- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 214 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Avanti Meadows Primary School website
Spiritual Wellbeing Lead
More than one location, Avanti Schools Trust9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 September 2025
Closing date
21 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5, £27,715 - £29,578 per annum pro rata - Approx pro rata £13,299 - £14,193 p/a (0.47983 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Avanti Services Ltd is seeking an exceptional candidate to join our school as a Spiritual Wellbeing Lead at Avanti Brook and Avanti Meadows on a permanent basis.
This is an opportunity for a gifted individual with excellent interpersonal skills to nurture and support our pupils at the very start of their spiritual journey. Working closely with teaching and key pastoral staff, the Spiritual Wellbeing Leads will help strengthen and deepen the spiritual ethos of the school.
Avanti Meadows and Avanti Brook Primary Schools are brand-new primary schools in Bishop’s Stortford. Surrounded by fields and new housing estates, the schools are a centre for the new community developing in the north of Bishop’s Stortford.
Both schools are non-faith, community schools that embrace inclusion and diversity.
Our schools are vibrant, exciting places to be that are open to big ideas and creativity, all with a genuine focus on pupil and staff wellbeing.
What will you do?
- Foster the holistic development of students and staff—emotionally, spiritually, and mentally—aligned with the school’s ethos and values.
- Offer one-to-one emotional and spiritual wellbeing support, while facilitating reflective discussion groups for pupils, staff, and parents.
- Collaborate with teaching, pastoral, and inclusion teams to enhance the school’s overall wellbeing and chaplaincy provision.
- Plan and deliver assemblies, immersive workshops, and community outreach activities, while creating meaningful wellbeing resources.
- Develop and evaluate the chaplaincy programme, supporting the induction of new members and contributing to a spiritually nurturing school culture.
What are we looking for?
- Empathic listening skills, excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills
- Ability to act upon own initiative
- A warm, friendly attitude that make person approachable for students, staff and parents
- Have a dedicated spiritual practice and deep understanding of spirituality.
- Experience of leading faith related / spiritual activities in an educational setting
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria 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
- NEST pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to applyIf 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.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Avanti Schools Trust website
- Email address
- talent@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
Avanti Meadows Primary School
Avanti Brook Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 32 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Avanti Brook Primary School website
School locations
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed