About The Role
The Rector of St Marylebone seeks a priest-colleague to join the large lay and ordained team at St Marylebone as Chaplain (Assistant Curate) (full Diocese of London stipend and housing in central London is provided) to the parish’s two schools: The St Marylebone CE School, an Outstanding secondary Academy and The St Marylebone CE Bridge School, the UK’s only Church Special School.
St Marylebone Parish Church is at the heart of a thriving and hugely diverse community in central London and has long-established links to many academic and medical institutions. The St Marylebone HCC – Psychotherapy, the Marylebone NHS Health Centre, excellent music and fine liturgy, work with children and their families (in addition to school chaplaincy) are all important aspects of the parish church’s mission and ministry.
Expressions of interest and informal visits are encouraged. For more details and an application form please contact the Rector’s PA, parishoffice@stmarylebone.org
This appointment is subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance.
Applicants should submit the completed application form together with a covering letter giving details of why they are interested in the post by 6 pm on Friday 9th January 2026.
Interviews will be held at St Marylebone Parish Church and School on Tuesday 20th January 2026.
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults through the use of the Safer Recruitment practice guidance. This role is subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
Job Description
The Chaplain will be:
1. responsible to the Rector of St Marylebone
2. line-managed by the Executive Headteacher of The St Marylebone Schools in consultation with the Head Teacher of The St Marylebone Bridge School
3. a full member of the St Marylebone Ministry Team, which currently includes the Rector, the Priest Pastor and the Anglican Chaplain to UCLH
4. full member of the St Marylebone Staff Team, which includes the licensed clergy, the head of Finance and Operations, the Senior Verger/Buildings Manager, the Healing & Counselling Centre Administrator, the HCC Clinical Director, the Rector’s PA/Parish Administrator, the Families’ Ministry Lead, Finance Officer, Heritage & Volunteer Manager, Technology & Operations Manager, two
Buildings Assistants, Director of Music, Assistant Director of Music, Organ Scholar, ten professional choristers, HCC psychiatrists and psychotherapists 5.
the parish church’s lead on ministry to children, young people and their families as well as a students and younger adults
6. the line manager of the Stipendiary Families’ Ministry Lead
7. expected to worship daily with other members of the Ministry Team (as available to do so) and to meet with them weekly at the Friday morning Ministry Team meeting
8. the lead in the planning and delivering parish outreach ministries, seasonal initiatives and some charitable campaigns
9. making regular reports to the Standing Committee and PCC of St Marylebone Parish Church about their work
10. available to assist with worship and other pastoral activities within the parish of St Marylebone (as available)
11. president at the Eucharist on Sundays (8.30 am BCP 1662 and 11 am Choral Eucharist CW1 Traditional) and on other days and serve as Deacon at the main Sunday Choral Eucharist when required to do so
12. ex-officio a member of the Parochial Church Council, Clergy Chapter and Deanery Synod
13. available to distribute Holy Communion to the sick and housebound (as available)
14. the officiant at funerals and memorial services (as available)
15. the main contact for people seeking baptism, confirmation and First Communion
16. available to prepare couples for marriage and, where appropriate, officiate at marriages and services of Thanksgiving after a Civil Marriage
17. available to undertake pastoral duties which will include meeting and talking with parishioners and others who find themselves at St Marylebone
18. available to help facilitate online outreach through the appropriate use of social media
19. prepared to engage in other reasonable duties concomitant with the post of Chaplain and Assistant Curate
The ideal candidate will be:
1. an ordained Priest in Anglican Orders having completed a stipendiary/salaried title post
2. experienced in working with children and young people in at least one previous appointment
3. able to demonstrate that they are a team player
4. able to demonstrate portfolio working across a number of different areas
5. someone who has ‘presence’ in and around the schools, local institutions and the parish and who can be readily identified as ‘the Chaplain’
6. someone who is sympathetic and empathetic towards people from a wide variety of ethnicities, cultures and faiths and from a wide range of social backgrounds
7. a graduate or post-graduate who can wear their wear learning lightly but with authority
8. comfortable leading and preaching well to very large numbers of highly articulate and demanding students, staff, parents and parishioners
9. comfortable in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, universities and national institutions
10. robust and able to work within the structures of a school day and school terms
11. prayerful and have a good emotional and spiritual support network in place
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.