T2 Minister of Religion
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2024 |
| Location: | Slough, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ramgarhia Sikh Gurdwara |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | RSG/T2MOR/Jun24 |
Summary
We are looking for a fully baptised Sikh Minister of religion to perform a key leading role as a Head Granthi (MOR) within a Sikh faith-based organisation in the UK.
The applicant’s role will not involve mainly non-pastoral duties, such as school teaching, media production, domestic work or administrative and clerical work and the applicant will receive pay and conditions at least equal to those given to settled workers in the same role.
The applicant will be preaching and performing pastoral duties in a Sikh religious order within a community which involves a permanent commitment to the faith.
The pastoral duties will include:
Leading worship regularly and on special occasions;
Preaching to children and adults together (religious education only);
Officiating at marriages, funerals and other special services; and
Offering counselling and welfare support to members of the congregation; and
Recruiting, training and co-ordinating the work of any local volunteers and lay preachers and assisting in the smooth running of the gurdwara.
The living and food expenses for the Minister of Religion will be paid for by the Gurdwara as per Sikh Religion and custom for the duration of the visa (as applicable).
The applicant’s role will not involve mainly non-pastoral duties, such as school teaching, media production, domestic work or administrative and clerical work and the applicant will receive pay and conditions at least equal to those given to settled workers in the same role.
The applicant will be preaching and performing pastoral duties in a Sikh religious order within a community which involves a permanent commitment to the faith.
The pastoral duties will include:
Leading worship regularly and on special occasions;
Preaching to children and adults together (religious education only);
Officiating at marriages, funerals and other special services; and
Offering counselling and welfare support to members of the congregation; and
Recruiting, training and co-ordinating the work of any local volunteers and lay preachers and assisting in the smooth running of the gurdwara.
The living and food expenses for the Minister of Religion will be paid for by the Gurdwara as per Sikh Religion and custom for the duration of the visa (as applicable).