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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 November 2024 at 8am

  • Date listed

    14 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch. Term time only plus 5 days

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,770 to £31,364 pa FTE (actual salary £24,420 to £26,622.38pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Faith Commitment

  • A practising Catholic (fulfilling the requirements of the Diocesan Briefing Note)
  • Secure understanding of the distinctive nature of the Catholic school and Catholic education
  • Understanding of the role of lay chaplain in the spiritual development of pupils and staff
  • Understanding of the school’s role in the parish and Diocese
  • Leading school prayer and liturgy

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 GCSEs including grade C or equivalent in English and mathematics

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

  • Experience of chaplaincy work or equivalent
  • Experience of working as a Catechist
  • Experience of leading prayer and liturgy
  • Knowledge of church traditions, practices and rituals
  • Evidence of appropriate safeguarding knowledge and a commitment to ongoing safeguarding CPD

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

  • Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences and in a range of media
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships
  • Ability to prioritise, plan and organize themselves and their work
  • Ability to develop effective teamwork
  • Ability to work on their own and as part of a team
  • Personal enthusiasm and commitment
  • An understanding of the role of the secondary school chaplain

PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills (which will be assessed at all stages of the process)

confidential references and reports

  • A positive and supportive written faith reference from a priest where the applicant regularly worships
  • A positive recommendation from current employer
  • A second professional reference

What the school offers its staff

At St Anthony’s we deliver world class education. Our school is a Catholic Academy with 1307 students aged 11 -18 years and founded upon the Mercy tradition. We are looking to appoint a permanent inspiring Catholic Secondary School Lay Chaplain who has high levels of initiative and is motived to work in a busy secondary school environment. Our workload charter sets the tone for what we stand for as a Trust and sets out our commitment in relation to staff workload and wellbeing. This supports our overall mission of creating: Better Schools, Better Communities and Better Futures in Christ.

St Anthony’s is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1321 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01915658904

Arranging a visit to St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@staga.co.uk.

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