Lay Chaplain

St Thomas More Catholic High School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8LF

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  24 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week, working Monday to Friday. 08:00 - 16:00, 15:30 finish on a Friday, with 30 minutes unpaid lunch. Term time only.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: BB06 - SCP 20-24 (£27,989 to £30,951 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint as Lay Chaplain a practising Catholic with the appropriate skills and personalqualities to work with all members of our school community, supporting us in our journey of faith and helping us to put our mission statement into practice in our Work,Worship and Relationships.

St Thomas More is an oversubscribed school, has an excellent reputation and is recognisedfor the quality of education, achievement, and our commitment to developing people at all levels. It serves the whole of North Tyneside and the Tynemouth Priory Partnership and has a strong, genuinely comprehensive intake.

We are seeking to appoint someone to build on existing practice, to bring new ideas and approaches, and to help define and develop the role to meet the needs of our school community.

Our recruitment process is via the online portal eteach. If you would like to arrange a visit prior to an application or for any further information or queries contact Catherine Palgrave, Headteacher's PA.

The Local Governing Committee is committed to safeguarding and the protection of its pupils. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS and an online check.

Closing date: 9.00am Wednesday 24th June 2026

Interviews: 9:00am Thursday 2nd July 2026

What the school offers its staff

Part of the LGPS, option to join cycle to work or car scheme.

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

St Thomas More is committed to the safety and protection of its students. The successful applicant
will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure check via the Disclosure and Barring Service
together with other relevant employment checks deemed appropriate. An online search will take place
on shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process and inline with Keeping Children Safe
in Education 2022 guidance.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Lay School Chaplain - A5552 - BB06.pdf - 142 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Thomas More Catholic High School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1622 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic High School website
• Email address: cpalgrave@stmacademy.org.uk
• Phone number: 0191 2588340
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-high-school-north-shields

We are an 11 – 18 mixed, converter academy serving the Catholic community of the Tynemouth Priory Partnership (Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle). On December 1st 2020 we joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust which comprises of all of the North of Tyne Catholic schools. We have a well-balanced, genuinely comprehensive intake, which is one of our great strengths. The ability profile on entry is above the national average and free school meals uptake is below the national average. We have an excellent reputation locally and nationally for the quality of our ethos, teaching and learning, high achievement, and sustained improvement over time.

Arranging a visit to St Thomas More Catholic High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpalgrave@stmacademy.org.uk.

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