Priest Chaplain

New Hall School; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent independent school in Chelmsford is seeking a residential Priest Chaplain. This position involves celebrating Mass and providing spiritual and pastoral support within the school community. Candidates should be Catholic priests committed to nurturing the school's Catholic ethos. The role offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time arrangements and includes benefits such as a rent-free lodge and meals during term time.

Benefits

Rent-free accommodation

Meals provided during term time

Supportive community environment

Qualifications

• Must be a Catholic priest willing to provide spiritual support.
• Ability to engage with students in a pastoral capacity.
• Experience in liturgical practices.

Responsibilities

• Celebrate Mass and supervise spiritual activities.
• Support the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Work collaboratively with the Chaplaincy Team.

Skills

Catholic faith

Pastoral care

Celebration of Mass

Education

Catholic priest ordained

Job description

Priest Chaplain

New Hall School, Chelmsford
Job Ref No. ECC0-640S Position Type: Chaplain Pay Range: £35,027pa
Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time/Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 15/12/2025 Midday Date of Interviews: w/c 19 January 2025

Job Description

Following the relocation of the current post-holder to a new parish after seven years, the School requires a residential full-time or part-time Priest Chaplain.

• Priest Chaplain
• Salary: £35,027pa pro rata for part-time
• Rent‑free 2‑bedroomed lodge on campus
• Breakfast, lunch, and supper without charge in term time

New Hall, the UK's largest Catholic Boarding & Day school, is seeking a Catholic priest Chaplain to join our vibrant and expanding Chaplaincy Team of 23 staff. The School was assessed as 'Outstanding' by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate in 2025, 2018 and 2013. This exciting role involves providing spiritual and pastoral support across the School, while upholding its distinctive Catholic ethos, rooted in the Rule of St Augustine. This may be a full‑time role (term time plus agreed extra days) or can be part‑time (minimum two days a week), and can be combined with parish work, another role or further study.

Reporting to the Principal, the priest Chaplain celebrates Sunday evening Mass in term time, shares weekday Masses with the other priest Chaplains, and contributes to liturgies, Chaplaincy activities, and faith formation. The priest Chaplain will have the opportunity to share Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer with the four Canonesses from Rwanda, the Daughters of the Resurrection, who live in the Mission House at New Hall.

New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment. The main campus occupies the stunning Grade I listed former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. The School's conference and events venue is at the Grade I listed Boreham House, one mile away. New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300. Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall's Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street. The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminates at Heathrow airport. There are nearby airports: London Stansted, London Southend and London City.

Application closing date: midday, Thursday 15 January 2026

Interviews: week commencing 19 January 2026

JOB ID: NH0649

For further details and to apply, please visit: www.newhallschool.co.uk/job-opportunities

New Hall is committed to safeguarding students. There will be an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

Information about the School

New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day school for girls and boys aged 1-18. New Hall School operates the highly successful 'diamond model', where students are educated in co‑educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form. However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single‑sex lessons. Click on one of the four diamonds below to find out more about our divisions.

The main benefits of the 'diamond model' and five years of single‑sex teaching derive from the ability to tailor pastoral and academic provision more sensitively and expertly to the needs of young people going through the physical, emotional and social upheaval of adolescence.

The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students' horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.

From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile‑long, tree‑lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.

As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Contact Information

HR Department

The Avenue

Boreham, Chelmsford

Essex, CM3 3HS

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