Senior Lay Chaplain

Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role of a Senior Lay Chaplain will be at the heart of the MAC

strategic provision for Catholic Life, Prayer and Liturgy across

Blessed William Howard, Stafford and Cardinal Griffin, Cannock.

There will also be an opportunity to work with our primary family

within the MAC. You will have:

• A deep faith and be a practising Catholic;
• Excellent knowledge of the Catholic faith / Liturgical year;
• The ability to inspire young people and staff;
• Experience in creating, leading and evaluating worship within schools;
• Able to work across two schools. A driving licence will be required.

What the school offers its staff

Why Painsley Catholic Academy?

• A Christian community with a caring, secure, and disciplined environment
• High academic standards
• A commitment to success for all
• Ongoing CPD for all staff

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to sa@bwh.staffs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Lay Chaplain JD and Person spec - BDES.docx - 35 KB (opens in new tab)

About Blessed William Howard Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 951 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blessed William Howard Catholic School website
• Email address: sa@bwh.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01785244236
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blessed-william-howard-catholic-school-stafford

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB), which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Arranging a visit to Blessed William Howard Catholic School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sa@bwh.staffs.sch.uk.

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