Muslim Chaplain

Job Introduction Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

- Flexible and dynamic work environment
- Competitive compensation
- Access to ongoing training and development programs
- Countless opportunities to grow within the company
- Full training and full protective uniform supplied
- Health and wellbeing incentives
- Reward and Recognition schemes
- Flexible working considered
- Volunteering days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free parking on site

**Job Introduction**

**HMP** Lowdham Grange **has an exciting opportunity for a **Muslim **Chaplain/Imam **to join the Chaplaincy team at the prison to provide pastoral and faith specific care to residents and staff.

Sodexo’s vision for HMP Lowdham Grange is to develop a safe, stable, and progressive environment with modern facilities dedicated to reducing re-offending and enabling individuals to fulfil their potential. Every aspect of the prison is designed to help prisoners make meaningful progress in their sentence and personal development goals within a surrounding culture of rehabilitation

HMP Lowdham Grange offers a variety of initiatives and programmes to help residents engage within the prison’s rehabilitative culture. This includes various educational and vocational qualifications, as well as a variety of opportunities for residents to learn new skills within our workshops and industries departments. We have têxtile, engineering and electrical workshops and can offer prisoners experience in horticulture, market gardens, cleaning, waste management and laundry services on site.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

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**Main Responsibilities**
- Serve the needs of prisoners and staff by supporting religious faith and practice within the prison.
- Work together to create an ordered and caring community where individuals can discover and practice their religion and develop and strengthen appropriate links with their family and faith communities.
- Support prisoners of all faiths through facilitating religious prayers and teachings of faiths representative of the prison population.
- Participate in the Team meetings and other establishment meetings when necessary.
- Represent the prison and company to the local community.
- Encourage the faith community outside the prison to take an active interest in the rehabilitation of prisoners.
- Help prisoners prepare for release.
- Work with other chaplains recognising and respecting the integrity of other faiths and promoting peace and co-operation.

**_ Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements_**
- Holds a recognised qualification in Islamic Studies at 'Alimiyyah' or graduate level.
- Experience of working in a similar role.
- Be proficient in Tajweed.
- Have the necessary recognition from lead faith authorities.
- Great ability to work with the people of different ethnicities.
- Ability and wish to work with clergy and volunteers of different faith backgrounds.
- High level of inter personal skills including assertiveness and self-motivation.
- The ability to challenge inappropriate behaviour.