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Hindu Temple Religious Worker – (Non-Pastoral)
| Posting date: | 25 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £19,500 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Full-time, Fixed Term Contract (2 years). Discounted/free food. Accommodation provided |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2025 |
| Location: | SW19 8PU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Shree Ghanapathy Temple |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SGT013HP |
Summary
About Us:
The Shree Ghanapathy Temple is a leading Hindu faith organisation based in South-West London, UK. The temple, dedicated to Lord Ghanapathy, was the first fully consecrated south Indian Hindu temple in Europe. We have an outstanding reputation with our peers and other faith bodies throughout the UK. We are well known for our focus on religious worship, commitment to multi-faith activities, religious education and service to the wider community within the UK. We are a prominent Hindu faith organisation in London. For more information about our organisation: www.ghanapathy.co.uk
Job Description:
(1) Waking up and tending to the Deities and carrying out their daily rituals such as pooja, daily bathing and alangaram (dressing).
(2) Chanting of traditional sanskrit mantras and texts.
(3) Ensure that the deities and the altars are kept clean and tidy at all times.
(4) Keeping tidy and arranging on a daily basis the cupboards used to store deities’ clothing, pooja items, etc
(5) Other associated duties.
None of the rituals, rites, poojas etc that are performed by you in our temple involves any preaching or leading a congregation with prayers etc.
Skills:
• Ordained/conferred to Kurukkkalship (Vedaagamas)
• Brahmin lineage.
• Able to recite/chant basic Vedic mantra’s and Slokas to the Deities.
• Be able to converse fluently in Tamil
• Be willing to learn English as part of their personal development
• Recognised training, acceptable to the selection panel, in the Hindu Vedas and
Agamas to enable the carrying out of the Religious workers duties.
This vacancy is exempt from the: Sex Discrimination Act 1975, (SDA) Section 7(II)(e); the Race Relations Act (RRA) and Equality Act 2010 due to genuine religious requirements. As a condition of your employment you will be required to reside within the vicinity of the temple premises (in accommodation provided by us).
Benefits:
• Discounted/free food
• Accommodation provided
Language:
• Fluent Tamil (required), other languages desirable.
Number of Positions: 2
The Shree Ghanapathy Temple is a leading Hindu faith organisation based in South-West London, UK. The temple, dedicated to Lord Ghanapathy, was the first fully consecrated south Indian Hindu temple in Europe. We have an outstanding reputation with our peers and other faith bodies throughout the UK. We are well known for our focus on religious worship, commitment to multi-faith activities, religious education and service to the wider community within the UK. We are a prominent Hindu faith organisation in London. For more information about our organisation: www.ghanapathy.co.uk
Job Description:
(1) Waking up and tending to the Deities and carrying out their daily rituals such as pooja, daily bathing and alangaram (dressing).
(2) Chanting of traditional sanskrit mantras and texts.
(3) Ensure that the deities and the altars are kept clean and tidy at all times.
(4) Keeping tidy and arranging on a daily basis the cupboards used to store deities’ clothing, pooja items, etc
(5) Other associated duties.
None of the rituals, rites, poojas etc that are performed by you in our temple involves any preaching or leading a congregation with prayers etc.
Skills:
• Ordained/conferred to Kurukkkalship (Vedaagamas)
• Brahmin lineage.
• Able to recite/chant basic Vedic mantra’s and Slokas to the Deities.
• Be able to converse fluently in Tamil
• Be willing to learn English as part of their personal development
• Recognised training, acceptable to the selection panel, in the Hindu Vedas and
Agamas to enable the carrying out of the Religious workers duties.
This vacancy is exempt from the: Sex Discrimination Act 1975, (SDA) Section 7(II)(e); the Race Relations Act (RRA) and Equality Act 2010 due to genuine religious requirements. As a condition of your employment you will be required to reside within the vicinity of the temple premises (in accommodation provided by us).
Benefits:
• Discounted/free food
• Accommodation provided
Language:
• Fluent Tamil (required), other languages desirable.
Number of Positions: 2