"Lead Chaplain"

Location
Docklands Campus

Salary
From £46,472 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Post Type
Full Time
Permanent

Closing Date
Sunday 12 April 2026

Interview Date
Tuesday 28 April 2026

Reference
020S2026

University of East London
We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Student Services
The Directorate of Student Services is responsible for nurturing wellness, supporting individual needs, helping students in crisis, improving retention, and enabling positive experiences through residential life and extra-curricular activities. Working in partnership across academic schools and professional services, our teams seek to provide a network of support throughout the student journey and aim to optimise student success.

The Directorate includes the following teams, Student Services Projects, Student Hub, Residential Life, Student Life, Student Conduct Team, Student Experience Retention and Success Unit, Academic Tutors, Disability and Dyslexia, Regional Access Centre, Student Wellbeing Service, Student Money Advice and Rights, Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advice, and Student Services Operations.

About the Job
This is an exciting role for UEL, based within Student Services, reporting to the Head of Student Services (Strategic Projects) and working closely with our Student Wellbeing team and Students’ Union.

You’ll be tasked both with consolidating recent advances in the Chaplaincy provision at UEL, as well as discerning and developing future opportunities for Chaplaincy’s work.

You’ll focus on developing a good understanding of the needs of our students and staff at UEL, continuing to integrate faith into our wider wellbeing activity and establishing effective networks within the university, in the local community and with other Chaplains within Higher Education Providers.

About You
You will have significant experience as a faith leader within your own faith or belief community and demonstrable experience of providing pastoral, spiritual, and religious care and guidance in varied settings.

You will have a mature faith and generosity of spirit which enables you to form strong working relationships with a wide range of people from different faith traditions. You will also have a good understanding of legislation that relates to responsibilities of safeguarding and duty of care in relation to the role. Your commitment to UEL’s values should be compatible with, and informed by, your own faith tradition.

Benefits Package
At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

You can explore our full benefits package here:
https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions