Religious Visitor (Hindu)

Job Req ID: 301959

Posting Start Date: 19 Mar 2026

Location:

Gatwick, Surrey, GB, RH6 0PQ

Contract Type: Part Time

Job Advertisement:

Gatwick IRC, RH6 0PQ
Permanent, Part Time (15 hours p/m - 1 week off every 3 weeks)

£17.52 per hour plus excellent benefits

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Religious Visitor (Hindu) in our Justice and Immigration team, you’ll play a meaningful role in providing person‑centred spiritual care to residents and colleagues. You’ll help create a sense of hope, trust, and direction for people navigating challenging circumstances, contributing to a more supportive and compassionate environment.

Your work will make a positive impact by supporting the wellbeing of residents from diverse backgrounds, ensuring individuals can practise their faith and access appropriate guidance. You’ll also help strengthen our multi‑faith provision, creating space for dignity, connection, and shared understanding across the centre.

What you’ll do as a Religious Visitor
You’ll be entrusted to:

Provide pastoral care and ensure the spiritual welfare of residents and colleagues.
Offer faith‑specific advice and support the observance of religious holy days and festivals.
Acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies, and materials.
Facilitate Hindu faith services and contribute meaningfully to chaplaincy meetings and forums.
Work closely with Security and Safer Custody teams to support issues such as suicide and self‑harm awareness and violence reduction.
Deliver statutory religious induction duties.
Participate in multi‑disciplinary meetings, including Safer Custody, Security, and Wing forums.
Ensure chaplaincy facilities and equipment are maintained appropriately.
Take responsibility for your own spiritual development, including time for prayer, study, and retreat.
Support the effective administration of chaplaincy and provide mentoring and support to colleagues and volunteers.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

Experience delivering religious services within your own faith, ideally in a custodial environment.
A forward‑thinking and innovative approach to faith‑based service delivery.
Strong pastoral and spiritual leadership skills.
A working knowledge of other faiths to operate effectively in a multi‑faith environment.
The ability to meet the minimum faith eligibility criteria of your faith tradition.

Vetting and checks
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

Competitive annual leave entitlement
Free on-site parking & subsidised meals
Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

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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.