Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice

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Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person, Roman Catholic Ordained Priest

£30,938 - £32,424

Lancaster:


Overview:


Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith tradition and have an understanding/ knowledge of other differing faiths.


Characteristics:


Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

  • Act as faith advisor in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested
  • Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship 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
  • Be part of the provision of available and accessible chaplaincy care at all times
  • Plan and lead worship and prayer / faith specific meetings
  • Provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required
  • Nurture Chaplaincy volunteers in their contribution
  • Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship and prayer
  • Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant religious events and coordinate establishment support for these
  • Be proactive in forging links with their local faith communities and other agencies, as relevant and consider ways in which these communities/agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release
  • 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
  • Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff
  • Undertake Diocesan Ministerial Reviews, where appropriate
  • Provide appropriate support to the establishment in the absence of the Managing Chaplain
  • Actively support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile:

  • Chaplain : Anglican Ordained Bishop, Priest, Deacon, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist, Licensed Reader
  • Chaplain : Christian Chaplain
  • Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
  • Chaplain : Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
  • Chaplain : Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or lay Person
  • Chaplain : Free Church Ordained
  • Chaplain : Hindu
  • Chaplain : Humanist
  • Chaplain : Muslim
  • Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
  • Chaplain : Roman Catholic Ordained Priest
  • Chaplain : Sikh
  • Chaplain : Buddhist
  • Chaplain : Jewish
  • Chaplain : Orthodox
  • Chaplain : Pagan
  • Chaplain : Quaker
  • Chaplain : Rastafari
  • Chaplain : Roman Catholic Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
  • Chaplain : Spiritualist
  • Chaplain : Christian Science
  • Chaplain : Chaplain

Essential Experience:

Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant Job Description.


Faith Eligibility Requirements (January 2020):


Buddhist:


  • Be a committed Buddhist living by a moral standard of at least that of the Five Precepts and meditate regularly.
  • Display a competent understanding of Buddhist teaching and practice.
  • Have demonstrable knowledge of Buddhist schools other than the one to which you belong and be willing to help and encourage interest in, and practice of those schools, when required.
  • Have endorsement by the Prison Service Buddhist Faith Adviser* (Evidence required before appointment).

Anglican:


Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon:


  • Be an ordained member of the Anglican Communion (or of churches that are part of the Porvoo Agreement).
  • Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop. Or

Licensed Reader, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist:

  • Be a licensed Reader.
  • Have formal endorsement in the form of the licence of the Diocesan Bishop.

All must have:
- signed the Church of England documentation on mutual flourishing or Church in Wales equivalent;
- demonstrable knowledge of Anglican theology and religious practice; and
- formal endorsement from the HMPPS Anglican Faith Advisor confirming eligibility and suitability.


Christian Science:


  • Chaplains should be members of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Chaplains should be class taught students, by an authorised teacher of Christian Science.
  • Chaplains should be active members of a Christian Science branch church or society.
  • Chaplains should be endorsed by the Christian Science Prison Chaplains Committee

Free Church:

All
Free Church chaplains are trained faith practitioners in their own communities. They are accountable to, and accredi
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