Chaplain

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a thriving community as a Chaplain at a prominent Church of England school. This role offers the opportunity to provide spiritual leadership and pastoral care, fostering a welcoming environment for students of all faiths. You will engage with the community, organize meaningful events, and support the school's mission of academic and personal excellence. If you are passionate about making a difference and committed to nurturing the spiritual lives of young people, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in pastoral care and spiritual leadership.
• Ability to engage with diverse faith backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance the College's Christian ethos.
• Organize worship and charity events in the College.

Skills

Pastoral Care

Spiritual Leadership

Community Outreach

Christian Ethos

Education

Theological Training

Degree in Theology or related field

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Chaplain

Chaplain

Bacons College06/05/2024

Bacon's College is a Church of England School with a commitment to high achievement within a community of care, underpinned by Christian values.Our ambition at Bacon's is to raise the achievement and improve the future prospects of our students, regardless of their background, and to serve our community, by providing access to a wide range of activities, extensive opportunities, and first-class teaching. We are relentless in the pursuit of academic excellence, and we believe that through curriculum mastery and hard work, every student is capable of achieving well. Bacon's is a thriving community that is welcoming of students and staff of all faiths, and those of none. The College has a strong ethos that is shared by all, and we deliberately and explicitly link the gospel of Christ with the daily life of the school through daily collective worship led by our college Chaplain. Bacons College is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Job details

Job details

Salary£30,000, FTE £50,000Contractual hours37.5BasisPart TimeRegionLondonDate posted05/03/2024Job referenceREQ000845

Job description

Job description

TITLE: COLLEGE CHAPLAIN
SCHOOL: BACON’S COLLEGE
LINE MANAGER: PRINCIPAL
SALARY: £30,000 (£50,000FTE)
TERM TIME ONLY , 3 DAYS A WEEK (0.6FTE) – WE ARE FLEXIBLE ON THIS
CLOSING DATE- MONDAY 06 MAY 2024
START: SEPTEMBER 2024

WE ARE SEEKING TO APPOINT A PASSIONATE AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED INDIVIDUAL TO THE CRUCIAL POST OF CHAPLAIN TO BACON’S COLLEGE

Bacon’s College has long been an important part of the fabric of the local community in South East London and has served the community in its various forms for over three hundred years. We are proud of that history and determined to meet the needs of students today and tomorrow. The school joined the United Learning MAT in 2018 and has gone from strength to strength since. We are now oversubscribed with first-choice applicants and achieved a ‘Good’ OFSTED inspection and achieve well above national average results each year.

Bacon’s is a thriving Church of England community that is welcoming of students of all faiths and those of none. Staff and students value the distinctive nature of its Christian ethos to which every member of our community contributes. Our values are courage, compassion, respect, faith and integrity. The strength of our ethos was recognised during a SIAMS inspection in 2019 which graded the College as ‘Excellent’.

Part of our mission statement is that ‘students are exhorted to achieve academic and personal excellence’. We have the highest aspirations for our students, determined that anyone can achieve highly and overcome any barriers that may lie in their path.

Bacon’s achievements were recognised by Ofsted in June 2022 when we received a grading of ‘Good’ overall and in every area. In 2023 our GCSE outcomes were 64% of students achieving 5+ 9-4 grades inc. English and Maths. Our VI form results were excellent with 56% of grades at A*-B, an ALPS score of 3 (top 15% nationally) and an average grade of an A.

THE ROLE

It is within this context that we wish to appoint a Chaplain to work alongside staff and students to maintain, support and enhance the College's distinctive Christian ethos. The Chaplain will be an ambassador for the Christian faith and exercise a ministry which is pastoral and offers spiritual leadership amongst students and staff of the school, working in close collaboration with the Principal and senior staff. The Chaplain will be comfortable with the rich heritage of the Anglican tradition and develop this within the school.

They will seek to support and encourage the spiritual lives of those who attend and work at the College and also offer attractive opportunities for others to encounter and explore Christianity and issues of faith. The Chaplain will have a desire and ability to wrestle with the profound questions of life. Respecting those of other faiths and of none, the Chaplain will work closely with appropriate groups and individuals to ensure the effective pastoral care of all staff and students. The Chaplain will support the school in its outreach in the community, working with vulnerable families, organising the worship and charity events in College and maintaining links with the SDBE, local churches and other community networks.

This is an exciting time to join Bacon’s College; if you share our high expectations, are committed to quality pastoral care for all and are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our students and our community, then we look forward to receiving your application.

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK

The chaplain will be licensed by the Bishop of Southwark and will be encouraged to play a part in the wider deanery (Bermondsey and Rotherhithe) and diocese and there will be opportunities to minister in local churches. The diocese is committed to developing links between our schools and churches in supporting the growth of Christian faith and discipleship. The chaplain will be supported by the local deanery and encouraged to participate as fully as (s)he wishes in the learning and developing opportunities of the diocese.

BACON’S COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPECTS ALL WHO WORK AT THE SCHOOL TO SHARE THIS COMMITMENT. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE THROUGH THE DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS)