Catholic Secondary School Lay Chaplain

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7JN

20 days remaining to apply

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.