TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Non-religious Pastoral Support Practitioner
This is a Training Opportunity!
Will you join us in making pastoral care more inclusive and equal?
We’re always looking for empathetic individuals with great listening skills to train as non-religious pastoral support practitioners and join the Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network (NRPSN), working within Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care teams to provide like-minded support for people in difficult times. Research has shown that despite purporting to support everyone, only 4% of chaplaincy team visits are made to non-religious people. However, 69% of the population think specific non-religious care should be available, and non-religious people have the same need to talk about ‘the big questions’ and receive like-minded support.
Our volunteers and paid members work in the NHS, HMPPS, and the armed forces. We have trained more than 300 pastoral carers, and currently have a presence in 9% of prisons and in 30% of NHS Trusts and growing.
Upcoming training dates:
- Swansea – 26 & 27 October 2024
- Leicester – 2 & 3 November 2024 (for those seeking paid positions only)
After training, if you’re not seeking a paid position, you’ll usually need to be able to commit at least half a day a week to volunteering, and you’ll need some tenacity along with the confidence and interpersonal skills to work with religious colleagues. You’ll be rewarded by being a positive support to people in their hour of need, and by being part of real change in how institutions support non-religious people.
Please read the Application Pack, and then complete and return the Application Form to training@humanistcare.org.uk (when you click the link it may automatically download to your device) to register your interest. The application deadline is six weeks before your chosen course, and interviews will be completed shortly after your application is received.
If you have any questions please reach out to Clare Elcombe Webber, Director of Humanist Care at clare@humanists.uk.
- Department
- Non-Religious Pastoral Support
- Role
- Non-Religious Pastoral Support Practitioner
About Humanists UK
We started out in 1896, and since then we’ve always been a growing movement at the forefront of social change. Today we’re trusted by over 120,000 members and supporters and over 70 local and special interest affiliates to promote humanism.
We put humanism into practice through effective campaigning and services, supporting lasting change for happier, more fulfilling lives. Our policies are informed with the support of over 150 of the UK’s most prominent philosophers, scientists, and other thinkers and experts and we seek to advance them with the help of over 100 parliamentarians in membership of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group. We bring like-minded people together to make change happen, and we strive to be their voice in public debate, drawing on contemporary humanist thought and the worldwide humanist tradition.
We’ve been conducting non-religious funerals, weddings, and baby-namings for 120 years. Our highly trained celebrants are the best you’ll find anywhere, and they support individuals to create authentic, bespoke ceremonies that put people and their stories at the heart of every occasion.
We also help vulnerable people easily access like-minded and effective non-religious pastoral support that is specially tailored to work for them. Our trained and accredited non-religious pastoral support volunteers operate across hospitals, prisons, and the armed forces.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Non-religious Pastoral Support Practitioner
This is a Training Opportunity!
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