Lay Chaplain
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade H (14-17) £19,320.40 - £20,963.93
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2019
Job overview
The Directors and Governors of this successful Catholic Academy, a member of the Carmel Education Trust wish to appoint a passionate and committed Lay Chaplain.
St Michael’s Catholic Academy is a warmly welcoming and inclusive community with a determination to achieve the highest standards.
We have strong expectations and an unswerving dedication to ensure that every student achieves their very best.
Our academy is a vibrant, forward thinking and Christ-centred place to work and we need an inspiring, committed and thoughtful individual.
The Chaplain should:
• be a practising Catholic in full communion with the Church;
o Help people to recognise God’s love for them, inspire through example
o To encourage staff and pupils in their faith
o Be visible and approachable around the school
o Accompany people at particular stages of their journey through life
o Get to know people individually
o Support the Principal in his role as faith leader in school
o To play a central role in the pastoral system
o Support and further develop the spiritual, religious and liturgical life of the school.
o To support staff and pupils in their planning, preparation and leading of liturgies and collective worship
o To be a link to the wider Church and local community
We would welcome applications from suitably experienced individuals.
To download an application pack, including job description, person specification and application form, please visit our website:
http://www.stmichaelsacademy.org.uk/ or email a request to recruitment@stmichaelsacademy.org.uk
Completed application forms should be returned to recruitment@stmichaelsacademy.org.uk or via post to: Mrs F. Magog, St Michael’s Catholic Academy, Beamish Road, Billingham, TS23 3DX no later than 20 June.
You are very welcome to arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact Mrs F Magog to arrange a convenient time and date.
Attached documents
- CES_National_Standards_for_School_Chaplains.doc133.5KB
- Job Description130.5KB
- Applicant Info Pack58.83KB
- Notes to Applicants April 2019.pdf168.38KB
- Recruitment Monitoring Form April 2019.docx45.55KB
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Disclosure Form April 2019.docx59.44KB
- SM - Safeguarding Policy.pdf1.16MB
- Chaplain Advert May 2019 amended 2.doc535KB
About St Michael's Catholic Academy
St Michael’s Catholic Academy was established as a state secondary in 1964 in Billingham, County Durham. It became part of Carmel Education Trust in 2013, along with a number of other local Catholic schools.
Currently, the co-educational secondary caters for more than 800 pupils aged 11-16. St Michael’s intends to move to a larger, more modern site in the near future.
Head of school
Andrew Ramsay
Values and vision
Traditional Catholic values underpin the school’s ethos, with emphasis placed on the promotion of spiritual development among pupils. St Michael’s Catholic Academy values its sense of community and cooperation, and the importance of responsibility and respect is instilled in each and every student.
St Michael's aims to build a culture of service and compassion, modelled and lived by all members of the school community. Its core values are truth, justice, love, gentleness and forgiveness.
The school aims for academic excellence by setting the highest expectations for teaching, learning and behaviour. It also stresses the importance of staff development, with teachers having access to extensive training networks.
Ofsted reports
“Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted very effectively overall … Governors are ambitious for the academy’s future. Their robust challenge and shaping of the actions senior leaders are taking is helping to improve the quality of education students receive.”
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