Anglican Chaplain: Faith Leader for Prison Rehabilitation

Serco Limited; Marchington; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (buy up to five extra)

Pension scheme (up to 6%)

Free on-site parking

Employee Assistance Programme & health

Retail discounts across 1,000+ outlets

Job summary

Serco Limited at HMP Dovegate seeks an Anglican Chaplain to provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance to prisoners and staff. You will plan worship services, lead religious education, and support rehabilitation through faith-based programmes.

The role requires ordained Anglican status or official endorsement for chaplaincy, strong communication skills, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a prison setting.

Qualifications

• Ordained Anglican minister or endorsed to undertake Anglican chaplaincy duties.
• Experience providing pastoral care in a community, institutional, or chaplaincy environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team while maintaining professional standards.
• Good IT literacy and organisational skills for records and admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance to prisoners, colleagues, and their families as required.
• Plan and lead worship services, prayer meetings, religious education activities, and faith-based programmes.
• Deliver pastoral support to prisoners, helping them through difficult situations and periods of crisis.
• Work collaboratively within the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team to ensure the needs of all faith communities are supported.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with local faith groups and community organisations to support rehabilitation and resettlement.
• Maintain accurate records, contribute to reporting requirements, and support compliance with prison service specifications and chaplaincy standards.

Skills

Pastoral care

Faith leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

IT literacy

Education

Ordained Anglican minister or Anglican chaplaincy endorsement

Job description

Serco Limited at HMP Dovegate seeks an Anglican Chaplain to provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance to prisoners and staff. You will plan worship services, lead religious education, and support rehabilitation through faith-based programmes.

The role requires ordained Anglican status or official endorsement for chaplaincy, strong communication skills, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team in a prison setting.