Spiritual Wellbeing Lead

Salary: Grade 5, £29,635 – £32,075 per annum pro rata – Approx pro rata £9,480 – £10,260 p/a (0.31989 FTE)

Part-time – 15 hours per week, term time only

About us and the role

Avanti Services Ltd is seeking a dedicated individual to join Avanti Court Primary School as a Spiritual Wellbeing Lead.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for supporting the emotional and spiritual development of children and adults.

The postholder will represent and embody the Avanti ethos through their conduct, nurturing the school’s values through programmes and daily interactions. They will offer listening space, guidance, and spiritual wisdom to staff and parents—via 1:1s, discussion groups, workshops, and training.

They will also support the Senior Leadership Team in responding to external events that affect pupils and school life, helping to foster a calm, compassionate environment.

This role is key to deepening the school’s spiritual ethos and embedding the Avanti Way in everyday practice.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

Avanti Court is a vibrant primary school, which welcomes pupils and staff of all faiths and backgrounds.

The staff at Avanti Court Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

• Educational excellence

• Character formation

• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

What will you do?

• Foster the holistic development of students and staff—emotionally, spiritually, and mentally—aligned with the school’s ethos and values.

• Offer one-to-one emotional and spiritual wellbeing support, while facilitating reflective discussion groups for pupils, staff, and parents.

• Collaborate with teaching, pastoral, and inclusion teams to enhance the school’s overall wellbeing and chaplaincy provision.

• Plan and deliver assemblies, immersive workshops, and community outreach activities, while creating meaningful wellbeing resources.

• Develop and evaluate the chaplaincy programme, supporting the induction of new members and contributing to a spiritually nurturing school culture.

Why should you apply

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.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development

• NEST pension scheme (subject to eligibility)

• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers

• Flexible working opportunities

• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership

• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)

• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Empathic listening skills, excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills

• Ability to act upon own initiative

• A warm, friendly attitude that make person approachable for students, staff and parents

• For our faith schools: Practicing Krishna Consciousness and have a deep understanding of its beliefs and practices.

• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

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 Trust is 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.

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