Youth Chaplain

**Play a Vital Role in the Spiritual Life and Wellbeing of Students**:

- ** Benefit from the Collegiate support of an experienced Chaplaincy Team**:

- ** Join a Vibrant School Team**:

- **A College with Exceptional Staff and Outstanding Sense of Community**

**Trinity College **is a multi-site, independent, co-educational Anglican College founded in a liberal educational tradition in northern Adelaide. We are open to all who want their children educated in a caring and Christian tradition regardless of economic status, ability or religious affiliation. We provide exceptional facilities, support inspirational and expert staff with a passion for education, and deliver an outstanding sense of community.

**Key accountabilities include**:
Youth Chaplains are responsible for supporting the spiritual, social, and emotional wellbeing of students regardless of faith or beliefs. A Youth Chaplain must be able to provide support for a range of day to day matters affecting the school community and communicate effectively with a diverse group of people. They can become involved in a wide variety of work tasks including health, social and values education and emotional support. It is expected that the Youth Chaplain supports and works with the Principal, the College Chaplains and pastoral care staff to refer students to appropriate services when required.

**What you will need to succeed**:

- a Certificate IV in Youth Work; or
- a Certificate IV in Pastoral Care; or
- an equivalent qualification which must include competencies in 'mental health' and making appropriate referrals

**Desirable**:

- Work experience in the education/school sector, in particular student support
- Knowledge of College policies, procedures and work systems

Please be aware that the there are some mandatory conditions to meet before commencing employment, which include:

- Working with Children Check
- Agreeing to the Trinity College Child Safe Policies
- Training in Responding to Risk of Harm, Abuse and Neglect in Education and Care settings

**How to apply**:
Mr Nick Hately

The Head

Trinity College Gawler Inc.

**Extra information**:
For enquiries about the nature of this position, please contact Rick Jarman, Principal - Trinity College Gawler River (phone 8284 6034).

Trinity College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The College has a commitment to Inclusion and Cultural Safety

and Excellence in Professional Practice