Job Title Hindu Temple Madapalli Priest (non-pastoral role) Number of positions 1 Job ID REWTMP012026 Location Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple of UK, Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3DU Salary £25,776.00 to £25,800.00 per Annum Date advert started 24.01.2026 Closing date 23.02.2026 Reports to Temple Manager Type of position: Full-time 24 months fixed term Hours per week: 39 Regular hours Temple Background Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Tividale is the culmination of deeply felt spiritual aspirations and one of the most remarkable achievements of the Hindu communities in the United Kingdom. The temple is set in an approximately 30 acres of land, with a number of different shrines and other facilities and it has grown over the last two decades to become the largest Hindu temple of its kind in the UK and Europe. Much more than simply a physical complex, it brings together a remarkably wide cross-section of Hindus into a vibrant, thriving organisation, and is now recognized as one of the leading Hindu institutions in this country. website: www.venkateswara.org.uk Responsibilities & Duties • Post holder will work as Madapalli Priest Assistant to make daily neivedyam (holy food for the God) by preparing and providing sanctified food meeting the necessary requirements of purity and austerity and abide by strict guidelines in any food prepared or served in the Temple. • Post holder will also prepare prasadam and support with the food preparation for the devotees during all auspicious events / functions of the Temple. • To contribute to organisation growth through the quality service to ensure the culinary needs of the devotees are met during auspicious occasions/festivals. • Adhere to temple rules, processes, procedures and policies. The Individual • Applicant should have Brahmin lineage of priesthood. • Able to make daily neivedyam in both the Shaivite and Vaishnavite traditions. • Be of exemplary character befitting the position of the Madapalli Priest in a Hindu Temple. Application Process To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: The Temple Manager temple@venkateswara.org.uk