Chaplain

**Are you looking for a role which can help transform the lives of homeless young people in Sussex?**

**Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be**. **We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.**

We are seeking a Chaplain to manage our Chaplaincy Service across our West Sussex supported accommodation projects. You will be responsible for recruiting, inducting, and supervising a group of up to 20 volunteer multi-faith chaplains who help deliver regular weekly chaplaincy sessions in our supported accommodation projects in Horsham and Crawley. Most chaplaincy sessions revolve around weekly shared meals within our housing projects which helps build confidence, friendships, and a sense of family. Chaplains offer non-judgemental support to residents around their spiritual, emotional and social wellbeing. On occasion you will also work one to one with some of our residents (aged 16-25 years).

The role also has an important outreach function to develop relationships with Christian and other faith/belief communities across West Sussex so that those communities can support and participate in our work, including fundraising.

**This is a hybrid role with an expectation that the postholder will be present to attend chaplaincy sessions in our Horsham and Crawley projects across the three days, including one to two evenings a week, but with some home working during the day.** **Exact working days to be discussed at interview.**

**YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list)** **via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).