Spiritual Wellbeing Lead

Salary: Grade 5 £28,345 - £30,785 per annum pro rata. (approximate pro rata £22,668 - £24,619 (0.79972 FTE)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Term-time only

Please Note: A job share will also be considered

About Us

Spiritual insight is central to our educational philosophy. We believe each person is a unique spiritual being with immense potential, and we reach our full potential by nurturing every aspect of ourselves—intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual.

The Role

Avanti Services Ltd is seeking an exceptional candidate to join us as a Spiritual Wellbeing Lead across Krishna Avanti Primary School and Avanti House Secondary and Primary School. This is an opportunity for a gifted individual with excellent interpersonal skills to nurture the school’s spiritual ethos and support our pupils from the start of their spiritual journey.

Living and representing our values, the Lead will create a safe space for students to receive emotional and spiritual support, and deliver programmes, alongside leadership and pastoral staff. They will guide students through meaningful conversations, encouraging self-discovery and inspiring them to flourish. The role involves introducing practices such as guided meditations, breath work, reflective exercises, sharing spiritual insight in accessible, relevant ways, and leading devotional activities. The Lead will support assembly presentations, small-group dialogue, and drop-in sessions, helping students and staff to develop reflective habits and meaningful relationships.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

School visits are welcome and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange this.

What will you do?

• Contribute to the spiritual insight provision at the school by leading/supporting assemblies, school presentations and festival days.
• Support the spiritual and emotional development of students and staff by providing drop-in sessions.
• Develop chaplaincy so that it contributes to the provision of the Avanti Way, including its implementation and assessing its impact.
• Support the pastoral and inclusion teams in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Lead student, staff, and parent spiritual wellbeing discussion groups.
• Develop social outreach opportunities, community projects, and parent workshops to engage the wider community so that the Avanti Way can be nurtured in all aspects of students’ lives.

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page.

What are we looking for?

• Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills
• Ability to build rapport and nurture relationships
• Ability to act upon own initiative and adapt to new situations
• Easy to approach and make themselves available for students, staff, and parents
• Exceptional listening skills and empathic communication skills

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trustis committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.