Chaplaincy School Connector Youth Minister

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0WH

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6 Points 15-20 £30,024 - £32,597 per annum

Chaplaincy School Connector Youth Minister job summary

Chaplaincy School Connector/ Youth Minister

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary: Grade 6 Points 15-20 £30,024 - £32,597 per annum

Hours of Work: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Term time rhythm: 3 days at All Saints’ Academy, 2 days in West Cheltenham Parish

School holiday rhythm: 5 days in West Cheltenham Parish with holiday time factored in.

Contract: Fixed term for 3 years as it is initially contingent on external funding.

Closing date: 6th July with interviews w/b 13th July

This role spans the chaplaincy team at All Saints’ Academy in Cheltenham and the West Cheltenham Parish. It recognises the young people that both the academy and parish serve have a significant overlap and that young people’s lives are not contained either solely at school or home. All Saints’ Academy will be the employer.

The role is funded through the Academy and Diocese of Gloucester. This post is reserved for practicing Christians.

About the faith life of All Saints’ Academy:

All Saints' is a Church of England comprehensive secondary school with 1100 students. We predominantly serve the families of West Cheltenham. Our Christian ethos is central to who we are, expressed through our All Saints' Way and is well established. We have one Chaplain in post currently and have recently appointed a Chaplaincy School Connector, this role is in addition to these.

Our students experience daily acts of worship in different, smaller and larger settings. There is also an established prayer week which takes place in our chapel.

There is so much more that we can do to meet the needs of our students through pastoral support and intervention as well as connecting to the local church community. This new role is intended to do that.

About the West Cheltenham Parish:

Our Chaplaincy Connector/Youth Minister will support the work of chaplaincy, grow links to our community and increase the capacity of the team whilst also developing the youth ministry in the parish- growing a team to that end.

The hours will be shared flexibly between a minimum of three days in school and two days alongside local churches in the wider community. Allocation of times to be decided in consultation between candidate, school and Rector of West Cheltenham Parish. We are looking for someone with the ability to form Christian Community across both the school and parish contexts.

Sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of Gloucester, we are an Academy serving at the heart of our local community. All Saints’ Academy’s vision would see all our students as the “Light of the World”.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 recommendations. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020), for further details please visit our Recruitment of ex Offenders information found on our website.

To apply for this role please complete an online application form through My New Term, a link can be found on the Academy website www.asachelt.org. If you have any questions regarding this role or wish to visit the Academy, please contact the HR Department at hr@asachelt.org

All Saints’ Academy is committed to ensuring that all applicants and employees are given equal opportunities and that no applicants or employees are discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender reassignment, race, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, age or religion and belief.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1102 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-academy-cheltenham

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