- School type
- Academy, Hindu, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
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- School size
- 455 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Krishna Avanti Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Spiritual Wellbeing Lead
More than one location, Avanti Schools TrustThis job expired on 18 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 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
- Full time: Please view the JD for further information.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,345 - £30,785 per annum pro rata. (Approximate pro rata £22,668 - £24,619 (0.79972 FTE))
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Grade 5, £28,345 - £30,785 per annum pro rata. (Approximate pro rata £22,668 - £24,619 (0.79972 FTE))
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Term-time only
Please Note: A job share will also be considered
About Us
Spiritual insight is central to our educational philosophy. We believe 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.
The Role
Avanti Services Ltd is seeking an exceptional candidate to join us as a Spiritual Wellbeing Lead across Krishna Avanti Primary School and Avanti House Secondary and Primary School. This is an opportunity for a gifted individual with excellent interpersonal skills to nurture the school’s spiritual ethos and support our pupils from the start of their spiritual journey.
Living and representing our values, the Lead will create a safe space for students to receive emotional and spiritual support, and deliver programmes, alongside leadership and pastoral staff. They will guide students through meaningful conversations, encouraging self-discovery and inspiring them to flourish. The role involves introducing practices such as guided meditations, breath work, reflective exercises, sharing spiritual insight in accessible, relevant ways, and leading devotional activities. The Lead will support assembly presentations, small-group dialogue, and drop-in sessions, helping students and staff to develop reflective habits and meaningful relationships.
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.
School visits are welcome and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange this.
What will you do?
- Contribute to the spiritual insight provision at the school by leading/supporting assemblies, school presentations and festival days.
- Support the spiritual and emotional development of students and staff by providing drop-in sessions.
- Develop chaplaincy 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.
- Lead student, staff, and parent spiritual wellbeing discussion groups.
- Develop social outreach opportunities, community projects, and parent workshops to engage the wider community so that the Avanti Way can be nurtured in all aspects of students’ lives.
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
- Ability to build rapport and nurture relationships
- Ability to act upon own initiative and adapt to new situations
- Easy to approach and make themselves available for students, staff, and parents
- Exceptional listening skills and empathic communication skills
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 the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- careers@avanti.org.uk
Avanti Schools support each person’s life journey along three parallel paths: Educational excellence; Character formation; and Spiritual insight.
Avanti’s unique ethos places a key emphasis on each individual’s wellbeing and good mental health. Children with higher levels of emotional, behavioural, social, and school wellbeing, on average, have higher levels of academic achievement and are more engaged in the school community. All our schools share a dedicated approach to wellbeing, from providing yoga and mindfulness sessions, sports and exercise, charity work, and working with parents and carers as co-educators.
School Details
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Avanti House Primary School
- School type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Avanti House Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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