Muslim Chaplain

The Muslim Prison Chaplain carries out their duties in co-operation with members of an inter-faith chaplaincy team. Together they are responsible for the provision of chaplaincy services to all persons in custody at HMP Grampian.

There are three important areas of work, these are:

• Religious Care is offered to all those wishing to practice their faith and includes leading regular services of prayers, worship, studies of religious texts, and faith-based groups.
• Pastoral Care is provided, usually individually, to everyone and particularly those in most need – the bereaved and the distressed, those who are at risk of harm to self, and those most vulnerable including new admissions.
• Spiritual Care accompanies and supports people of all faiths and none on their journey to discover purpose and meaning in life and to develop the resources to live a fulfilled life.

As part of your application, you will be required to provide a response to a question on each of these key areas.

The SPS Chaplaincy Framework is the foundational document for the delivery of prison chaplaincy, and the practice of prison chaplains should reflect this.

• Further reading and information on the Scottish Criminal Justice System can be found here:

  The Vision for Justice in Scotland 2022

  Please note, for all Chaplaincy roles in SPS, PVG clearance is required. This will be undertaken at the pre- employment stage.

• For full details about the role, please refer to the Job Description, Person Specification and Selection Information & Timeline.