School Chaplain

Protocol Education; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Un établissement secondaire à North Shields cherche un School Chaplain pour offrir guidance spirituelle et soutien pastoral aux élèves. Ce rôle implique leadership dans des Assemblies et sessions de réflexion, ainsi que l'entretien de relations de confiance avec les étudiants. Le candidat idéal devra avoir une expérience en chaplaincy ou travail avec les jeunes et un sens de l'empathie, tout en contribuant à une culture de bien-être au sein de l'école.

Benefits

Accès gratuit à notre CPD Academy

Soutien de consultant dédié

Opportunités dans des écoles axées sur la foi et la communauté

Qualifications

• Expérience en chaplaincy, travail avec les jeunes, ou counseling.
• Capacité à comprendre les pressions auxquelles les jeunes font face.
• Compétence à établir la confiance rapidement.

Responsibilities

• Diriger des assemblées et des sessions de réflexion.
• Offrir un soutien pastoral individuel aux élèves et au personnel.
• Créer un espace sûr et confidentiel pour les étudiants.

Skills

Empathy

Trust Building

Creativity

Sensitivity

Education

Experience in Chaplaincy, Youth Work, or Counselling

Job description

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Job Title: School Chaplain – Bringing Care and Calm to North Shields
Location: North Shields
Salary: £24,000–£30,000 (dependent on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Term-time only
Start Date: September 2025

Faith, wellbeing, and community—all in a day’s work.
We’re working with a compassionate and inclusive secondary school in North Shields that’s on the lookout for a School Chaplain who can offer spiritual guidance, a listening ear, and a steady presence for students and staff alike.

Whether you’re an ordained minister, trained chaplain, or someone with strong pastoral experience and a heart for youth work, this role is all about being there when it matters most. You’ll be part mentor, part confidant, part calm-in-the-storm.

What your day might look like:

Leading assemblies and reflective sessions

Offering one-to-one pastoral support to pupils and staff

Supporting the school’s ethos of kindness, inclusion, and respect

Creating a safe, confidential space for students of all faiths and none

Working closely with safeguarding and wellbeing teams

What the school offers:

A nurturing leadership team that truly values chaplaincy

Strong wellbeing culture across staff and students

Opportunities for further training and interfaith work

A space where your ideas are listened to and your impact is real

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Have experience in chaplaincy, youth work, counselling, or ministry

Understand the pressures young people face today

Can build trust quickly and show empathy effortlessly

Bring creativity, sensitivity, and a sense of humour (always a bonus)

FREE access to our CPD Academy

Dedicated consultant support (real humans, not robots)

Opportunities in faith and community-focused schools

Smooth onboarding, honest comms, and schools that genuinely care

Ready to be a guiding presence in a thriving school community? Apply today or drop us a message to find out more.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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