User Guides
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:
- 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
- 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.
User Guide - A very brief guide to a well-run chaplaincy council
User Guide - Archdeaconry and deanery synods
User Guide - Called to be a churchwarden
User Guide - Chaplain accommodation and transport
User Guide - Chaplain expenses and leave
User Guide - Chaplain general support principles
User Guide - Chaplain National Insurance UK
User Guide - Chaplain new to post checklist
User Guide - Chaplain new welcome
User Guide - Chaplain removal costs
User Guide - Chaplain remuneration
User Guide - Chaplain remuneration annual review
User Guide - Chaplain sabbatical leave
User Guide - Chaplain security and safety
User Guide - Chaplaincies - how they are run
User Guide - Chaplaincy Treasurer role
User Guide - Chaplaincy Constitution guidance
User Guide - Chaplaincy vacancy management
User Guide - Congregational worship leaders