Hindu Priest

**About us**

Our goal is to promote and preserve the Hindu religious and cultural heritage and to strive for inter-religious harmony, understanding, and universal brotherhood among Canadians of all ethnic groups and persuasions.

Objectives:
To undertake activities conducive to the Hindu Way of Life.

To hold regular religious services embracing the full spectrum of Hindu Spiritual Beliefs.

To provide an opportunity for maximum fraternization and integration among Canadians of all walks of life and religious beliefs.

To promote inter-religious harmony and understanding by periodically inviting teachers, theologians, and philosophers of different faiths to speak at the Centre and by providing speakers to do likewise elsewhere.

To celebrate Hindu festivals such as Holi, Ram Nawmi, Janam Ashtmi, Diwali, etc.

To establish and develop a resource library on religion, philosophy, culture, music, art and languages, etc.

To provide a place for social functions such as marriages, ceremony, dances, cultural shows, etc.

To organize schools for children to be exposed to the tenets of Hinduism. To arrange for Hindi and Indian music, wherever possible, to be taught to interested persons..
- **Title**:_ Hindu Priest
- **Terms of Employment**:_ Permanent
- **Salary**:_ To be negotiated
- **Anticipated Start Date**:_ As soon as possible
- **Location**:_ Hindu Cultural Centre of London, Ontario, Canada N5W 5V5
- **Skill Requirements**:_
- **Education**:_ Performs all Purohit functions and explains to the congregation, especially to the youth, the significance of these Pujas. Performs marriages, mundans and other religious ceremonies as well as funeral functions for the community.
- **Credentials**_ (certificates, licences, courses, etc.): Certification by a provincial or territorial association.
- **Experience**:_ 1 to 2 years of experience is an asset
- **Languages**:_ Speak and read English, South Indian, Hindi, Marathi and other Indian languages

**Specific skills**: singing bhajans, playing tabla, dholak, harmonium or any musical instrument
- **Essential Skills**:_ Oral communication, work well with others
- **Employer**:_ Hindu Cultural Centre
- **How to Apply**:_

**Job Type**: Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- performing rites and rituals in your faith's tradition: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-01-01