If it becomes clear that the training incumbent is unable to complete the supervision of a curacy, whether through illness or appointment to another role, the Director of Ministry and Training should be informed at the earliest possible opportunity. She will liaise with the Area Bishop to identify a suitable person to supervise the curate, and will ensure that they are properly prepared for, and understand, the role and responsibilities they are taking on. There should be in the local arrangements for supervision (for no change example, supervision transferred from the Team Rector to the Team Vicar) without consultation with the DDO and the DMT, and proper training and preparation for the transition and the new supervisor. Supervision Defining Supervision Supervision in our context should be understood as a structured and purposeful conversation, through which the training incumbent and curate reflect together on the curate’s practice and discern possibilities for the development and enhancement of their ministry. Prior to receiving a curate training incumbents will be given experience in the skills of supervision and models of reflective practice to assist them in this task. Supervision is not primarily evaluation or assessment, but a tool in formation. The Practice of Supervision Timing Supervision must be regular, and happen with appropriate frequency. For a stipendiary curate, or an NSM curate working more than three days per week in the parish, supervision should initially be fortnightly. For NSMs remaining in full time employment the pattern will depend on available time, but again it
If it becomes clear that the training incumbent is unable to complete the supervision of a curacy, whether through illness or appointment to another role, the Director of Ministry and Training should be informed at the earliest possible opportunity. She will liaise with the Area Bishop to identify a suitable person to supervise the curate, and will ensure that they are properly prepared for, and understand, the role and responsibilities they are taking on. There should be no change in the local arrangements for supervision (for example, supervision transferred from the Team Rector to the Team Vicar) without consultation with the DDO and the DMT, and proper training and preparation for the transition and the new supervisor. Supervision Defining Supervision Supervision in our context should be understood as a structured and purposeful conversation, through which the training incumbent and curate reflect together on the curate’s practice and discern possibilities for the development and enhancement of their ministry. Prior to receiving a curate training incumbents will be given experience in the skills of supervision and models of reflective practice to assist them in this task. Supervision is not primarily evaluation or assessment, but a tool in formation. The Practice of Supervision Timing Supervision must be regular, and happen with appropriate frequency. For a stipendiary curate, or an NSM curate working more than three days per week in the parish, supervision should initially be fortnightly. For NSMs remaining in full time employment the pattern will depend on available time, but again it
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