Hindu Chaplain

Serco; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Religious Visitor for a part-time role at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre. This position involves providing pastoral care, facilitating faith services, and ensuring spiritual welfare for residents and staff. Ideal candidates should have experience delivering religious services, preferably in a custodial environment, and possess strong pastoral leadership skills. The role offers a flexible schedule of 5 hours per week and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension – up to 6%

Bike4Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Company passionate about diversity and inclusion

Serco Benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven high level of professionalism and competence in religious leadership.
• Experience in a custodial environment preferable.
• Working knowledge of other faiths represented within the centre.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral care and spiritual welfare of residents and staff.
• Facilitate faith specific services and deliver awareness programmes.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings related to security and welfare.

Skills

Experience in delivering religious services

Pastoral leadership skills

Understanding of multi-faith environments

Crisis management experience

Job description

Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre

Part-time position with flexible working hours

Salary £. per hr + Company Benefits

Here at Serco we are looking to recruit a Religious Visitor as part of our vibrant Chaplaincy team, to contribute in such a way as to provide a person-centred care approach, promoting a sense of hope and direction to residents and staff.

As an innovative and forward-thinking Hindu Minister you will provide pastoral care and seek to ensure spiritual welfare of residents and staff. You will provide expert faith advice within the establishment and be responsible for supporting the establishment in ensuring faith groups observe their religious holy days and festivals. You will facilitate faith specific services and be responsible for ensuring and contributing to the delivery of daily statutory duties which include religious induction. You will also be responsible for ensuring and delivering awareness programmes for residents, support with appropriate training for chaplaincy volunteers and take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study and retreat.

As the Hindu Ministeryou will attend and provide meaningful input into chaplaincy specific meetings and forums, acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies and materials and seek and establish relationships with various support agencies and community volunteer groups.You'll ensure that chaplaincy facilities and equipment are maintained to the required standard, help in the effective administration of chaplaincy and ensure that all applications and complaints are responded to appropriately and within an acceptable timeframe.

And as the Minister you will contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings including but not limited to Safer Custody, Security and Wing forum work closely with Security and Safer Custody to ensure issues such as Suicide and Self-Harm and Violence Reduction are delivered in line with the DSO’s.

What you need to do the role

You will need to have appropriate experience in the delivery of religious services, ideally in a custodial environment that reflects the needs and requirements of the predominant faiths of the resident populations. You will have a proven high level of professionalism and competence in religious leadership and proven experience and skills in pastoral leadership including crisis events.

You must have a working knowledge of other faiths represented within the centre to enable you to work in a multi faith environment and meet specified minimum faith eligibility requirement of your faith tradition and experience working in a similar environment would be advantageous.

This role will require you to work 5 hours per week.

Language is not a barrier — applicants with basic or no English proficiency are encouraged to apply.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 and all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval from the Home Office.

What we offer

• Pension – up to 6%
• Bike4Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Serco Benefits package

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work : Serco is focused on decency and respect in all aspects of care for residents, which is delivered at a critical time in their lives.

A world of opportunity : Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop. You’ll be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.

Great people : As well as care for residents we also care for and support one another. We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed.