Chaplaincy Assistant

York St John University
📍 York, England, United Kingdom 💼 Part time 🕒 Posted June 07, 2026

Job Description

The Team

The Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team is responsible for religious provision and pastoral care for all staff and students. We provide spaces and opportunities for reflection, listening, confidential support, prayer, worship, meditation, socialising and spiritual exploration. In doing this we work closely with teams across the university, from Student Success & Learning to academic schools.

The role

This Chaplaincy Assistant role, reporting to the Chaplain, works within the team to help deliver a vibrant and engaging programme of events to both staff and students. This will include, but is not limited to, hosting regular lunches, facilitating small groups, working in partnership with our other Chaplaincy Assistant and taking an active role in Welcome Week and other university-wide events.

The role is term time only for 8 hours a week, ideally on a Tuesday plus one other day; running from mid-September 2026 to mid-June 2027

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Job Details

  • Location York, England
  • Job Type Part time
  • Category Religious Workers
  • Posted Date June 07, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 17, 2026