Chaplain

MLC School Sydney; Burwood; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

State-of-the-art facilities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted school fees

Free onsite parking

Gym and indoor aquatic centre access

Job summary

MLC School, Sydney seeks a Chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership across our Pre-K to Year 12 community. You will nurture faith, lead worship, and support students and staff through the stages of school life.

You will collaborate with the existing Chaplain, teachers and wellbeing teams, promote service and social justice, and strengthen the connection with the Uniting Church in Australia.

Qualifications

• Ordination as a Minister of the Word or Deacon within the Uniting Church in Australia or equivalent.
• Theology/ministry qualifications and a teaching qualification eligible for NESA registration.
• Experience delivering spiritual and pastoral care in school, church or community settings.
• Strong knowledge of Uniting Church polity, mission and practices.
• Commitment to girls’ education with a student-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to students, staff and the wider School community.
• Create and lead engaging, age-appropriate worship, chapel services and major School celebrations.
• Support the teaching and development of Religious Education and faith formation.
• Collaborate with School leaders, teachers, counsellors and wellbeing teams.
• Encourage social justice, service and community engagement.
• Strengthen connection between MLC School and the Uniting Church and its agencies.
• Participate in camps, excursions, community events and other School life.

Skills

Pastoral care

Worship leadership

Student engagement

Religious education

Community collaboration

Education

Ordination as Minister of the Word or Deacon (Uniting Church)

Theology/ministry qualification

NESA teaching registration eligibility

Experience in school/church settings

Job description

Chaplain
Full-time | Permanent | MLC School, Sydney

Inspire faith. Nurture belonging. Make a difference.

After 10 years of exceptional commitment and service to the MLC School community, Rev Viniana Ravetali’s placement at MLC School has concluded. Consequently, we are seeking an engaging and compassionate Chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership across our Pre-K to Year 12 community.

Working collaboratively with our existing Chaplain, you will bring the Christian faith and ethos of the Uniting Church in Australia to life through meaningful worship, pastoral care, community engagement, faith formation and service. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a lasting contribution to a vibrant School community, supporting students and staff through the many stages of School life and inspiring our students to become fearless thinkers with moral courage and compassion.

In this role, you will:

• Provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to students, staff and the wider School community.
• Create and lead engaging, age-appropriate worship, chapel services and significant School celebrations.
• Support the teaching and development of Religious Education and opportunities for faith formation.
• Work closely with School leaders, teachers, counsellors and wellbeing teams.
• Encourage social justice, service and community engagement.
• Further strengthen the connection between MLC School and the Uniting Church and its agencies in Australia.
• Participate in camps, excursions, community events and other aspects of School life.

This role requires the flexibility to participate in occasional services, events and activities outside regular School hours.

About you

You will be a warm, approachable and relational ministry leader who can connect authentically with young people and communicate faith in thoughtful, contemporary and relevant ways.

You will bring:

• Ordination as a Minister of the Word or Deacon within the Uniting Church in Australia, or within another denomination with a willingness to undertake the appropriate admission process.
• Relevant qualifications in theology, ministry or pastoral education.
• A teaching qualification (must be eligible for NESA registration)
• Experience providing spiritual and pastoral care within a school, church or community setting.
• Sound knowledge of the polity, structure, mission and practices of the Uniting Church in Australia.
• A demonstrated commitment to girls’ education and the ability to place students at the centre of your work.

About MLC School

Founded in 1886, MLC School is an independent, nonselective Uniting Church school for girls from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 in Sydney’s inner-west. Guided by our ethos of ‘dare to be more’, we place each MLC School girl at the heart of everything we do, empowering students to be adaptive, compassionate and courageous young women who embrace challenge, strive for excellence and confidently shape their own futures.

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a number of excellent benefits including:

• Dedicated focus on professional growth and development
• State of the art facilities and collegiate environment
• Employee Assistance Program available to you and your immediate family
• Discounted school fees
• Free onsite parking, easy access to public transport and Westfield Shopping Centre
• Access to the School’s gym and indoor Aquatic Centre, as well as Fitness Passport.

Applications close on 24th November 2026.