Imam

Imam

HMP Thameside

Full time, 40 hours, 8:00am- 4:30pm

Permanent

£32,907.08, plus £6200 (London Weighting)

HMP Thameside is a privately run prison estate located in Southeast London. The prison is a remand establishment operated by Serco Ltd.

Here at Serco we are looking to recruit An Imam 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 Imam 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. Furthermore, you will Contribute to training programmes and materials for staff and volunteers.

Additionally, you will be proactive in forging links with their local faith/belief communities and other agencies, as relevant and consider ways in which these communities/agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release.

What you need to do the job:

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

The successful candidate, you will have an in-depth knowledge of Islam (preferably holding a recognised qualification in Islamic Studies at graduate level) and substantial relevant and practical experience with the delivery of worship, group work and pastoral care as an Imam or Chaplain.

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

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  A competitive salary

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Working in a tight knit, friendly team environment
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• An autonomous and supportive culture
• Serco benefits package including cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
  

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work: The nature of our business means you will do interesting work that matters – delivering essential services that touch people’s 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: We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed. You’ll have the resources you need to do your job in a diverse and supportive environment.

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.

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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. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

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.