Chaplain

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- **£59,406**

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As an RAF Chaplain, you will provide spiritual support, strength and guidance to service personnel and their families. You will be a valuable source of personal wellbeing and guidance in times of war and peace.
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What will you do?
As a RAF chaplain you will be involved in the lives of our personnel, regardless of their rank or religious background. Your personal sacrifice may be considerable as you will serve alongside our people, providing vital spiritual, pastoral and ethical support wherever they go, including deployed Operations. Typical responsibilities include:

- Assume the pastoral role of a leader from an endorsed faith or belief community, performing the duties of a Chaplain/Non-Religious Pastoral Officer
- Counsel personnel and their dependants on spiritual or emotional matters
- Help personnel work through difficult moral issues as they carry out their duties
- Provide welfare support to dependants and families

Minimum Education Requirements
- The academic qualifications required are those set by the Sending Churches / Endorsing Authority / Panel of Reference for ministerial training.
- You must be accredited/registered/ordained/licensed by the endorsing authority of your faith or belief and subsequently have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a full-time leadership capacity (or equivalent), in a pastoral context.

**Requirements**:

- Be aged 26 - 53 years old (Must attest before 54th birthday)
- Be a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, holder of dual UK/other nationality or have been a Commonwealth citizen (with ‘right to work’ immigration status) since birth.
- Commit to minimum 6 years service
- Meet the health and fitness criteria
- Pass a Fitness test - Details below
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**_CAREER, TRAINING_**

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**_& EDUCATION_**

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At any level or position your personal success is vital to make us succeed too. We are dedicated to your future, as it is essential to ours. You will receive basic and specialist training in your field and we even provide the option to pay for your education. The experience you gain with the RAF will equip you to work at the top of your field, both in the UK and overseas.

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- Phase one training
- Initial Officer Training
- 12 weeks
- RAF Cranwell
- Like all our specialist branch officers, you will begin your RAF career on Specialist Officers Initial Training Course (SOITC) at RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
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- Phase two training
- Specialist training
- 6 months
- As assigned
- After the SOITC, you will complete a chaplain-specific induction course at an appropriate time within your first 6 months of service.
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- 03
- First tour
- Specialist training
- Ongoing
- As assigned
- For your first tour, you will probably be posted to a large base where you will work with a diverse team of Chaplains/Non-Religious Pastoral Officers.
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- Career prospects
- Ongoing development
- Ongoing
- As assigned
- You will join the RAF on an Initial Commission (IC) of 6 years as a Reverend (Flight Lieutenant), with an option to leave after 4 years (with 12 months’ notice).
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- Ongoing development
- Ongoing training
- Ongoing
- As assigned
- The Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC) at Beckett House, Wiltshire, is the chaplaincy training centre for all 3 Services.
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- Transferable skills
- Ongoing training
- Ongoing
- As assigned
- As a chaplain in the RAF, you will have all the development opportunities and career prospects available to your civilian counterparts.
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- **_WHY JOIN_**

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**_THE RAF?_**

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- Thanks to subsidised food, travel, accommodation and free gym you get more money in your pocket.
Rent from £75p/m
Free gym
Subsidised food
Health care
World travel
Training

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**_WHAT HAPPENS_**

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**_AFTER APPLYING_**

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Joining the RAF takes several steps. Below is an overview of the process. The purpose of this process is for us to gauge whether you’re the right person for the RAF and for you to show us all of your skills and experiences that have made you who you are.

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- Filter Interview
- Stage 1 of 7
- Here’s where we get to know you a little better. You’ll get to showcase your skills and experience, and we’ll answer any questions you have about joining us. Your interview will take place online and cover the following topics:

Family life
- Education
- Work experience
- Special interests and hobbies
- Interest in the RAF
- Training
- The role you’ve applied for
- The RAF
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- Health Assessment
- Stage 2 of 7
- You’re legally required to meet certain medical standards, and must pass an occupational health assessment to show you’re fit for military duty. As part of this assessment we will check your overall