Assistant Chaplain – September 2026 start (12 month fixed term contract)

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Chaplaincy Department

The Chaplaincy department is a warm and welcoming team which seeks to shine and share the love of Jesus with all students and staff. It is a busy and thriving department, which upholds the Christian ethos through Acts of Worship, Form Worship and class prayers. It is passionate about providing opportunities for students and staff to grow in faith through the daily Christian Unions and weekly staff prayer meetings. It seeks to demonstrate the care and compassion of Jesus through the chaplaincy pastoral programmes. The Chaplaincy team is blessed to work alongside a team of service volunteers in the community who serve in the Trinity Service Programme and annual Prayer Space.

About You

We are looking for an Assistant Chaplain to join our Trinity Chaplaincy team. The pastoral needs of our students are growing and we require a positive, dynamic, “Jesus loving” Christian role model to work alongside many of our male students.

The successful candidate will be a committed and practising Christian and will play a central role in contributing to the school’s distinctive Christian ethos and offering Christian encouragement, guidance and support to all students.

Core responsibilities will focus primarily on providing pastoral support, discipleship and mentoring to our male students. The successful candidate will support and uphold Trinity’s Christian ethos including being involved in Acts of Worship and key services, plan lead and deliver a STRENGTH mentoring boys course and generate vision and energy within youth discipleship.

Previous experience within a school or church environment is essential along with experience of working with young people and adults seeking faith and young people with emotional, practical or personal problems. Ministry/Youth Ministry experience is preferred but not essential. Applicants must demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy and will have good MS office skills e.g. Excel and Word

A positive attitude and calm manner with the ability to think and work creatively and flexibly whilst working with close attention to detail and under pressure to meet deadlines.

What the school offers its staff

Trinity School is a popular and oversubscribed Christian Free School in Sevenoaks. We received 796 applications for 180 school places for September 2026 new student intake.

Here are all the great reasons why you should consider working at

Trinity

• We have a strong vision and values, which influences everything we do.
• You can expect a smooth transition to working with us. Not only will you have a dedicated mentor, but an induction programme will ensure you are fully versed in every aspect of Trinity life.
• You will have lunch with the headteacher during the first term of being with us to find out how things are going.
• A staff well-being champion works closely with the leadership team to ensure a manageable staff workload. Your well-being is important to us, and we continuously review our practices to ensure we are working smartly while simultaneously adding value.
• Since our first set of GCSEs in 2018, we have been above the national average every year in our P8 score (2018 +0.15, 2019 +0.21, 2022 +0.32, 2023 +0.22, 2024 +0.26).
• We are a school that supports students to achieve academically and holistically.
• We will prioritise your development and help you achieve your career aspirations. We have promoted several staff to middle and senior leadership positions and given others opportunities to progress in their career elsewhere.
• Our parents are supportive, and many volunteer to help in various ways.
• We have an incredible chaplaincy department that not only looks out for the welfare of students but also cares for our staff.
• We occupy a state-of-the-art building and office and classrooms are well resourced.
• There is ample on-site staff parking and designated staff workrooms.
• Good travel links to London (35 mins by train), M25 (10 mins) and we are in the heart of rural Sevenoaks.

Come and work for us and be part of our story about changing and transforming lives.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.