School Chaplain
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Gateshead -
Salary:
Grade F, SCP 14-19 (£27,337 - £29,777 per annum, pro rata) -
Hours:
37 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
22nd Jan 2024
Location: St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Grade: Grade F, SCP 14-19 (£27,337 – £29,777 per annum, pro rata)
Hours: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Term time only + 2 weeks (40 weeks)
Start Date: Required from Easter 2024, or sooner if possible
Group Size: 6 (1,453 pupils on roll)
Applications are invited from practising and committed Catholics for the post of School Chaplain at St Thomas More Catholic School.
We are wishing to recruit a School Chaplain who can ensure through their own experiences and beliefs, that the school is distinctively Catholic in all its aspects.
Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Canon Law: 796].
We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive and growing team.
St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Please ensure that you return the following documents for a complete application:
- Application Form
- Recruitment Monitoring Form
- Consent to Obtain References Form
Visits to the school are welcome and arranged on request. Please email recruitment@stthomasmore.org.uk , or contact via telephone on: 0191 499 0111.
Closing Date: Monday, 22nd January 2024
Shortlisting Date: Friday, 26th January 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday, 6th February 2024
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate online checks as per KCSIE guidance.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
At Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, our mission is clear: enabling all to flourish. Inspired by our Catholic faith and values, we are dedicated to nurturing the whole child – spiritually, academically, and personally – so that every young person is given the opportunity to thrive.
We are proud to be a family of 48 schools working in partnership with our Diocese, directors, governors and school leaders. Together, we are committed to preserving and protecting Catholic education, ensuring its strength, sustainability, and accessibility for generations to come.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust supports and partners with five secondary schools, one middle school, one first school and forty-one primary schools in the west of our Diocese. Our designated schools are located in four different Local Authorities: Northumberland, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham.
