The chaplain’s primary role is to cultivate the

personal and social well being of the students,

their families and staff in need of social,

emotional, mental, physical and spiritual

support

The chaplain works as part of the Student Services Team providing pastoral care and support for students helping to deal with issues including health, social and values education, behaviour management and emotional support

They work with the Student Services Team by:

• Building relationships with students, families and staff
• Being a mentor and positive role model
• Offering pastoral care support
• Providing a link between schools and local communities
• Running the Breakfast Club

Accessing the chaplain is completely voluntary and students do not have to use or access this service. If a student does want to meet with the chaplain they need to fill in a consent form which must be signed by their classroom teacher giving permission to leave class.

The Chaplin program is funded through a combination of sources and is managed overall by Youth Care. Youth Care is the major service provider of Chaplaincy in WA and has provided chaplains to public schools for almost 30 years.