Coordinating Faith Leader

Coordinating Faith Leader

Department: Chaplaincy

Salary: Starting from £38,249, rising to £45,413 (pro rata)

Closing date: Sunday 27 July 2025

Make a meaningful difference at the heart of university life.

Are you passionate about supporting people of all religions, faiths and beliefs in a dynamic and inclusive university environment? We are seeking a compassionate and visionary Coordinating Faith Leader to lead and develop our multi-faith chaplaincy provision, supporting the spiritual, emotional, and pastoral wellbeing of students and staff across our diverse university community.

About the role

As our Coordinating Chaplain, you will:

- provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of our multi-faith community.
- offer inclusive pastoral care to students and staff of all faiths, spiritualities, and worldviews, including during times of crisis or bereavement.
- lead a dedicated team of volunteer chaplains, religious faith advisors, and chaplaincy staff.
- coordinate interfaith initiatives and events that promote dialogue, understanding, and community cohesion.
- advise on faith, belief, and religious inclusion across the institution, contributing to training, policy, and strategic development.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in enhancing wellbeing, inclusion, and belonging at our University, while working in partnership with internal services, faith communities, and student groups.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

- has experience offering pastoral and spiritual support in a multi-faith, multicultural environment.
- demonstrates leadership in managing staff and volunteers, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
- is committed to equality, diversity, and interfaith engagement.
- is recognised by a relevant faith or belief body or holds equivalent experience within a pastoral or belief-based context.
- brings warmth, emotional resilience, and strong interpersonal skills to sensitive and complex situations.

You’ll also bring knowledge of safeguarding, professional boundaries in pastoral care, and an understanding of the role chaplaincy plays in the wider university context.

Further information

Join us in fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and spiritually rich environment where all members of our university community can thrive.

This is a part-time role, working 30 hours per week, although some evening and weekend work will be required to support events and respond to community needs.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this position.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Abi Phillips, Deputy Director Culture and Inclusion. For further information and to apply, please complete our application process.

What we can offer you

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.