Director of Chaplaincy Studies
Job Title: Director of Chaplaincy Studies
Salary: £43,740 – £49,488
Location: Cardiff – St Padarn’s Institute, Llandaff, CF5 2YJ
The role requires some travel throughout the UK and occasional overnight stays.
(Relocation grant available to a reasonable level)
Contract: Permanent
Reporting to: The Dean for Discipleship
Responsible for: Associate Tutors (up to 5 a year providing expertise in a subject specialism or area of chaplaincy)
Hours of Work: Full time (34.75 hours per week)
Job Purpose
St Padarn’s Institute has an established reputation in the UK in the field of Chaplaincy Studies. Its long-running MA programme in Chaplaincy Studies, validated by Durham University, has provided high-level academic development and theological reflection for serving chaplains for over twenty years, particularly in the health sector and the military. Within St Padarn’s this sits alongside two other PGT programmes – a broad MA in Theology Mission and Ministry and a specialist pathway for Children, Youth and Families workers – under the leadership of the Dean for Discipleship. All three of these MA programmes are designed to support reflective practice and ministerial development of serving Christian ministers. We have a developed expertise in delivering MA programmes through residentials, and a strong registry, quality assurance and student support infrastructure. The director’s core role is to lead this programme, teach and inspire.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Extensive experience as a Chaplain.
- A doctorate in theology, chaplaincy studies, or a related field.
- Demonstrable ability to teach and passion for facilitating learning.
- The leadership and relational skills to gather, enthuse and shape a learning community.
- Experience of managing a team of staff and/or volunteers.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully in partnership with Bishops, University Departmental Heads, chaplaincy partners (such as MOD and NHS staff), and ministry leads within church institutions.
- A commitment to the work of Chaplaincy as a form of Christian mission and ministry, including the place of chaplaincy within the Armed Forces.
- Experience of academic and popular publishing, organising seminars and training events.
- The ability to pioneer new programmes and opportunities.
- Financial and business planning skills and the ability to successfully drive forward projects within the overall framework of St Padarn’s Institute.
- The ability to inspire, enthuse and be trusted by learners, including experienced chaplains within diverse contexts (e.g. the military, health care, education, workplace and sports).
- The ability to lead Christian worship and provide Christian pastoral and formational support for those on chaplaincy programmes as they reflect on and process their experience as chaplains.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and a commitment to working collaboratively (and modelling this to learners).
- The ability to use standard ICT packages and a willingness to use current and new technology to facilitate dispersed working and learning.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a complex workload of competing demands.
- Flexibility to work outside normal working hours and away from the main office.
- An empathy with the mission and ministry of the Church in Wales.
Application
To apply for this vacancy, please send your cover letter and completed application form to: hr@cinw.org.uk
It is our policy, that we will only accept a cover letter and an application form. If you send us your CV, then it will be automatically discarded. Remember to cover all essential criteria in your application form.
Closing date
10 May 2024 @ 10.00 am
Interview date
23 and 24 May 2024 in person in Llandaff, Cardiff
Further information
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Mark Griffiths on hr@cinw.org.uk
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