Serco: HMP Dovegate, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8XR
Competitive Salary + excellent benefits
Ready to impact a better future?
As an Anglican Chaplain in our Justice and Immigration team, you'll play a vital role in supporting prisoners, colleagues, and the wider prison community through faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance. Your work will help create a positive environment that promotes rehabilitation, wellbeing, and personal growth.
This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. Working as part of a Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team, you'll support individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, helping them navigate challenging circumstances, maintain hope, and prepare for a positive future. Our work touches lives in ways that have a lasting impact on individuals, families, and communities.
What you'll do as an Anglican Chaplain
- Provide faith leadership, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance to prisoners, colleagues, and their families as required
- Plan and lead worship services, prayer meetings, religious education activities, and faith-based programmes
- Deliver pastoral support to prisoners, helping them through difficult situations and periods of crisis
- Work collaboratively within the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team to ensure the needs of all faith communities are supported
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with local faith groups and community organisations to support rehabilitation and resettlement
- Maintain accurate records, contribute to reporting requirements, and support compliance with prison service specifications and chaplaincy standards
Does this sound like you?
- Ordained Anglican minister or otherwise authorised and endorsed to undertake Anglican chaplaincy duties
- Experience providing pastoral care, spiritual guidance, or faith leadership within a community, institutional, or chaplaincy environment
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team while maintaining professional and ethical standards
- Good IT literacy and organisational skills, with the ability to manage records and administrative responsibilities effectively
What we offer
- Competitive annual leave entitlement (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Free on-site car parking
- Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
Vetting and checks
An Enhanced Level 1 check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
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Anglican Chaplain
Company: Serco Limited
Salary: £20000-25000 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Location: Staffordshire, ST14 8XR
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 6 Nov 2026
Closing date: 6 Dec 2026
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Anglican Chaplain in Uttoxeter employer: Serco Limited
Serco Limited is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values integrity and teamwork within the challenging environment of HMP Fosse Way. Employees benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities, ensuring personal and professional growth while contributing to meaningful outcomes in justice and offender support. With a commitment to employee well-being and a focus on compliance and accuracy, Serco fosters a rewarding atmosphere for those dedicated to making a difference.
