Vacancies
- Job Title
- Hindu Temple Religious Worker Madapalli Priest (non-pastoral role)
- Number of positions
- 2
- Job Reference
- REWTMP112024
- Location
- Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple of UK, 101 Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3DU
- Salary
- £23,201.00 to £23,250.00 per Annum
- Date advert started
- 23.11.2024
- Closing date
- 23.12.2024
- Reports to
- Temple Manager
Type of position
- Full Time
- 24 Months Fixed Terms
- 39 hours
Temple Background
Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Tividale is the culmination of deeply felt spiritual aspirations and one of the most remarkable achievements of the Hindu communities in the United Kingdom. The temple is set in an approximately 30 acres of land, with a number of different shrines and other facilities and it has grown over a 10-year period to become the largest Hindu temple of its kind in Europe. Much more than simply a physical complex, it brings together a remarkably wide cross-section of Hindus into a vibrant, thriving Organisation, and is now recognized as one of the leading Hindu institutions in this country. website: www.venkateswara.org.uk
Key Responsibilities & Duties
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Post holder will work as Madapalli Priest Assisatant to make daily neivedyam (holy food for the God) by preparing and providing sanctified food meeting the necessary requirements of purity and austerity and abide by strict guidelines in any food prepared or served in the Temple.
- Post holder will also prepare and distribute prasadam to devotees and support with the food preparation for all auspicious events / functions of the Temple.
- To contribute to organisation growth through the quality service to ensure the culinary needs of the devotees are met during auspicious occasions / festivals.
- Adhere to temple rules, processes, procedures and policies
The Individual
- Able to make daily neivedyam in both the Shaivite and Vaishnavite traditions.
- Applicant should have Brahmin lineage of priesthood.
- Be of exemplary character befitting the position of the Madapalli Priest in a Hindu Temple.
Application Process
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to:
