Job holders within this Group Profile will provide religious and pastoral care of prisoners and staff in their own faith/belief tradition and have an understanding/knowledge of other differing faiths/beliefs.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
* Act as faith/belief adviser in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested.
* Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship/meditation, study and faith/belief 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/meditation, prayer faith/belief 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.
* Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers.
* Work collaboratively with other Chaplains and Managing Chaplain on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship/meditation and prayer.
* Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant festivals and coordinate establishment support for these.
* Be proactive in forging links with their local faith/belief 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/belief awareness training for staff.
* Undertake wider faith/belief community 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.
* Assist in approved premises (AP) or bail hostel as required.
Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile
* Chaplain: Anglican Ordained Bishop, Priest, Deacon, Religious Brother/Sister, Church Army Evangelist, Reader
* Chaplain: Bahai
* Chaplain: Buddhist
* Chaplain: Christian Chaplain – Ordained Priest or Free Church equivalent
* Chaplain: Christian Ordained Deacon Religious Brother Sister Lay Person
* Chaplain: Christian Science
* Chaplain: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
* Chaplain: Free Church Non Ordained Deacon or Lay Person
* Chaplain: Free Church Ordained
* Chaplain: Hindu
* Chaplain: Humanist
* Chaplain: Jain
* Chaplain: Jehovah’s Witness
* Chaplain: Jewish
* Chaplain: Muslim
* Chaplain: Orthodox
* Chaplain: Pagan
* Chaplain: Quaker
* Chaplain: Rastafari
* Chaplain: Roman Catholic Ordained Priest Deacon Brother Sister Lay Person
* Chaplain: Sikh
* Chaplain: Spiritualist
* Chaplain: Zoroastrian
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the relevant job description.
Faith/Belief Eligibility Requirements are as follows:
* Anglican: Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
* Bahai: Be a current member of the Bahá’í Faith in good standing
* Buddhist: Be a committed Buddhist living by a moral standard of at least that of the Five Precepts and meditate regularly
* Christian Science: Chaplains should be members of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts
* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Should be a committed Latter Day Saint, living the commandments and principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
* Free Church: All Free Church chaplains are trained faith practitioners in their own communities
* Hindu: Be a committed and practising Hindu
* Humanist and Non-Religious: Have a cohesive system of values or beliefs but which do not self-classify as religious
* Jain: Be a committed and practising Jain
* Jehovah’s Witness: A minister for Jehovah’s Witnesses must be an appointed elder
* Jewish: Be an ordained Rabbi Or In lieu of ordination, be a committed, practising and knowledgeable Jewish lay person
* Muslim: Hold a recognised qualification in Islamic Studies at 'Alimiyyah / graduate level
* (Christian) Orthodox: Ordained Bishop, Priest or Deacon
* Pagan: Be a proven and continued member of the Pagan Federation as the endorsing body or other eligible grove/coven or group who are signed up with and represented by the Pagan Symposium
* Quaker: Be a Member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in good standing
* Rastafari: Must be a committed Rastafarian
* Roman Catholic: Ordained Priest, Ordained Deacon, Religious Brother/Sister/Lay Person
* Sikh: Must be a Baptised Sikh (i.e. has completed Amrit Initiation)
* Spiritualist: Must have passed the required prison chaplain training as set by the Spiritualists’ National Union
* Zoroastrian: Must be a Zoroastrian initiated into the faith by a Zoroastrian Mobed
Behaviours are:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Managing a Quality Service
* Making Effective Decisions
* Leadership
* Working Together
Essential Experience is as follows: Chaplains are required to meet the faith/belief eligibility requirements for their faith/belief community as outlined within the Group Profile.
#J-18808-Ljbffr