86806 - RC priest or deacon or appropriately qualified lay person
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,104 to £34,694 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2024 |
| Location: | PE15 0PR |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 86806 |
Summary
Overview
Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith tradition and have an understanding/ knowledge of other differing faiths.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
• Act as faith advisor in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested
• Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship study and religious programmes
• Contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice
• Provide mentoring and personal support for other chaplains and volunteers including following incidents
• Be part of the provision of available and accessible chaplaincy care at all times
• Plan and lead worship and prayer / faith specific meetings
• Provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required
• Nurture Chaplaincy volunteers in their contribution
• Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship and prayer
• Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant religious events and coordinate establishment support for these
• Be proactive in forging links with their local faith communities and other agencies, as relevant and consider ways in which these communities/agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release
• Participate in developing ways for improving and achieving targets As required, undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant targets are collated
• Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff
• Undertake Diocesan Ministerial Reviews, where appropriate
• Provide appropriate support to the establishment in the absence of the Managing Chaplain
• Actively support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process
Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile
• Chaplain : Anglican Ordained Bishop, Priest, Deacon, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist, Reader (as set out in Canon E4 of the Canons of the Church of England or direct equivalent in other Anglican provinces)
• Chaplain : Christian Chaplain - Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
• Chaplain : Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or lay Person
• Chaplain : Free Church Ordained
• Chaplain : Hindu
• Chaplain : Humanist
• Chaplain : Muslim
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Priest
• Chaplain : Sikh
• Chaplain : Buddhist
• Chaplain : Jewish
• Chaplain : Orthodox
• Chaplain : Pagan
• Chaplain : Quaker
• Chaplain : Rastafari
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Spiritualist
• Chaplain : Christian Science
• Chaplain : Chaplain
Essential Experience
Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant Job Description.
Faith Eligibility Requirements (January 2020)
Buddhist:
• Be a committed Buddhist living by a moral standard of at least that of the Five Precepts and meditate regularly.
• Display a competent understanding of Buddhist teaching and practice.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Buddhist schools other than the one to which you belong and be willing to help and encourage interest in, and practice of those schools, when required.
• Have endorsement by the Prison Service Buddhist Faith Adviser* (Evidence required before appointment).
Anglican:
Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
• Be an ordained member of the Anglican Communion (or of churches that are part of the Porvoo Agreement).
• Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop.
Or
Reader, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist
• Be a Reader (as set out in Canon E4 of the Canons of the Church of England or direct equivalent in other Anglican provinces).
• Be a Religious sister or brother, Church Army Evangelist or other appropriately qualified or licensed minister in the Anglican tradition, subject to agreement from the Anglican Bishop to HM Prisons.
• Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop.
Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith tradition and have an understanding/ knowledge of other differing faiths.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
• Act as faith advisor in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested
• Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship study and religious programmes
• Contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice
• Provide mentoring and personal support for other chaplains and volunteers including following incidents
• Be part of the provision of available and accessible chaplaincy care at all times
• Plan and lead worship and prayer / faith specific meetings
• Provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required
• Nurture Chaplaincy volunteers in their contribution
• Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship and prayer
• Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant religious events and coordinate establishment support for these
• Be proactive in forging links with their local faith communities and other agencies, as relevant and consider ways in which these communities/agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release
• Participate in developing ways for improving and achieving targets As required, undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant targets are collated
• Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff
• Undertake Diocesan Ministerial Reviews, where appropriate
• Provide appropriate support to the establishment in the absence of the Managing Chaplain
• Actively support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process
Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile
• Chaplain : Anglican Ordained Bishop, Priest, Deacon, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist, Reader (as set out in Canon E4 of the Canons of the Church of England or direct equivalent in other Anglican provinces)
• Chaplain : Christian Chaplain - Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
• Chaplain : Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or lay Person
• Chaplain : Free Church Ordained
• Chaplain : Hindu
• Chaplain : Humanist
• Chaplain : Muslim
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Priest
• Chaplain : Sikh
• Chaplain : Buddhist
• Chaplain : Jewish
• Chaplain : Orthodox
• Chaplain : Pagan
• Chaplain : Quaker
• Chaplain : Rastafari
• Chaplain : Roman Catholic Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
• Chaplain : Spiritualist
• Chaplain : Christian Science
• Chaplain : Chaplain
Essential Experience
Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant Job Description.
Faith Eligibility Requirements (January 2020)
Buddhist:
• Be a committed Buddhist living by a moral standard of at least that of the Five Precepts and meditate regularly.
• Display a competent understanding of Buddhist teaching and practice.
• Have demonstrable knowledge of Buddhist schools other than the one to which you belong and be willing to help and encourage interest in, and practice of those schools, when required.
• Have endorsement by the Prison Service Buddhist Faith Adviser* (Evidence required before appointment).
Anglican:
Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
• Be an ordained member of the Anglican Communion (or of churches that are part of the Porvoo Agreement).
• Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop.
Or
Reader, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist
• Be a Reader (as set out in Canon E4 of the Canons of the Church of England or direct equivalent in other Anglican provinces).
• Be a Religious sister or brother, Church Army Evangelist or other appropriately qualified or licensed minister in the Anglican tradition, subject to agreement from the Anglican Bishop to HM Prisons.
• Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop.