Chaplain

Mlc School; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth support

Onsite facilities and parking

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MLC School in Sydney is seeking a compassionate Chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership across Pre-K to Year 12 in a full-time, permanent capacity. You will collaborate with the existing Chaplain to foster faith formation, worship, pastoral care and engagement within the school community, aligning with the Uniting Church in Australia ethos and the school's values of belonging and service.

You will lead worship and chaplaincy programs, support students and staff, and work with

Qualifications

• Ordination as a Minister of the Word or Deacon in Uniting Church or willing to undergo admission
• Relevant qualifications in theology, ministry or pastoral education
• Teaching qualification eligible for NESA registration
• Experience providing spiritual/pastoral care in school or church

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to students and staff
• Create and lead worship, chapel services and school celebrations
• Support Religious Education teaching and faith formation
• Collaborate with school leaders, counsellors and wellbeing teams
• Encourage social justice, service and community engagement

Skills

Pastoral care

Faith formation

Worship leadership

Community engagement

Education

Theology degree or equivalent

Teaching qualification (NESA eligible)

Ordination as Minister/Deacon

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 24 November 2026

MLC School is seeking an engaging and compassionate Chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership across the Pre-K to Year 12 community in a full-time, permanent capacity.

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.
• a cover letter addressing the vacancy being applied for;
• a resume (including the names and contact details of three confidential referees); and
• a copy of your academic transcript

Applications close on 24th November 2026.

Please note the advertising closing date is indicative only and MLC School reserves the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

We do not welcome interest from recruitment agencies at this time.

Affiliation: Uniting Church
Teaching Level: Combined
Gender: Girl

1422 Students
152 TeachingStaff
88 Non-Teaching Staff

Single School

Offers IB

MLC School's mission is to educate and inspire young women to be fearless thinkers, with moral courage and compassion to be agents of change in their own lives and the lives of others.