Spiritual Wellbeing Lead
Avanti Fields School, Leicester, LE5 0BX9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 August 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,425 - £28,288 per annum pro rata. Approximate actual pro rata £12,680 - £13,574 (0.47983 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hours: 22.5 Hours per week, Term Time Only
About us and the role
Spiritual insight is the cornerstone of our educational philosophy. We are committed to the belief that each person is a unique spiritual being with immense potential, and we reach our full potential by nurturing every aspect of ourselves—intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual. This role is for Chaplaincy services to students in Year 7 and above at Avanti Fields.
Avanti Chaplaincy is devoted to nurturing the spiritual essence of the Avanti community. Our Spiritual Wellbeing Leads offer a safe haven for students, providing both emotional and spiritual support. Within this supportive space,
Spiritual Wellbeing Leads guide students on their personal spiritual journeys, encouraging self-discovery and growth. Through meaningful and transformative conversations, students are inspired to flourish in their unique ways. Spiritual Wellbeing Leads also introduce practices like guided meditation and yoga, promoting holistic wellbeing and inner peace.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
What will you do?
- To contribute to the Spiritual Insight provision at the school
- To support the spiritual and emotional development of students and staff by providing drop-in sessions
- To develop the Chaplaincy at Avanti House Secondary School so that it contributes to the provision of the Avanti Way, including its implementation and assessing its impact.
- Support the Pastoral and Inclusion teams in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- To lead staff and student wellbeing discussion groups
For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description
What are we looking for?
- Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills
- Creativity to develop our new chaplaincy at Avanti House Secondary School
- Exceptional listening skills and empathic communication skills
- Ability to integrate and work as part of the pastoral team
- Have developed knowledge and a wholesome understanding of the major world religions
- Experience in leading faith-related activities in an educational setting
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.
What the school offers its staff
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development through the Avanti Institute and our family of schools
- NEST pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Access to multiple well-being programmes (Weekend Retreats, Yoga Classes and Apps)
- Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
Further details about the role
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trustis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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About Avanti Fields School
- School type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1086 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Avanti Fields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@avanti.org.uk
Avanti Fields School is a new all-through school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018. The school is rapidly expanding, and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it moves into its new state of the arts building and continues its journey to outstanding.
Avanti Fields School; we are an all-through; 3–16 Hindu-faith school – part of the multi-academy, Avanti Schools Trust.
Avanti Schools are extremely popular with Hindu and non-Hindu parents alike who want an outstanding, disciplined and inclusive environment for learning for their children.
Our established schools in London and Leicester are all at least rated good with outstanding features and have the highest expectations are our pupils.
Avanti’s faith ethos means high academic and moral standards and an environment that values and nurtures the best within all faiths.
Avanti Fields is a Hindu-designated faith school, part of the growing family of Avanti schools. However, staff and students at Avanti Fields School do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none; they will, however, be expected to be in full sympathy with the unique ethos and vision of the School.
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