Religious Visitor

5 months ago

Horley, United Kingdom Serco Full time

Religious Visitor (Hindu)

Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre

Part time, 5 hours shift period per week

Salary (£,. pa) pro rata to FTE

This contract is for our (United Kingdom & Europe) immigration business with the UK (United Kingdom) Home Office Immigration Enforcement department to manage the Gatwick Immigration Removal Centres (IRC). 

Under the Gatwick IRC (Immigration Removal Centre) contract, we manage and operate both the Brook House and Tinsley House IRC (Immigration Removal Centre), as well as providing Pre-Departure Accommodation services.

Here at Serco, we are looking for a Religious Visitor (Hindu) to join our Chaplaincy Team at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre. The post holder will work across both our sites on a Part time basis. It is essential that they can work independently and in a team.

They must as part of a vibrant Chaplaincy team, contribute, in such a way, as to provide a person-centred care approach, promoting a sense of hope and direction to residents and staff.

Some of the key duties involved in this role are listed below:

To provide pastoral care and seek to ensure spiritual welfare of residents and staff.

To provide faith advice within the establishment and be responsible for supporting the establishment in ensuring faith groups observe their religious holy days and festivals.

To acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies, and materials.

To facilitate faith specific services.

To attend and provide meaningful input into chaplaincy specific meetings and forums.

To work closely with Security and Safer Custody to ensure issues such as Suicide and Self-Harm and Violence Reduction are delivered in line with the DSO’s.

To contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings including but not limited to Safer Custody, Security and Wing forum.

To ensure that chaplaincy facilities and equipment are maintained to the required standard.

Essential, Technical and Professional Skills

Appropriate experience in the delivery of religious services of own faith, ideally in a custodial environment. Innovative and forward thinking. Have a proven high-level of professionalism and competence in religious service delivery to bring to the role. Will have proven experience and skills in pastoral and spiritual leadership. Must have a working knowledge of other faiths represented within the centre to enable them to work in a multi faith environment.

Meet specified minimum faith eligibility requirement of their faith tradition.

What you need to do the job:

This is an opportunity for a Religious Visitor (Hindu) who has the appropriate experience in the delivery of religious services of Hindu faith, ideally in a custodial environment.

The successful candidate must be Innovative and forward thinking.

They should also have a proven high-level of professionalism and competence in congregational service delivery to bring to the role.

They will of course need to demonstrate that they have proven experience and skills in pastoral and spiritual leadership.

The successful postholder must meet the specified minimum faith eligibility requirement.

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work: The nature of our business means you will do interesting work that matters – delivering essential services that touch people’s lives.

A world of opportunity: Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop. You will be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.

Great people: We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed. You will have the resources you need to do your job in a diverse and supportive environment. 

  What we offer

Holiday allowance will be hours pro rata to FTE (Full Time Equivalent) along with Bank holiday allowance. Up to 6% contributory pension scheme Serco Benefits package including discounts and offers. An autonomous and supportive culture Working in a tight knit, friendly team environment

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