Job Description Job Title Hindu Temple Religious Worker (non-pastoral role) – Vaishnavaite Priest Number of positions 1 Job Reference REWVA032026 Location Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple of UK, 101 Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3DU Salary £25,776.00 to £25,800.00 per Annum Date advert started 27.02.2026 Closing date 29.03.2026 Reports to Temple Manager Type of position: Full-time 24 months fixed term Hours per week: 39.0 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 a 20-year period 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 Key Responsibilities & Duties • To perform all Pooja (Prayers), Abishekam (bath to deities) and assist other ceremonies as per the traditions of the Temple. None of the rituals, rites, poojas etc that are performed by you in our temple involves any preaching or leading a congregation with prayers etc. • To ensure that the deities and the altars are clean and tidy at all times. This includes the polishing of the metal deities, disposal of all used flowers, arranging the deities’ clothing in the appropriate cupboards, washing of wet towels, etc immediately after the prayers, keeping tidy and arranging on a daily basis the cupboards used to store clothing, Pooja items, etc; • To contribute to organisation growth through the quality service to ensure the culinary needs of the devotees are met during auspicious occasions/festivals. • To carry out such other reasonable religious duties as may be requested from time to time by office manager / chairman or other designated representative of the employer. • Adhere to temple rules, processes, procedures and policies. The Individual • Applicant should have Brahmin lineage of priesthood. • Vaikhanasa Agama Bhattacharya, Vaikhanasa Agamapravesha, Vaikhanasa Agamavara or equivalent certificate • Recognised training, acceptable to the selection panel, in the Hindu Vedas and Agamas to enable the carrying out of the Religious workers duties. • Able to conduct Poojas in both the Saivaite and Vaishnavaite traditions. • Be of exemplary character befitting the position of the Religious worker in a Hindu Temple Application Process To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: The Temple Manager temple@venkateswara.org.uk