Sikh Chaplain

Company name:

Care & Custody, Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre

Job Title:

Sikh Chaplain

Reporting to (position)

Manager of Religious Affairs

16 hours per week

£32,000 pro rata

Pension and Life Insurance

Our values and behaviours

Delivering the exceptional, every day

• Our purpose: our expertise, care, technology and insight create amazing work environments, helping our customers be exceptional every day.

• Our promise to our people: a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.

• Our promise to our customers: a trusted partner creating exceptional environments for your customers and people, adding value every day.

• Our culture – our core values and how we behave:

o We are one Mitie: we work as one to deliver a seamless, unrivalled service. We are all in it together, if we can help a customer or colleague in any way, we will. We are one Mitie.

o We are built on integrity and trust: integrity and trust are at the heart of all we do. We are the face of company. We treat others as we would like to be treated. We are proud to work for Mitie.

o We go the extra mile: whether it's keeping things running smoothly in a safe environment, looking for new ways to do things better or fixing problems, going the extra mile for our colleagues and customers and keeping our promises is in our DNA.

o Our diversity makes us stronger: we are very proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal.

o Our customers' business, is our business: we are a partner, trusted for our expertise and for putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Job objectives and responsibilities

• To assist in delivering a comprehensive programme of worship and teaching opportunities for all faiths, with a particular focus on Sikhism, in line with contractual requirements, company standards and resident needs

Main duties

1. Plan, organise, promote, facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship and study for Sikh residents, including all necessary arrangements or protocols for emergency contact in line with contractual requirements, company standards and resident needs.

2. Facilitate and deliver services, programmes, activities and visits, liaising with external religious contractors, accredited religious representatives and volunteers, especially within the Sikh community, to meet contractual requirements, company standards and resident needs.

3. Assist in the development of links with outside faith communities, especially within the Sikh community, so the support provided within the Centre is current, in line with best practice and caters for all faiths.

4. Contribute to the maintenance of the dedicated faith areas, especially the Sikh areas, ensuring an appropriate environment is provided.

5. Acquire and distribute, especially among Sikh residents, after appropriate agreement and authorisation from the Manager of Relisious Affairs and any other relevant authority, religious literature, supplies and materials allowing residents to fully discharge their commitment to their faith.

6. Advise the Manager of Religious Affairs, religious team and operational management team of relevant religious events, especially within Sikhism, including festivals, fasts, feasts to ensure that wherever reasonably possible residents can fully observe them.

7. Maintain a stock of appropriate Sikh religious artefacts which will allow residents to fully discharge their commitment to their faith.

8. Provide pastoral care to residents, staff, volunteers and visitors and their families, to assist in their safety, care and well being.

9. Carry out, under the direction of the Manager of Religious Affairs, other reasonable duties and activities that contribute to the furtherance of the goals of the chaplaincy team.

Person Specification

This is a specialist position requiring appropriate qualifications and experience of organising and leading religious services. You must be able to produce evidence of appropriate accreditation within the Sikh community for the provision of religious services or ministry.

Health and Safety responsibilities

• Follow Group and company policies and procedures at all times

• Adhere to agreed outreach methods and risk assessment to ensure own personal safety dealing with service users

• Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment

• Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received.

Information Security

• Ensure compliance with Mitie's information security procedures in all activities

• Proactively identify and report security risks to your manager

• Report actual and suspected security incidents.

Note

This job description Is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder's role and/or the needs of the business.

At Mitie we know that ‘our diversity makes us stronger'. We're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where our people can thrive and be their best every day. We are very proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal. We recognise the unique contributions that you can bring and our people and customers thrive when we get this right.