Each user Guide has a direct link from a section within the revised Diocesan Protocols and you can find a list of topics covered in the index below (which provides direct links to the appropriate documents).

Introduction

The User Guides provide short and simple messages about what is essential to properly care for our clergy.  The material in the guides generally falls into one of two categories:

1. Guidance on what is good practice to be applied across the Diocese. If you can do better than this then that is excellent. If however your local resources are such that it would create great difficulties in applying the guidance, then your approach must be to raise this with your Archdeacon to seek to find a solution

2. The manner in which we MUST do certain things.  Here there is no scope for doing things differently – but again if there are really insurmountable local problems then these must be raised with the Archdeacon to identify if an equally acceptable solution can be found.

The language used in the User Guides should make it quite clear what is ‘mandatory’ and what is good practice.

UG a very brief guide to a well-run chaplaincy council

UG archdeaconry and deanery synods

UG called to be a churchwarden

UG chaplain accommodation and transport

UG chaplain appointment (coming soon)

UG chaplain appointment flowchart (coming soon)

UG chaplain expenses and leave

UG chaplain general support principles

UG chaplain national insurance UK

UG chaplain new to post checklist

UG chaplain new welcome

UG chaplain pension

UG chaplain removal costs

UG chaplain remuneration

UG chaplain remuneration annual review

UG chaplain sabbatical leave

UG chaplain security and safety

UG chaplain support

UG chaplaincies - how they are run 

UG chaplaincy treasurer role

UG chaplaincy constitution guidance

UG chaplaincy vacancy management

UG congregational worship leaders

UG continuing ministerial development

UG distribution of Holy Communion

UG gift aid

UG what can you expect of your chaplain