Post: Full time Trust Chaplain, working across all schools within the Trust. 3-year fixed-term contract.
Pay Scale: Grade F/G (points 17 – 27) £34,776.60 pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Required for: 1st November 2025
The Trustees are seeking to employ an excellent and inspirational full-time chaplain who will work with children, staff, parents, local clergy and governors to promote and maintain the Christian ethos and spiritual values of our Trust.
Applications are sought from practising Christians with a genuine passion for finding new ways of enthusing and encouraging children and adults on their faith journey.
We can offer you:
- Warm and welcoming schools with a very supportive Christian ethos.
- Supportive Trustees and Governors that are committed to school improvement and who will work with you to achieve your goals.
- Dedicated and talented staff who are keen to build on high standards.
- Supportive parents and active local communities.
- A commitment to continuing professional development.
- Inclusive schools with happy children who enjoy learning.
- A paid well-being day every year.
- A budget of up to 2k per school.
- Access to a spiritual advisor.
- Office base and technology.
This role carries an Occupational Requirement to be a practising Christian, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
The successful candidate will have a strong personal faith, a passion for nurturing the faith of children and young people, and the ability to lead and develop the spiritual, liturgical, and prayer life of our school communities.
We are looking for someone who is:
- committed to ensuring that children and young people engage with their faith
- able to inspire children and young people in their faith
- experience with and interest in engaging all ages in worship
- an excellent communicator with children and young people adults
- counselling skills would be an advantage
- able to meet the requirement to use ICT/social media.
For more information, please see the Trust Profile, Job Description and Person Specification.
Please email Mrs Kirsty Diggle for further details: digglek@archbishoptempletrust.co.uk
Visits to our Trust are encouraged. Please email Canon Jill Pilling to arrange a visit: pillingj@archbishoptempletrust.co.uk
Application deadline: Applications are to be submitted to Kirsty Diggle by 12 noon on Tuesday, 23rd September 2025
Interviews: 26th September at Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School