Anglican Chaplain United Kingdom
Job description
Anglican Chaplain
HMP Thameside
7 days week
Full time, 40 Hours, 8:30am-5:00pm
£32,907.08 per annum, plus £6200 (London Weighting)
HMP Thameside is a privately run prison estate located in Southeast London. The prison is a remand establishment operated by Serco Ltd.
We have a vacancy for an Anglican Chaplain to join. The purpose of this role is to establish and maintain HMP Thameside as a model of excellence for religious, spiritual and pastoral services for the prisoners within our care. The role focuses on offering emotional and spiritual support to both staff and prisoners to effectively meet their personal and social needs. A key aspect of the position is to provide positive interventions that meet the needs of the population.
Other responsibilities for the Anglican Chaplain includes:
Assists the Managing Chaplin in making sure the needs and interests of the total prisoner population are met- Perform statutory duties as required by the MOJ, including interviewing all new prisoners within 24 hours of arrival, daily visiting prisoners in the Segregation Unit, daily visiting prisoners in the Health Care Centre, leading corporate worship as required.
- Convey news of serious illness or death in a family to prisoner involved as soon as possible after the news is received and confirmed by the prison.
- Maintain accurate records and present reports as required.
- Liaise with community organisations, organise activities which promote positive interaction to the benefit of the prisoners and the community; represent the Company.
- Take responsibility for the provision of worship for prisoners and supporting other Chaplains both sessional and volunteers in the provision of worship.
Any other duties as may reasonably be required
What you need to do the job
This is an opportunity for an individual who has appropriate and proven experience within their own faith and have at least 3 years’ experience at delivering the services and activities of that faith within a custodial environment. They must have a flexibly approach to working.
They should also be comfortable and conversant to working collaboratively in a multi-faith chaplaincy.
The successful post holder should be innovative in approach and forward thinking. It is essential that they have a proven high level of professionalism and competence in religious leadership to bring to the role.
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work: The nature of our business means you will do interesting work that matters – delivering essential services that touch people’s 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: We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed. You’ll have the resources you need to do your job in a diverse and supportive environment.
What we offer
Up to 6% contributory pension scheme- Working in a tight knit, friendly team environment
- 25 days holiday plus, 8 bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- You will be employed by a company that is passionate about diversity and inclusion and provides safe and supportive culture.
- Serco discounts including cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.
