About the school: 

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• Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne. Hume Anglican Grammar has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
• Since 2011, the School has occupied the Mt Ridley P-12 campus and has1,400 students. In 2019, it opened a second campus in Donnybrook. Commencing with junior primary, and will ultimately have an enrolment of 1,300 from Prep to Year 12. 
• In 2023, the School opened its third campus in Kalkallo, as a Primary (P-6) school and as feeder to the Mt Ridley and Donnybrook Secondary schools, it will follow a similar growth pattern to Donnybrook with eventually some 600 students. 
• This year, the school has 2,287 students and employs some 240 staff – 163 teaching and 77 non-teaching. Currently, the student enrolment at each campus is: Mt Ridley 1,400, Donnybrook 672 & Kalkallo 215.
• The school is on a growth trajectory and in 2024 is projected to increase to 2,573 students and ultimately have some 3,300 students (Mt Ridley 1,400, Donnybrook 1,300 and Kalkallo 600) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff on its three campuses with plans for further expansion.

It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.  

About the role:

The School Chaplain will ensure that the caring, supportive and vibrant environment in which children grow and learn is maintained and further developed. They are responsible for providing leadership and guidance in all matters relating to the expression of the Christian faith within the School and the pastoral care of all members of the school community by providing general spiritual, social and emotional comfort and religious education to students and staff. 

The School Chaplain has significant responsibility for supporting members of the school community in achieving the school’s purpose, values and strategic goals. They work collaboratively and closely with the members of the student wellbeing staff in matters relating to the development and provision of quality pastoral care programs to enhance student wellbeing and to fulfil the school’s mission and aims. 

The School Chaplain has an active and visible presence within the School community. They remain informed in all areas of School life, work effectively with all members of the community, provide pastoral and spiritual care to the School community, and where applicable contribute to decision-making processes within the School. 

The School Chaplain ensures the effective and efficient delivery of a contemporary, vibrant and relevant chaplaincy program. They oversee the three critical functions of the School Chaplain for the campus: religious worship, student and staff pastoral care, and spiritual guidance.  

The School Chaplain will inspire, guide and model, excellence to develop a vibrant and caring culture from Prep to Years 12. With knowledge of contemporary wellbeing practices, they will create a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment, whilst promoting the School’s philosophy, policies and procedures. 

The School Chaplain supports and promotes the School’s child safety culture. Under the direction of the Deputy Principal, they develop and enact approaches to embed a culture of child safety, monitor performance of individuals in their charge for achieving the strategies, inform the school community about the strategies, and allocated roles and responsibilities within their area; and periodically review the effectiveness of the strategies and revise as required. 

The position is open to a teacher or non-teacher (general staff member) and there is a teaching load associated with the position of the equivalent of 0.2 delivering the Religious and Values Education (RAVE) curriculum.

About you:

Essential 

• Be able to meet the Archbishop’s requirements to be licensed in the Diocese of Melbourne and has fulfilled the conditions of the Diocesan Safe Ministry Policy. 
• Qualifications in Theology, Education and Counselling, Social Work or Psychology 
• Experience in the pastoral and/or counselling areas  
• Proven ability as a skilled orator and adept leader of worship 
• A strong capacity for patience and empathy in fostering a culture of care, innovation and high performance. 
• Ability to champion and embody the School’s values through positive role-modelling and collegiality.  
• Able to work in an interfaith manner, which is respectful of the various faith traditions present in the School community while recognising and affirming the distinctive Christian tradition that underlies the Anglican ethos.  
• Ability to provide effective and insightful leadership, including advanced spiritual and pastoral care leadership. 
• Proven capacity to motivate and inspire others, bringing vision to life and encouraging a culture of positivity, diversity and hope. 
• Adaptable and flexible work ethic with a good understanding of the evolving nature of schools. 
• Ability to research, think, strategize, form and carry out action plans, and evaluate outcomes. 

Desirable: 

• An ordained Priest of the Anglican Communion  
• If a qualified teacher, current registration, or immediate eligibility for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching 
• Post-graduate qualifications in the pastoral/counselling area  
• Involvement in professional communities 

For the full position description please visit our website.

Hume Anglican Grammar is committed to child safety. As such, the successful applicant will be expected to obtain a Police Check and satisfy child protection screening (Working With Children Check), as well as adhere to the Schools Child Safety Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. These documents may be downloaded from the School website. 

How to apply?

1. Applications are required via SEEK, attaching the Hume Anglican Grammar Application Form
2. Please visit our website for the Application Form and the Position Description (which contains the KSC) humegrammar.vic.edu.au/employment
3. Please address your application to the Director of Human Resources and include the following three separate documents; Cover Letter, Resume and Application Form. 
4. Applicants who do not upload a completed Application Form may not have their application considered. 

For any enquiries, please contact the Principal – Bill Sweeney via [email protected] 

We are looking for someone who is warm, welcoming and comfortable in our school environment – if this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you. Applications will be viewed as they come in, and the position may be filled prior to the expiry of this advertisement – so please apply now.