Hindu Chaplain

Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre
Part-time position with flexible working hours 
Salary £16.80 per hr + Company Benefits

Here at Serco we are looking to recruit a Religious Visitor as part of our vibrant Chaplaincy team, to contribute in such a way as to provide a person-centred care approach, promoting a sense of hope and direction to residents and staff. 

As an innovative and forward-thinking Hindu Minister you will provide pastoral care and seek to ensure spiritual welfare of residents and staff. You will provide expert faith advice within the establishment and be responsible for supporting the establishment in ensuring faith groups observe their religious holy days and festivals. You will facilitate faith specific services and be responsible for ensuring and contributing to the delivery of daily statutory duties which include religious induction. You will also be responsible for ensuring and delivering awareness programmes for residents, support with appropriate training for chaplaincy volunteers and take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study and retreat. 

As the Hindu Minister you will attend and provide meaningful input into chaplaincy specific meetings and forums, acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies and materials and seek and establish relationships with various support agencies and community volunteer groups. You'll ensure that chaplaincy facilities and equipment are maintained to the required standard, help in the effective administration of chaplaincy and ensure that all applications and complaints are responded to appropriately and within an acceptable timeframe.

And as the Minister you will contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings including but not limited to Safer Custody, Security and Wing forum work closely with Security and Safer Custody to ensure issues such as Suicide and Self-Harm and Violence Reduction are delivered in line with the DSO’s.
  
What you need to do the role

You will need to have appropriate experience in the delivery of religious services, ideally in a custodial environment that reflects the needs and requirements of the predominant faiths of the resident populations. You will have a proven high level of professionalism and competence in religious leadership and proven experience and skills in pastoral leadership including crisis events.
 

You must have a working knowledge of other faiths represented within the centre to enable you to work in a multi faith environment and meet specified minimum faith eligibility requirement of your faith tradition and experience working in a similar environment would be advantageous.

This role will require you to work 5 hours per week.

Language is not a barrier — applicants with basic or no English proficiency are encouraged to apply.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval from the Home Office.

What we offer

•    Pension – up to 6%
•    Bike4Work scheme•    Employee Assistance Programme
•    A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
•    Serco Benefits package

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work: Serco is focused on decency and respect in all aspects of care for residents, which is delivered at a critical time in their lives. 
A world of opportunity: Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop. You’ll be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.Great people: As well as care for residents we also care for and support one another. We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

Apply

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.