Chaplin and Wellbeing Lead

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

22 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 May 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary: Dependent on Experience (TBOWA Support Staff Salary Scale 19-26)
• Additional allowances:

  Salary: Dependent on Experience (TBOWA Support Staff Salary Scale 19-26)

Chaplin and Wellbeing Lead job summary

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is seeking to appoint a Chaplain and Wellbeing Lead to play a central role in supporting the spiritual life and mental health of our students. This unique role combines leading the Christian ethos of the academy with providing high-quality wellbeing and emotional support to enable all students to flourish.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and compassionate professional who is able to work empathically, non-judgementally and collaboratively to support students experiencing social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, while also contributing to the spiritual and liturgical life of the academy.

As Chaplin and Wellbeing Lead, you will be welcomed into an experienced team of professionals:

• Leading and supporting collective worship, including planning, preparation and delivery
• Supporting and developing the spiritual, religious and liturgical life of the academy
• Organising and contributing to services, key Christian festivals and seasonal celebrations
• Supporting students and staff in planning and leading acts of worship
• Promoting and developing the use of the chapel as a central space for prayer and reflection
• Supporting prayer groups and opportunities for spiritual reflection within the academy community
• Encouraging engagement with the academy’s Christian values across daily school life
• Leading on student mental health and wellbeing
• Providing a safe space and listening ear for students
• Supporting students with SEMH needs to access the curriculum
• Delivering and developing emotional literacy and wellbeing interventions
• Supporting students experiencing anxiety or school refusal
• Working closely with safeguarding, pastoral teams and external agencies
• Leading CPD for staff on emotional literacy and wellbeing
• Supporting transition for vulnerable students

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Generous employer pension contribution at 23.6% basic salary
• Early Friday finish
• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
• Excellent facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CVs.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

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.

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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 The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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