Roman Catholic Chaplain

Roman Catholic Chaplain
Care and Rehabilitation Services
HMP Rye Hill, Rugby, CV23 8SZ
Salary £23,221.59 per annum
Permanent - Part Time (24 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 ''B'' training prison situated in the village of Willoughby, near Rugby in Warwickshire, holding approximately 664 sentenced male adults. 

We are looking for a part-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

- Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship study and religious 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 and prayer / faith 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 and prayer 
- Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant religious events and coordinate establishment support for these 
- Acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies and materials 
- Contribute to training programmes and materials for staff and volunteers 
- Be proactive in forging links with their local faith 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 Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) 
- As required, undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant SDIs are collated 
- Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff 
- Take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study and retreat 
- Provide appropriate support to the establishment in the absence of the Managing Chaplain 
- Actively support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process
- Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member 

You must be an ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church with formal endorsement in the form of recognition from the appropriate Diocesan Bishop or Religious Superior and formal agreement to work in a specific diocese by the local Diocesan Bish