Anglican Chaplain

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Anglican Chaplain to join our team at Serco, a leading provider of essential services. As an Anglican Chaplain, you will play a vital role in providing spiritual care and support to prisoners and staff within our custodial environment.

• Provide pastoral care and spiritual support to prisoners and staff, ensuring their emotional and spiritual needs are met.
• Develop and deliver worship, meditation, and other faith-based programs to promote spiritual growth and well-being.
• Collaborate with the Multi-Faith team to ensure that all prisoners have access to worship and other activities that align with their religious convictions.
• Contribute to the development of local policies, procedures, and practices that promote spiritual care and support.
• Provide mentoring and personal support to other chaplains and volunteers, including incident response and crisis management.
• Plan and lead worship, meditation, and prayer services, as well as faith-based meetings and events.
• Provide pastoral care to prisoners and staff, including crisis intervention and support.
• Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers, ensuring seamless delivery of spiritual care.
• Acquire and distribute relevant religious literature, supplies, and materials.
• Participate in Faith Awareness Training for staff, promoting understanding and respect for diverse faiths.
• Take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, ensuring time for private prayer, study, and retreat.
• Attend relevant boards and meetings, actively contributing as chair or team member.
• Participate in developing strategies to improve and achieve targets, ensuring accurate data collection and analysis.

• Proven experience in delivering spiritual care and support within a custodial environment, with at least 3 years' experience.
• Flexible approach to working, with ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a multi-faith chaplaincy environment.
• Ability to fulfill all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
• Reader, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist, or other appropriately qualified or licensed minister in the Anglican tradition.
• Formal endorsement from the Anglican Bishop to HM Prisons.
• Diocesan DBS clearance and up-to-date safeguarding training.
• Formal recognized qualification in theology or religious study, with at least three years of Part-Time study.
• Relevant practical experience in delivery of worship, meditation, group work, and pastoral care, with at least one year of relevant experience post-training.

• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Working in a tight-knit, friendly team environment.
• Days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.
• Serco Benefits package.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• A safe and supportive culture that values diversity and inclusion.
• Serco discounts, including cinema, Merlin entertainment, and online shopping discounts.