Prison Anglican Chaplain: Faith & Rehabilitation Leader

Serco; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (buy up to 5 days)

Pension scheme (up to 6%)

Free on-site car parking

Employee Assistance Programme & health

Retail discounts

Job summary

Serco is recruiting an Anglican Chaplain for HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, to provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance within a Multi-Faith Chaplaincy. The role supports prisoners, staff and families, delivering worship, education, and crisis support in a collaborative, faith-diverse environment.

You will engage with local faith groups, maintain records, and help rehabilitation and resettlement efforts while upholding professional standards and safeguarding requirements.

Qualifications

• Ordained Anglican minister or otherwise authorised and endorsed to undertake Anglican chaplaincy duties.
• Experience providing pastoral care, spiritual guidance, or faith leadership within a community, institutional, or chaplaincy environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team while maintaining professional and ethical standards.
• Good IT literacy and organisational skills with the ability to manage records and administrative responsibilities.

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

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Ordained Anglican minister or authorised for chaplaincy

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

Serco is recruiting an Anglican Chaplain for HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, to provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance within a Multi-Faith Chaplaincy. The role supports prisoners, staff and families, delivering worship, education, and crisis support in a collaborative, faith-diverse environment.

You will engage with local faith groups, maintain records, and help rehabilitation and resettlement efforts while upholding professional standards and safeguarding requirements.