Chaplain Required

Chaplain â Locum Role â Midlands Prison

Cpl Healthcare in partnership with the Irish Prison Service are currently recruiting for a locum Chaplain in the Midlands prison.

Apply now for an immediate interview.

The successful candidate will work as a locum Chaplain in the Midlands Prison for a period of 6 months

The role:

Working as a Chaplain, you will encourage prisoners to work towards positive lifestyle change and motivate and assist them in addressing offending behaviour and engaging with prison services as well as attend to the spiritual needs of prisoners.

Job requirements:

â¢Hold a recognised professional qualification in pastoral care or equivalent

Or

â¢Hold a recognised professional qualification in theology

And

â¢Have 1 year post qualification pastoral experience in a community, school or hospital setting or a prison or other similar secure setting.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the chaplain:

â¢Encourage and support prisoners in adapting to prison life.

â¢Prepare prisoners for life after release as law-abiding valued members of society and help them transition from prison back to the community.

â¢Visit prisoners in all parts of the prison and seek to build relationships based on trust, respect and confidentiality.

â¢Respond, intervene and are present at times of trauma, crisis, illness and grief affecting prisoners, visiting prisoners in hospital if necessary.

â¢Assist prisoners in efforts to keep in touch with their families.

â¢Promote mutual respect between prisoners and between prisoners and staff.

For a full job description and further information, please contact Cpl Healthcare today at Alliedhealth@cplhealthcare.com FAO Holly