School Chaplain

St Andrew's Cathedral School
Location: Sydney CBD, NSW
Location type: On-Site
Date advertised: 7th August 2025
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 1st September 2025
Permanent / Full-time

Starting from Term 1 2026

Located in the heart of the City of Sydney

Shaping young lives and inspiring our community to follow Christ

Are you a spiritually mature, theologically grounded and thoughtful Christian leader with a genuine love for people? Are you an outstanding, creative communicator experienced in working with a rich and diverse community? Are you energised and inspired by young people, with a commitment to Christian education? St Andrew’s Cathedral School is seeking an experienced and visionary School Chaplain to cultivate a vibrant, Christ-centred culture across our School community.

About the Role

As School Chaplain, you will play a key leadership role in shaping the spiritual life of the School, supporting the community at key events and moments, with an active faith that is welcoming and inspiring. You will be an outstanding communicator, able to articulate the truth and beauty of the Christian gospel to a variety of stakeholders, from all walks of life. You will mentor staff and student leaders, oversee chapel and discipleship programmes, teach within the Christian Development department, and offer pastoral care to students, staff, and families, with a commitment to ‘faith in action’ and restoration.

You will provide strategic oversight and spiritual direction to embed a Christian worldview across teaching and learning, ‘bridging worlds and building futures’ with the First Nations community, while actively engaging in the broader life of the School.

This is a deeply relational, missional, and formational role — ideal for someone with a heart for young people, a gift for communicating and teaching, and a strong capacity to lead with grace and theological depth.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and co-ordinate chapel services, discipleship programs, student-led ministries (CRU) including on significant days for the First Nations community, in a manner that is thoughtful and respectful.
Mentor and support staff in integrating a Christian worldview into curriculum and practice
Provide leadership and support to the Christian Development team.
Offer pastoral care and guidance to students, families, staff and alumni.
Organise key spiritual events, including services and special gatherings.
Participate in and contribute to the co-curricular life of the School.
Show a commitment to ‘faith in action’ by participating in student service activities and character development.
About You

An ordained Evangelical Anglican Minister (or eligible for licensing by the Dean of Sydney).
A mature and authentic Christian with a deep commitment to the gospel and the mission of Christian education.
An outstanding communicator with strong pastoral instincts and theological clarity.
Proven ability to connect with and disciple young people and to interact with a diverse community.
Experienced in Christian leadership within a school, church, or youth ministry context.
Committed to team leadership, collaboration, and mentoring others.
A critical and creative thinker, who in turn inspires our students to be critical and creative thinkers.
Desirable

Formal teaching qualifications or a willingness to pursue them.
Familiarity with the structures and ethos of Anglican or Christian schooling.
Familiarity with First Nations culture.
Why St Andrew's Cathedral School?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School was recently awarded the 5 Star Employer of Choice 2025 by The Educator for positive employee experience and a deeply supportive, collegiate culture. Every team member is known, valued and equipped to excel in their role.

Who are we?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School (SACS) is an independent, Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican school located in two high-rise buildings in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. The School offers students a strong academic program and extensive opportunities to be involved in sport, music, drama and outdoor education.

As an authentically Christian school in the Anglican tradition, Christian values are embedded in all aspects of daily life, with honesty, integrity, humility, respect and service being foundational to the richness of relationships at St Andrew’s Cathedral School. We seek to develop students who think critically and creatively and have hearts that love, minds that grow and lives that give.

Reflecting our Christian foundations, we are a strong and hopeful learning community that nurtures the individual strengths of each student in our care. We always seek to care for the whole child - considering their intellectual, physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing and development. We are committed to providing a child safe environment by implementing policies, procedures, practices and training which foster the safety, care and wellbeing of our students.

It is a condition of employment that all new Staff at the School must sign a written statement or complete an electronic acknowledgement that they have read and understand our Child Safe Policy and the Child Safe Codes of Conduct prior to commencing at the School.

Prior to employment at the School, this position requires the successful applicant to have a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

For more information on Working with Children Checks, please visit the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian Website

Applications

For a detailed position description and to apply, please click here.

Your application should be one document only, including your cover letter, CV, any references and any credentials you wish to supply at application.

Applications close: 4:00pm, Monday 1 September 2025

Interviews will commence as applications are received.

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