Chaplain
Rugby School
Warwickshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 January 2025 or 22 April 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2024
Job overview
Rugby School is an educational charity with a Christian Foundation in the Anglican Tradition. We are seeking a Chaplain who will ensure the Christian and spiritual ethos of the foundation is celebrated and woven within our policies and practises. In 2020 Rugby School merged with Bilton Grange Preparatory School. The Chaplain will be based at Rugby School but leads and directs worship at both schools. They will lead the Chaplaincy team and will work closely with the Head Master of Rugby School, Headmaster of Bilton Grange, the Director of Music and the Senior Management Team. The Chaplain plays an important role in the pastoral life of the School. They will be expected to get to know the students and staff. They will immerse themselves in the boarding environment, actively supporting the Housemistresses/Housemasters.
Other aspects of the role can be discussed at interview and the final job description will be tailored to the interests and experiences of the successful candidate. The Chaplain may teach an academic subject, play an active part in the co-curricular programme, or become involved in the School’s extensive community service programme, Rugby 360.
The Chaplain will be joining a community, and while we are proud to maintain the highest professional standards, they will be taking on a way of life, not just a job.
The School is a boarding and day school in full operation seven days per week including evenings during term time. Pastoral, co-curricular, cultural and sports activities take place outside normal day-school hours. All full-time staff are expected to make a full contribution. Accommodation, in which the post-holder is required to live, is provided for all full-time teaching staff, worth between £12,000 and £30,000 p.a. depending on family size. Rugby School has its own salary scales which are above those in the maintained sector.
For more information and to apply: Please register and complete an application via our recruitment portal which can be found at www.rugbyschool.co.uk/about/employment-opportunities
Closing Date: Friday 27 September
Anticipated start Date: 1 January 2025 or 22 April 2025
Please Note
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are key facets of our core ethos: ‘The Whole Person is the Whole point’. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Rugby School
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
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We have a team of internal recruiters and advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance, we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
Charity Registration Number 528752
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About Rugby School
Founded in 1567, Rugby School is the UK’s leading co-educational true full-boarding and day school for pupils aged 13-18. We are a 7 days-a-week school with more than 200 years of House experience and a strong boarding ethos.
Rugby, probably more than any other school in the land, focuses on helping our students become ‘whole’ people – people who are multi-faceted in their interests, talents, and ambitions.
We recognise that the three strands of academic, co-curricular and pastoral are inherently and inextricably linked. It is the successful combining of these three strands which is at the heart of our “Whole Person Whole Point” ethos.
Our academic results are outstanding, with students consistently securing places at the top-ranking universities in the UK, and other students going on to prestigious universities abroad. Additionally, our renowned co-curricular programme offers more than 200 options and more than 28 sports with emphasis on both of excellence and participation.
Rugby's principal activity is the education and care of its students. Our primary objective is to develop rounded individuals who are also useful members of the community. All of our assets, income, and expenditure are directed to that purpose.
Rugby School Group
Rugby School Group is one of the UK’s most respected and forward-looking educational families, led by the historic Rugby School – the UK’s leading co-educational true full-boarding and day school for pupils aged 13-18.
The Group currently includes three prep schools – Bilton Grange, which joined in 2020; Aysgarth School, which joined in 2025; and Old Buckenham Hall, which joined in 2026 – as well as four international partner schools.
All schools share Rugby School’s core principle: The whole person is the whole point, underpinned by a universal commitment to developing ambitious, compassionate global citizens whilst maintaining the freedom for children to be children. Our prep schools tell the stories of foundation – building confidence, curiosity, and character – whilst Rugby School tells the stories of outcome: leadership, impact, and refinement.
Each school in the Group maintains its unique identity, while benefitting from collaboration, investment, and shared excellence. The overriding aim of the Group is to support a some of the most outstanding prep schools in the country to thrive long into the future.
To learn more about Rugby School Group please visit www.rugbyschool.co.uk.
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