Chaplain

Job Title: Lead Chaplain

**Salary**: £14,500 per annum

Status: Substan ve Hours: 18.75 hours per week

Holidays: 22 Days plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)

Based at: Sites across the Wigan and Leigh Borough

Responsible to: CEO accountable to: Queen’s Hall Ac on on Poverty Trustees

Closing Date: 30th September 2023

Interviews: W/C 9th October 2023

To Apply: Please enclose your CV along with a covering le er to explain why you feel you are perfect for this role.

Please do not register at the above link un l you are ready to add your documents, once registered, you cannot amend your applica on or add any documents.

Summary:
The Brick is a growing Charity with big aspira ons for people in need within our community.
We provide RELIEF, RESTORATION and REFORMATION by offering a personal transi ons service, unique to every person because every individual is at the heart of their own transi on.

Job Purpose:
To develop and lead a pro-active chaplaincy service for all areas of the Brick charity.

To ensure that the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of staff, visitors and people we work with are met effectively, within a framework of client choice, appropriate to their cultural and religious expression, to the highest standard of care:

- promoting and developing a listening, affirming and inclusive culture
- enabling engagement with faith and spirituality to promote personal development and change
- building the capacity of the organisation to deliver effective work within its Christian ethos
- maintaining St.George’s as a consecrated space and develop and maintain good links with Churches and Faith Groups across Wigan and Leigh.

Key tasks
- Recruit, develop and manage a team of chaplaincy volunteers
- Provide 1-to-1 pastoral support sessions for staff and volunteers
- Provide group support sessions where appropriate and desired
- Plan and lead services of worship regularly as appropriate and to maintain St.George’s as a consecrated space; mes should be arranged and publicised by the Chaplaincy Team in consulta on with management and staff and offer prayer where appropriate
- Guarantee flexibility to meet the par cular denomina onal, sacramental and religious needs which are iden fied for individual staff or service users
- Produce a monthly prayer le er for staff and volunteers
- Undertake regular mee ngs with senior leaders to ensure communica on and care
- Be visible across all sites in the organisa on
- Establish and maintaining links with local faith leaders, securing support and making referrals as necessary
- Support and nurture the development of worshipping communi es
- Promote, support and where appropriate organise events/fes vals from all the main faith tradi ons

Main Responsibili es.
- To develop and provide a chaplaincy service which meets the spiritual and religious needs of all service users and staff of the Brick charity.
- To recruit, train and manage chaplaincy volunteers to deliver that service.
- Be a both a visible leader and a ‘friendly professional’, who provides a listening ear

for all at the Brick and helps in the development of an affirming, diverse and inclusive culture.
- Ensure that St.George’s remains a consecrated space
- To have a knowledge of a range of religions and faiths, to advise the SLT on issues of cultural - and faith care and to make appropriate referrals to other Faith
Representatives. To be an informed resource on faith needs for the Charity and lead in bereavement issues
- Develop and maintain the profile of The Brick with local clergy, ministry teams and local faith communities including fully engaging with other chaplaincy teams and support networks
- In short, build-up and support staff, volunteers, and people who we work with.
- The post-holder will be expected to comply with all statutory legislation, and approved national and local policy, including a Chaplains Code of Conduct.

General

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- The ability to network, build enabling rela onships and work effec vely in a mul - agency context across the Wigan Borough.
- An understanding of complex needs and how chaplaincy support can be facilitated to those most vulnerable.
- A can-do a tude and willingness to undertake a varied workload
- A resilient nature and the ability to handle challenging behaviour
- Ability to show empathy with individuals while maintaining professional boundaries
- An understanding of the needs and challenges of those experiencing homelessness, including those who have support needs including drug, alcohol and mental health needs
- Experience of working with and suppor ng volunteers and staff with lived experience.
- A driving licence and access to your own car is desirable.

Diversity

Understand and implement The Brick’s Equality and Diversity Policy

Out of Hours

Be willing to undertake work during out of hours, including weekends and evenings when necessary. Be willing to undertake and assist in fundraising ac vi es which may occur out of