Chaplaincy Assistant (CC

This vacancy is open for University of Bath students only

The Chaplaincy Centre is located at the heart of the University of Bath Campus. The University Chaplain and team of chaplains offer support, care, space and prayer to anyone in the University community.

The Chaplaincy Assistant: 

supports opportunities for religious/spiritual activity, reflection and nurture appropriate to the University community.helps foster great working relationships between the chaplains and the student groups who use the Chaplaincy Centre.welcomes visitors to the Chaplaincy Centre: particularly those wishing to explore questions of faith, peace and justice, or just a listening ear to all.helps to look after the Chaplaincy Centre (inside and out) to ensure it is available and usable for all.

We're looking for a student who can:

organise their own work load.offer a regular commitment to help out at Chaplaincy outreach activities such as Tuesday soup lunch.is invested in the aims of chaplaincy and willing to support all those who use the Chaplaincy Centre.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 4 hours per week for a fixed-term period from September 2025 until May 2026, with regular presence on Tuesday for outreach activities.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nigel Rawlinson, University Chaplain (nr472@bath.ac.uk) or Karen Gleave, Chaplaincy Coordinator (kag31@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

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Closing Date: 02 Jun 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £12.60 per hour Please note the pay is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.