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HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 8
Directorate: Central Operational Services
Job Description - HMPPS Faith and Belief
Adviser
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2855 HMPPS Faith and Belief Adviser v2.0
Document Type
Management
Version
2.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
2 May 2024
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
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Job Description
Job Title
HMPPS Faith and Belief Adviser
Directorate
Central Operational Services
Band
8
Overview of the
The job holder will be a senior representative of their faith or
job
belief system who will report to the Chaplain General and Head
of Faith Services. They will provide prison and probation related
advice for their respective faith or belief system as well as advice
and guidance on the rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders
on release into the community and those serving community
sentences.
This is a non-operational role with line management
responsibilities
Summary
To provide considered and informed faith and belief system
related advice within a prison context for their respective tradition
whether this is for staff or the men, women and children in
custody.
With Probation Service colleagues provide advice on the
successful reintegration of offenders into the community
following their release from custody, of those under Probation
Service supervision to lead law-abiding lives and thereby reduce
future victims of crime.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the faith and
belief systems’ needs for their respective tradition are met, for
providing support to the chaplains of their tradition and for
relations with their respective faith or belief system
organisations.
Developing and implementing a strategy for the recruitment and
retention of the respective chaplains in conjunction with HMPPS
Chaplaincy and Faith Services (CFS) and MoJ People Group.
To collaborate with and support CFS in the delivery of chaplaincy
services.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
Duties
• Provide prison related advice and on the rehabilitation and
resettlement of offenders on release into the community and
potentially longer term support, those under Probation
Supervision for their respective faith or belief system, working
with CFS on the delivery of Prison Service Instruction
05/2016 Faith and Pastoral Care for Prisoners (and
successor documents), related policy guidance while mindful
of financial and human resources and to contribute to related
Departmental and Ministerial priorities.
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• Supporting Chaplains, CFS, Prison Group Directors (PGDs),
Governors/Directors and other stakeholders, ensuring advice
is provided in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Be proactive in the recruitment of Chaplains from the post
holder’s faith or belief system through maintaining links with
their respective organisation/ structures and following up
interest from prospective applicants.
• Advise establishments on matters relating to recruitment,
advising HMPPS on their respective faith and belief systems
and the recruitment of their respective Chaplains.
• Endorse or facilitate the endorsement of their respective
Chaplains.
• Line management responsibility for their respective Chaplains
who work across multiple sites in conjunction with the
establishments the Chaplains serve.
• As far as possible, and in conjunction with local support
systems, enable pastoral care and professional support for
Chaplains.
• With the prior agreement of the Chaplain General, work with
Chaplains of their faith and belief system from other sectors,
e.g. health, armed forces, higher education, on matters of
common interest.
• Liaising with the Chaplain General and other Faith and Belief
Advisers in their development of tools to enable theological
engagement and reflection by Chaplains from across the faith
traditions represented within prison chaplaincy and to explore
how these may enable dialogue between prisoners of
different faith and belief systems.
• Be a member of the Chaplaincy Faith and Belief Advisory
Committee and work collaboratively with other members,
sharing information, experience and with colleagues and
where appropriate senior management.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is
at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is
expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of
a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments
may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme
and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence
through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales)
Welsh.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
Strengths
(Note: we recommend you choose 4 to 8 strengths locally -
select from the list of Civil Service strength definitions on the
intranet.
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Ability
• Excellent people management skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate
at all levels of the organisation.
• Effective and confident use of Microsoft Office, including
Excel, Outlook and Word software packages.
Experience
• To be in good standing with the post holder’s faith community
or belief system and endorsed either as an existing Chaplain,
or by another senior figure within their respective faith/belief
organisation.
• Track record of working successfully in a multi‐faith context
and commitment to pastoral care for people of all faiths,
beliefs and of none.
• Of working collaboratively and self-managing one’s time and
resources effectively.
Technical
Faith or belief Eligibility Requirements
• Formal qualification or demonstrable knowledge in the post
holder’s respective faith or belief system.
• The job holder will meet the HMPPS Eligibility Requirements
for their given faith or belief system:
Anglican
Buddhist
Christian Orthodox
Christian Science
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Free Church
Hindu
Humanist/Non-religious
Jehovah’s Witness
Jewish
Muslim
Pagan
Quaker
Rastafari
Roman Catholic
Sikh
Spiritualist
Zoroastrian
Minimum
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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 HMPPS consider to be racist.
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Hours of Work
Required Hours Allowance - To be confirmed by Recruiting
(Unsocial Hours) Manager
Allowances
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment
at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition
to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those
hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include
working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank/Public Holidays.
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