Roman Catholic Chaplain

All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. Job description Roman Catholic Chaplain Transform Lives Through Faith, Compassion and Hope We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Roman Catholic Chaplain to join our multi-faith Chaplaincy Team, providing spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and sacramental ministry within a prison environment This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to live out your vocation by supporting prisoners and staff, helping individuals find hope, meaning, and purpose during some of the most challenging periods of their lives. As a Roman Catholic Chaplain, you will play a key role in promoting dignity, rehabilitation, and personal transformation through faith, pastoral support, and community engagement, As the Roman Catholic Chaplain, you will provide Catholic worship, sacramental ministry, and pastoral care to prisoners and staff, whilst working collaboratively within a diverse and inclusive multi-faith chaplaincy team. You will be expected to demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of other faiths and beliefs, supporting the wider pastoral needs of all individuals regardless of their faith background,

• Leading and facilitating Roman Catholic worship, prayer, liturgies, and sacramental ministry, including the celebration of Mass.
• Providing confidential pastoral care, spiritual guidance, and emotional support to prisoners and staff.
• Accompanying individuals through significant life events, personal crises, bereavement, and times of transition.
• Working alongside chaplaincy colleagues to deliver faith and pastoral care services in accordance with Prison Service policy and chaplaincy standards.
• Supporting and contributing to faith-based and non-faith-based programmes that encourage personal growth, rehabilitation, and positive change.
• Responding sensitively to the pastoral needs of people from other faith traditions, beliefs, and those of no faith.
• Developing and maintaining strong links with local Catholic parishes, diocesan organisations, charities, and community groups to support resettlement and reintegration.
• Promoting the values of respect, dignity, inclusion, forgiveness, and reconciliation throughout the prison community.
• Contributing to assurance processes that demonstrate effective delivery of faith and pastoral care services., The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks. Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy. If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment., This role requires working regular unsocial hours as part of the normal shift commitment and a 20% payment will be paid in addition to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and including working evening, nights, weekends and Bank/Public holidays. This role will require attendance outside normal working hours to meet the pastoral and spiritual needs of prisoners and staff. Including evenings/ weekends /Bank Holidays. An additional payment will be made at the approved organisational rate in recognition of these hours., Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Communicating and Influencing Leadership Making Effective Decisions Working TogetherInterview stage assessments Interview Dates To be confirmed Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Leadership Making Effective Decisions Working Together


• Be a practising Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church and endorsed by the appropriate Catholic authority.
• Have a genuine pastoral heart and a commitment to serving others with compassion and integrity.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate resilience, empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment.
• Be committed to working collaboratively within a multi-faith team and fostering positive relationships across the prison.
• Have an understanding of the rehabilitative and restorative role that faith can play within the criminal justice system., Presentation
Level of security checks required DBS Enhanced Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)

Annual Leave -The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case. Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays -You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment Pension -The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Work Life Balance HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ Season Ticket Advance -After two months' service, you'll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work Childcare Vouchers For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers Training HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes -There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts -All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles Eligibility -All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post -All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS -All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
• To Transformative Business Services (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk);
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);
• To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team. For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos. Diversity & Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. A Great Place to Work for Veterans The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces. For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans Redeployment Interview Scheme Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.