Chaplain

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

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Discounted school fees

Free onsite parking

Gym access / Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

MLC School Sydney invites applications for a full-time Chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership across our Pre-K to Year 12 community in Sydney.

You will collaborate with the existing Chaplain to deliver worship, faith formation, and welfare support, while strengthening the school’s Uniting Church ethos and connection with students and staff. This role requires flexibility to participate in services and events outside regular hours.

Qualifications

• Ordination as a Minister of the Word or Deacon in the Uniting Church in Australia, or willingness to pursue admission.
• Relevant qualifications in theology, ministry or pastoral education.
• Teaching qualification eligible for NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
• Experience providing spiritual and pastoral care in school, church or community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care to students, staff and broader school community.
• Create and lead age-appropriate worship and chapel services.
• Support Religious Education and faith formation within the school.
• Collaborate with school leaders, teachers, counsellors and wellbeing teams.
• Foster social justice, service and community engagement.
• Strengthen connections with the Uniting Church and its agencies in Australia.
• Participate in camps, events and other school activities.

Skills

Pastoral care

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Theology degree

Ministerial ordination

NESA teaching eligibility

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 Viviana 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.

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