Free Church Chaplain, HMP Peterborough, External, Closing date: 20/03/2026
Free Church Chaplain, HMP Peterborough, Peterborough, PE3 7PD
External Part-time
Job reference: SDX/TP/1962259/149943
Working hours: Part-time - 13.5 hours per week
Salary: £17,479.80 (Pro-rata'd already)
Closing date: 20/03/2026
HMP Peterborough is the UK’s only dual-purpose prison, housing both men and women. We’re seeking a compassionate and dedicated Chaplain to provide spiritual guidance, religious care, and pastoral support to prisoners, staff, and their families.
You’ll work as part of a multi-faith team to lead worship, deliver faith and non-faith-based programmes, and support individuals through personal challenges. This is a vital role in promoting wellbeing, inclusion, and rehabilitation within the prison community.
Join Sodexo Justice Services and help make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
You belong to a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.
For more information about careers with us, please visit Sodexo Careers.
Main Responsibilities
Provide spiritual guidance, religious care, and pastoral support to prisoners, staff, and their families, ensuring inclusivity across all faiths and traditions.
Lead and facilitate worship, prayer, and faith-based programmes that promote wellbeing and rehabilitation.
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver the “Faith and Pastoral Care” specification and contribute to wider faith and non-faith learning initiatives.
Mentor and support chaplaincy volunteers and colleagues, offering care and guidance following incidents or crises.
Build and maintain strong relationships with external faith communities to support prisoner resettlement and reintegration.
Contribute to staff training, policy development, and the continuous improvement of chaplaincy services in line with Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
Please see the attached job description for further information regarding role requirements.
The Ideal Candidate
Experienced in providing inclusive spiritual guidance, religious care, and pastoral support across multiple faiths and traditions.
Skilled in leading and facilitating worship, prayer, and faith-based programmes that encourage personal growth and rehabilitation.
Collaborative and supportive team member with a mentoring approach.
Capable of building strong external faith community links to enhance resettlement opportunities.
Demonstrates strong decision-making, communication, and service delivery aligned with prison and chaplaincy objectives.
spent 3-year period in the UK
Need to have a Biblical Diploma
Holds or is willing to obtain Enhanced Level 2 & CTC clearance (processed by site VCP).
Package Description
Salary: £17,479.80 (pro-rata)
Hours: Weekend work only (days negotiable)
Working with Sodexo is more than a job — it’s a chance to be part of something greater.
You’ll join a company that values who you are, empowers you to act with purpose, and helps you thrive. Our benefits include:
Sodexo Retirement Plan
Discounts with over 1,900 retailers
Gym membership discounts
24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme offering emotional, legal, and financial support
For full details, please see the attached Sodexo benefits guide.
For more information and to apply for the post, please visit HERE.
For eligibility to become a Free Church Chaplain, please visit HERE.
Chaplain (Christian), Oakhill Secure Training Centre, External, Closing date: 18/03/2026
Chaplain (Christian), Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ
External Full-time
Ref: 18229
Salary: £34,171.48 per annum
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Closing date: 18/03/2026
At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.
Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.
Job Outline: To be responsible for the religious welfare and spiritual needs of the children - of all faiths, whilst promoting the safeguarding of children’s welfare.
In addition, the pastoral oversight of the Centre and its staff.
Key Responsibilities:
Visit all areas of the Centre on a frequent basis to offer support and be accessible to all children, and staff.
Provide children with worship and teaching opportunities in the Christian faith, and meet contractual faith obligations of the organisation, in line with current Ofsted requirements and best practice.
Help organise and facilitate a comprehensive and engaging programme of religious activities in the establishment, in line with contractual requirements, to meet the spiritual and faith needs of the children.
Maintain and develop a multi-faith chaplaincy provision, representing mainstream religious groups, to meet the needs of children from all faiths or none, who are in the Centre at the time.
Maintain community and faith links so that the support provided within the Centre is current, in line with best practice and caters for all faiths.
Manage the efficient control of the departmental budget so that cost effective and timely services are provided.
Respond to contingency planning in order to provide support where necessary.
Deliver relevant training and support to staff, as required, to enhance understanding of different faiths.
Liaise with other disciplines and departments, sharing information and providing support and advice to colleagues to enable effective management.
Work closely with Chaplaincy colleagues, employed, or voluntary.
Work with the Equalities and Diversity lead to monitor and improve outcomes across departments.
Essential Skills:
Experience of organising and leading religious services and other events.
To have the necessary recognition from lead faith authorities.
Self-motivating, organised and able to work alone.
Experience of working with vulnerable and challenging children.
Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
Competency in using and understanding technology
Desirable Skills:
Experience of project/ work planning, monitoring and reviewing
Underpinning knowledge of a multi-faith approach.
Experience of working in a people-facing role.
Managing conflict
Experience of offering bereavement support.
Live in the MIlton Keynes geographical area, and/or be a car driver.
At G4S, we invest heavily in our people. If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.
For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit, https://oakhillstc.co.uk/
Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process
G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.
Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.
For more information and to apply for the post, please visit HERE.
For eligibility to become a Free Church Chaplain, please visit HERE.