10850 - Roman Catholic Chaplain - HMP Downview and HMP Send

Ministry of Justice; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in the UK seeks a full-time faith advisor to provide spiritual welfare and pastoral care to prisoners, staff, and families at two sites. Responsibilities include facilitating worship opportunities, mentoring, and collaborating with local faith communities. Candidates must be confident in English and capable of addressing diverse spiritual needs. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Ability to fulfill spoken aspects of the role confidently in English (or Welsh in Wales).

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, pastoral care, and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff, and families.
• Facilitate opportunities for worship, study, and religious programmes.
• Mentor other chaplains and volunteers.
• Participate in developing ways to improve Service Delivery Indicators.

Job description

Overview

This is a full-time role split equally over two sites: HMP Downview (Sutton) and HMP Send (Woking). Known days of work are Saturdays at HMP Downview and Fridays at HMP Send. Remaining hours are split equally across the two sites and are open to negotiation. If you have any queries regarding the Job Description or working pattern please contact [e-mail].

Responsibilities

• 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 both sacramental (for priests) and non-sacramental, 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.
• Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers.
• 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.
• Acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies and materials.
• Contribute to training programmes and materials for staff and volunteers.
• Be proactive in forging links with local faith communities and other agencies, and consider ways these communities/agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release.
• Participate in developing ways for improving and achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDI).
• Undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant SDIs are collated as required.
• Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff.
• Take responsibility for personal spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study and retreat.
• 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.
• Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member.

Requirements

• This is a non-operational role with no line management or supervisory responsibilities.
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.