Roman Catholic Chaplain
17 hours ago
Royal Leamington Spa
Roman Catholic Chaplain Increase your chances of an interview by reading the following overview of this role before making an application. Care and Rehabilitation Services HMP Rye Hill, Rugby, CV23 8SZ Salary £40,250.76 per annum Permanent - Full Time (40 hours per week) Benefits:Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts. Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. HMP Rye Hill is a category 'C' training prison situated in the village of Willoughby, near Rugby in Warwickshire, holding approximately 1122 sentenced male adults. The Chaplaincy at Rye Hill is a great team to join, working enthusiastically together to provide excellent faith and pastoral support to staff and prisoners. There is a large committed Roman Catholic community attending Mass, Rosary and other study groups. Baptism and confirmation services are held every year. Anyone joining the team would find excellent support from other chaplains, and a great opportunity to support and help prisoners grow in their faith. We are looking for a Full-Time Roman Catholic Chaplain to be responsible for delivering the provision of worship and religious teaching opportunities for all faiths and to act as faith advisor providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested. Key Responsibilities • Facilitateanddeliveropportunitiesforworshipstudyandreligiousprogrammes, • Contributetowardsthedevelopmentoflocalpolicy,proceduresandpractice, • Providementoringandpersonalsupportforotherchaplainsandvolunteersincludingfollowing incidents, • Bepartoftheprovisionofavailableandaccessiblechaplaincycareatalltimes, • Planandleadworshipandprayer/faithspecificmeetings, • Providepastoralcaretoprisonersandhelptoprovidesupportandbringresolutiontocrisissituationswhere required, • NurtureChaplaincyvolunteersintheircontribution, • Facilitateservicesprovidedbycontractorsandvolunteers, • WorkcollaborativelywithotherChaplainsandManagingChaplainonthemaintenanceandprovisionoffacilitiesforworshipandprayer, • Ensureyourprisoncommunityisawareofrelevantreligiouseventsandcoordinateestablishmentsupportforthese, • Acquireanddistributeappropriatereligiousliterature,suppliesandmaterials, • Contributetotrainingprogrammesandmaterialsforstaffandvolunteers, • Beproactiveinforginglinkswiththeirlocalfaithcommunitiesandotheragencies,asrelevantandconsiderwaysinwhichthesecommunities/agenciesmaybecomeinvolvedinmentoringprisonersonrelease, • ParticipateindevelopingwaysforimprovingandachievingServiceDeliveryIndicators(SDI), • Asrequired,undertakeandensurethatallrelevantadministration,datacollectionandanalysis includingrelevantSDIsarecollated, • BepartoftheorganisationanddeliveryofFaithAwarenessTrainingforstaff, • Takeresponsibilityforyourownspiritualhealthanddevelopment,allowingtimeforprivateprayer, studyandretreat, • ProvideappropriatesupporttotheestablishmentintheabsenceoftheManagingChaplain, • ActivelysupporttheAssessment,CareinCustodyandTeamwork(ACCT)process