Assistant Anglican Chaplain

**Location**: Doncaster
**Working Pattern**: Full-time, 5 days a week (Sunday to Thursday)
**Contract Type**: Permanent, £34,407.28 GBP
Serco is currently recruiting for a dedicated Assistant Chaplain to join the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Team at HMP & YOI Doncaster. This role plays a vital part in ensuring prisoners are supported in their faith and spiritual needs, while also contributing to the pastoral care of staff and the wider prison community.
About the Role
This role specifically focuses on Anglican/ C of E Christian prisoners, delivering religious services, mentoring, and helping individuals in times of crisis. You will also work with volunteers, external faith communities, and various internal stakeholders to maintain a high standard of chaplaincy care.
**Key responsibilities include**:
Act as Faith/Belief adviser in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested.
Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship/meditation/meditation, study, and religious programmes.
Contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures, and practice.
Provide mentoring and personal support for other chaplains and volunteers including following incidents.
Plan and lead worship/meditation/meditation, prayer, and faith/belief specific meetings.
Provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required.
Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers.
Acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies, and materials.
Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff.
Take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study, and retreat.
Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member.
Participate in developing ways for improving and achieving targets as required, undertake, and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant targets are collated
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Accredited by an eligible Free Church denomination listed by the Free Churches Group or HMPPS Faith Adviser
Recognised theological qualification, typically to Diploma level
Proven pastoral experience in a chaplaincy, ministry, or community setting
Strong communication and organisational skills
Ability to manage complex and sensitive situations with professionalism
Good IT literacy and willingness to maintain relevant records and reports
Commitment to continuing professional development and collaboration within a multi-faith team
Must be able to pass enhanced security vetting (DBS clearance required)
Working Hours
This is a full-time position, working Sunday to Thursday each week to ensure pastoral coverage during key times within the establishment.
What we offer
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Annual leave purchase scheme.
Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
Flexible working options.
A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range of discounts for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
A safe and supportive culture.
A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
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At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.