Anglican Chaplain

Anglican Chaplain post in the multi-faith chaplaincy team at HMP Onley, part of HM Prison & Probation Service within the Ministry of Justice. The holder provides faith and pastoral care to prisoners and staff of their own faith, and pastoral support to people of other faiths or none, leading worship, study and prayer sessions. It is non-operational, with no line management, regular unsocial hours and possible hybrid working.

Candidates must meet faith eligibility criteria and gain endorsement from the HMPPS Faith and Belief Adviser.

• Provide faith or belief guidance, advice, pastoral and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and families
• Plan and lead worship, meditation, prayer and faith-specific meetings
• Facilitate worship, study and religious programmes and maintain worship facilities with chaplains, volunteers and external groups
• Provide pastoral care to prisoners, including crisis support, and mentor chaplains and volunteers after incidents
• Help deliver PSI 05/2016 Faith and Pastoral Care for Prisoners or its successor framework, and faith and non-faith courses
• Nurture chaplaincy volunteers and work with the Official Prison Visitor Liaison Officer to promote the scheme
• Promote faith and belief events and distribute appropriate literature, artefacts and materials
• Contribute to training for staff and volunteers, including Faith Awareness Training
• Represent chaplaincy at establishment meetings and attend boards as chair or member
• Support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process
• Build links with faith communities and agencies to support resettlement, including Probation Approved Premises work
• Contribute to local policy, procedures, administration, data collection and targets

• Completion of specific training to hold the qualifications required for the area of specialism

• Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon in the Anglican Communion or Porvoo churches, normally three years in Holy Orders, with the Diocesan Bishop's licence
• Or Reader, religious brother or sister, or Church Army Evangelist licensed in the Anglican tradition, with the Diocesan Bishop's licence and the Anglican Bishop's agreement to HM Prisons
• Signed Church of England documentation on mutual flourishing, or the Church in Wales equivalent
• Formal endorsement from the HMPPS Anglican Faith and Belief Adviser confirming eligibility and suitability

• Demonstrable knowledge of Anglican theology and religious practice
• Understanding of other faiths and beliefs as part of a multi-faith chaplaincy team
• Ability to carry out all spoken and written aspects of the role in English, or Welsh where specified

• Diocesan DBS clearance and up-to-date safeguarding training
• Standard DBS check and Counter Terrorism Check
• Security and identity checks before taking up post
• Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules

• Willingness to work regular unsocial hours, including evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays

• Annual leave plus 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) for bank, public and privilege holidays
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
• Unsociable hours allowance of 20% of basic pay
• Hybrid working where business need allows
• Flexible working, subject to satisfactory probation
• Season ticket advance after two months' service
• Training and development, including promotion programmes
• Security, diversity and individual induction training