Job Description:
Area Support Chaplain (ASC) Area 2
Homebased with travel across a designated area
Interview - 9 May 2025
About Us
As the UK's largest charity care provider, MHA enables people to live later life well through the commitment of 7,000 colleagues and dedication of 4,000 volunteers. Through specialist care homes, thriving retirement living and vibrant community groups and befriending, we inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.
Employing over 100 chaplains, MHA has a long history of providing excellent spiritual care to older people through a dedicated chaplaincy service. Our chaplains work at the heart of our mission to help people live later life well, acting as a focal point for the spiritual life of their home or scheme and ensuring the spiritual needs of residents, staff, and families are supported.
We are committed to advocating for spiritual care in social care and seek to develop chaplaincy best practices. As a significant employer of chaplains, we support the development of the chaplaincy sector and recognize spiritual care as vital for living well in MHA and beyond.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join MHA as an Area Support Chaplain (ASC). This key role within the Department of Chaplaincy & Spirituality works with the Head and Deputy Head of Chaplaincy as part of a team of 8 area support chaplains to deliver an effective national chaplaincy service.
ASCs provide specialist advice to leaders and managers on pastoral, spiritual, and religious care. They support chaplain recruitment, training, and development within a designated area.
They also support MHA's relationship with the Methodist Church and other faith groups, representing MHA at Methodist District Synods, delivering training to churches, and supporting MHA Circuit Reps.
The sites within the area include:
* Care Homes
* Retirement Living
* Archers Court (Hitchin)
* Elmside (Hitchin)
* The Limes (Newport Pagnell)
* Lawnfield House (London)
* Lawnfield Court (London)
* Oak Manor (Shefford)
* West Court (Banbury)
* Riverview Lodge (London)
* Wesbury Grange (Newport Pagnell)
About you
You want to make a difference in the lives of older people and see your impact daily.
You possess significant spiritual care and chaplaincy expertise with a proven track record of developing others.
You demonstrate empathetic understanding of the spiritual aspects of ageing and dementia through pastoral care and leading services.
You can communicate credibly with partners across MHA, including chaplains, managers, and senior leaders, about spiritual care's significance and best practices.
While some roles involve leading Christian worship, you may not be a practising Christian but should support Christian work through understanding the faith's breadth and theological reflection.
You align with MHA's ethos and values.
You will join an organization with strong values, a supportive culture, and a commitment to employee safety and well-being.
We offer staff benefits like training, pension, life assurance, and vouchers.
For an informal chat about the role, contact Sam Cowling-Green, Head of Chaplaincy. #J-18808-Ljbffr