Vacancy: Regional Port Chaplain – Falmouth & Fowey : closing date 14 Feb

Responsible to:           Senior Area Port Chaplain
Hours:                         Part-time, 16 hours per week
Responsible for:          Stella Maris Ship Visitors and other local volunteers

Responsibilities include (list is not exhaustive):

1. To meet the welfare and pastoral needs of all seafarers and fishers equally according to their needs and wishes. To be an advocate on their behalf, upholding the dignity of each. Through regular and frequent ship visiting, to understand the working and living conditions of the seafarer and fishers and be able to work for justice and for the well-being of all crew members without distinction.
2. To address the communication needs of seafarers, providing transport, news, and access to telephone and internet facilities.
3. To address the welfare needs of seafarers and fishers, including support with money transfers, hospitality, and crisis support, e.g. abandonment, injury and death, detainment, bereavement, advice and access to medical care.
4. To meet the ecclesial, spiritual, and sacramental needs of Catholic seafarers and fishers; to facilitate the religious and spiritual needs of others and to be a pastor to all, sharing one’s faith as appropriate.
5. To participate in SM conferences, ongoing formation and other professional courses as required.
6. To supporting seafarer centre functioning.
7. To recruit, train, develop and retain a SM ship visiting volunteering team.

Person Specification
Required Elements:

• Roman Catholic (highly desirable).
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Able to work independently and without supervision.
• Be able to use own initiative.
• Happy to manage and be responsible for a small team of volunteers.
• Good interpersonal/social skills.
• Able to interact and be comfortable around a diverse range of people.
• Willing to work ecumenically (with other of other faiths and those of no faith).
• Be competent in basic IT and using Word, Excel, Teams and databases.
• Knowledge of the geographical area.
• Flexible.
• Good time management.
• Resilient.

Salary and Conditions of Service

Salary:  £30,000 per annum (pro rata).
Hours of Work:  16 hours per week.
Location:  Ports of Falmouth and Fowey (potential need in other ports in the area) as well as some working from home.
Leave Arrangements:  28 days per annum (pro rata) plus bank and statutory holidays.
Pension: Stella Maris operates a pension scheme (up to 6% matching contributions).
Full details, and terms and conditions of employment will be issued if an offer of employment is made.

Recruitment Process

If you would like to apply for this position, please send the following to recruitment@stellamarismail.org

• An up-to-date CV outlining your employment history, academic and professional qualifications, and contact details.
• A supporting statement (no more than 2 x A4 pages) demonstrating how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification and why you are interested in becoming the Regional Port Chaplain for Falmouth and Fowey.

Key dates

Closing date for applications: 1200 hours on Friday 14^th February 2025     
Short Listing: Monday/Tuesday 17^th & 18^th February 2025
Candidates notified of shortlisting results: Wednesday 19^th February 2025
1^st Round of Interviews in Falmouth: Thursday 27^th February 2025
2^nd Round of Interviews (if required): Friday 28^th February 2025 (via Zoom)
Candidates notified of outcome: Monday 3^rd March 2025

For more information and to apply, please download the candidate pack.

Post expires on February 14th, 2025