the application form below please collect the following documents for uploading as either pdf (preferred), jpg, or png format:

  • Professional Qualifications (if any).
  • Evidence of 5 year’s experience in pastoral ministry, mentoring and coaching (including retired ministry workers, or ministry spouses) or other related vocations.
  • A copy of a national police check no older than 12 months
  • A signed copy of the Letter of Agreement for Provisional Approved Pastoral Supervisors

There is space near the end of the form to include any information not covered in the rest of the form.

Name(Required)
Email(Required)
The number you would use for clients
We request this to facilitate a National Register check
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Name of your own Supervisor(Required)
(Supervision of Supervisor)

Character reference

We will email your minister/pastor or other person with whom you have a pastoral relationship to ask them for a brief character reference.
Name of your minister/pastor(Required)
This is to request a simple character reference.

Work Background

Please select the most appropriate choice
Tell us how long you have been active in the area of work you selected above

Document Uploads

Please upload the following document in pdf, jpg,or png format.
If multiple documents, please combine into one before uploading
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Evidence of 5 year’s experience in pastoral ministry, mentoring and coaching (including retired ministry workers, or ministry spouses) or other related vocations.
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.
No older than 12 months
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Signed and dated
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.
Use this space to add any other relevant information relating to this application.
Agreement