25 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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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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

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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