7607 - HMP The Mount - Church of England Ordained Chaplain (Part Time)
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,151 to £37,887 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7607 |
Summary
Overview
Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith/belief tradition and have an understanding/knowledge of other differing faiths/beliefs.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
Act as faith/belief adviser in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested.
Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship/meditation, study and faith/belief 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/meditation, prayer faith/belief 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.
Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers.
Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship/meditation and prayer.
Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant festivals and coordinate establishment support for these.
Be proactive in forging links with their local faith/belief 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/belief awareness training for staff.
Undertake wider faith/belief community 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.
Assist in approved premises (AP) or bail hostel as required.
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: Bahai
Chaplain: Buddhist
Chaplain: Christian Chaplain – Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
Chaplain: Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain: Christian Science
Chaplain: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Chaplain: Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or Lay Person
Chaplain: Free Church Ordained
Chaplain: Hindu
Chaplain: Humanist
Chaplain: Jain
Chaplain: Jehovah’s Witness
Chaplain: Jewish
Chaplain: Muslim
Chaplain: Orthodox
Chaplain: Pagan
Chaplain: Quaker
Chaplain: Rastafari
Chaplain: Roman Catholic Ordained Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain: Sikh
Chaplain: Spiritualist
Chaplain: Zoroastrian
Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Priest
Chaplain : Pastoral Care Chaplain
Chaplain : Chaplain
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration
Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant job description.
Faith/Belief Eligibility Requirements (January 2022)
Anglican:
Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
Be an ordained member of the Anglican Communion (or of churches part of the Porvoo Agreement)
Will normally need to have been in Holy Orders for a minimum of three years
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 (Evidence required before appointment)
All must have:
signed the Church of England documentation on mutual flourishing or Church in Wales equivalent
demonstrable knowledge of Anglican theology and religious practice
formal endorsement from the HMPPS Anglican Faith and Belief Adviser confirming eligibility and suitability
Diocesan DBS clearance and up to date safeguarding training
Bahai:
Be a current member of the Bahá’í Faith in good standing.
Have demonstrable in-depth knowledge of the Bahá’í Faith.
Have formal endorsement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom.
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 and able to help and encourage interest in, and practice of those schools, when required
Be willing to complete Angulimala’s Prison Dharma course and attend two of Angulimala’s training workshops a year
Have endorsement by the HMPPS Buddhist Faith and Belief Adviser* (Evidence required before appointment)
Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith/belief tradition and have an understanding/knowledge of other differing faiths/beliefs.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
Act as faith/belief adviser in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested.
Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship/meditation, study and faith/belief 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/meditation, prayer faith/belief 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.
Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers.
Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship/meditation and prayer.
Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant festivals and coordinate establishment support for these.
Be proactive in forging links with their local faith/belief 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/belief awareness training for staff.
Undertake wider faith/belief community 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.
Assist in approved premises (AP) or bail hostel as required.
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: Bahai
Chaplain: Buddhist
Chaplain: Christian Chaplain – Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
Chaplain: Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain: Christian Science
Chaplain: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Chaplain: Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or Lay Person
Chaplain: Free Church Ordained
Chaplain: Hindu
Chaplain: Humanist
Chaplain: Jain
Chaplain: Jehovah’s Witness
Chaplain: Jewish
Chaplain: Muslim
Chaplain: Orthodox
Chaplain: Pagan
Chaplain: Quaker
Chaplain: Rastafari
Chaplain: Roman Catholic Ordained Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain: Sikh
Chaplain: Spiritualist
Chaplain: Zoroastrian
Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Priest
Chaplain : Pastoral Care Chaplain
Chaplain : Chaplain
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration
Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant job description.
Faith/Belief Eligibility Requirements (January 2022)
Anglican:
Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
Be an ordained member of the Anglican Communion (or of churches part of the Porvoo Agreement)
Will normally need to have been in Holy Orders for a minimum of three years
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 (Evidence required before appointment)
All must have:
signed the Church of England documentation on mutual flourishing or Church in Wales equivalent
demonstrable knowledge of Anglican theology and religious practice
formal endorsement from the HMPPS Anglican Faith and Belief Adviser confirming eligibility and suitability
Diocesan DBS clearance and up to date safeguarding training
Bahai:
Be a current member of the Bahá’í Faith in good standing.
Have demonstrable in-depth knowledge of the Bahá’í Faith.
Have formal endorsement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom.
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 and able to help and encourage interest in, and practice of those schools, when required
Be willing to complete Angulimala’s Prison Dharma course and attend two of Angulimala’s training workshops a year
Have endorsement by the HMPPS Buddhist Faith and Belief Adviser* (Evidence required before appointment)