St Mary’s Catholic High School
Manchester Road
Astley
Tyldesley
M29 7EE
Salary: Grade 7, £27,274 - £30,558 per annum (An additional market enhanced recruitment & retention allowance may be available to secure an outstanding candidate)
37 hours per week, term time plus three weeks working 41 weeks per year
Required for as soon as possible
What our students say:
Could you be our next chaplain?
‘We are looking for our next school chaplain to come and work at our school, which has a caring environment and a great group of staff. We think our students are hard-working and offer support to each other. We need a school chaplain who is approachable and positive, with amazing communication skills, who is a good listener and will support our students at stressful times. It is important to us that our chaplain will help the spiritual life of the school to grow.’ (Written by our RE Ambassadors)
The role of Chaplain at St Mary’s is a highly valued role within the school, which holds at its heart the mission, ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me to be a safe, happy, proud person who flourishes in life’. The person appointed will be faith-filled and enthusiastic in their commitment to inspire the school community to live out its mission as a Catholic school.
The governors of this popular high school are therefore looking to recruit a committed and inspiring chaplain to support the faith lives of our students and staff and to ensure that the Catholic faith of St. Mary’s permeates all aspects of school life. The successful candidate will be a practising Catholic with a deep sense of faith commitment and have an approachable and friendly way of relating to young people. The person appointed to this post will need to have diverse skills and interests underpinned by a well-articulated faith. The nature of the role will require the person to have a strong faith and commitment to Catholic education. An additional market enhanced recruitment & retention allowance may be available to secure an outstanding candidate.
Please see the attached application pack for more details of the post. If you require any additional information or would like to visit school, please contact Tricia Foster, Human Resources Manager by e-mail t.foster@st-maryshigh.wigan.sch.uk
Full details of this post including the CES Support Staff application form and associated documents are available to download from the school’s web site https://www.stmaryschs.org.uk
To apply for this post your completed application must include the following documents:
CES Lay Chaplain application form which includes a supporting statement (Dec 20 version)
CES Consent to Obtain References document
CES Recruitment Monitoring Form.
Your completed CES application form should be submitted electronically along with the Consent to Obtain References document to recruitment@smchs.org.uk Your e-mail should be clearly marked with the post title and for the attention of Mrs D Brahms, Headteacher.
To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below:
Consent to Obtain References Form
Recruitment Monitoring Form
Guidance for Safer Working Practices
School DBS Applicant Information
Closing date: 9.00am, Monday 22nd April 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 1st May 2024
This post is subject to the Enhanced Disclosure procedures plus child barred list check
Wigan Local Authority and the School Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.