Lay Chaplain
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, TS17 9DE25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Term Time Only plus 2 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,060 - £34,314 pro-rata (Actual salary: £26,635 - £30,404)
Pay scale
- Grade H-I
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust wishes to appoint a dedicated and highly motivated Lay Chaplain. We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality, vibrant and caring environment where we share a rich vision for our pupils and for the communities in which we work.
The successful candidate will:
Be a practising Catholic, a competent and inspiring individual.
Have a key role in supporting the Bishop’s Vision for Education to make Christ known and loved.
Contribute to the spiritual and pastoral care of all members of the school community, building good relationships with students, staff, parents and governors and develop a vision for how we can further improve our outstanding school.
Have a central role in implementing the school’s mission statement and work with all staff in developing the catholic life of the school.
Nurture the faith formation and liturgical life of the school community.
Work to enhance the Religious Education curriculum where appropriate.
Work generally within one of our secondary schools however if required across other schools within the Trust.
Empathetic and be able to deal with challenging emotional responses.
What the school offers its staff
St Patrick’s Catholic College is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT), a family of 38 schools and 2 sixth forms within the Diocese of Middlesbrough. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is now one of the North East’s and the UK’s largest Catholic Multi Academy Trusts.
We can offer you:
A strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valued
Flexibility in your working hours and pattern of hours
Happy, enthusiastic and friendly students
Highly experienced and committed staff
Supportive and committed governors and parents
Commitment to continuing professional development
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 554 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- kendal.w@npcat.org.uk
Arranging a visit to St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kendal.w@npcat.org.uk.
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