Chaplain​/Dean Of Community And Belonging

Responsibilities

• Organizes, coordinates, and prepares the regular chapel services that are held twice per week on Monday and Thursday mornings, as well as special services such as Lessons and Carols, Memorial Chapel, Prize Day and other occasional services that emerge throughout the year.
• Works closely and collaboratively each week with the student prefect group responsible for planning and leading chapel services.
• Offers spiritual as well as social and emotional counsel for students.
• Works with faculty groups to help develop programs that engage students in thoughtful dialogue regarding moral development and the building of character as an integral part of every Brooks student’s education.
• Actively initiates, supports, and participates in programs and initiatives fostering equity, inclusion and belonging.
• Is a visible, active presence on campus and promotes the visibility and significance of campus ministry.
• Leads and partners with senior administration, faculty, staff, trustees, students, and families on all school diversity, equity, and inclusion programming.
• Leads and chairs the school’s Diversity Leadership Council.
• Works in partnership with school trustees on board initiatives that support character development, spiritual growth, diversity, community, and belonging, chairing the DEIB Committee of the Board of Trustees.
• Works with the school’s admission office to add breadth of perspective to the prospective student and family experience, and with onboarding and retention of students and families once enrolled.
• Works with the faculty and staff on deepening collective cross‑cultural competency through professional development measures and recommendations for individuals and groups.
• Serves on the Curriculum Committee and in partnership with the academic affairs team to collaborate on curricular initiatives that support spiritual growth and belonging.
• Serves as a member of the student support team and in partnership with the student affairs team to collaborate on efforts to foster community and belonging for all. Serves on faculty hiring committees and meets and interviews all candidates for faculty positions.

Building upon the excellent work accomplished by the current school minister over the past eight years, the chaplain will inherit a cherished chapel program uniquely well positioned to become even more integral to students’ pursuit of meaning and the school’s sense of community and belonging.

The school community is ready to welcome and support a Chaplain/Dean of Community and Belonging eager to serve as an active, engaged, accessible, full‑time presence on campus. The school’s leadership team ardently believes that the fusion of the chaplain role with the dean of community and belonging role has the potential to generate powerful synergies that will strengthen community, support student well‑being, and energize the school’s commitment to social responsibility on and beyond campus.

While significant efforts have been made in recent years to foster equity, inclusion, and belonging within the school community, the school seeks a collaborative, supportive, energetic leader who can translate compelling vision into effective, vibrant programs and practices.

To be successful, the Chaplain/Dean of Community and Belonging will need to embrace opportunities to collaborate with an array of school leaders to ensure that the school’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are manifest in every aspect of school and student life.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to contact the consultants in confidence. Candidates will ultimately need to submit the following materials as separate PDF documents:

• A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position.
• A current résumé.
• A list of five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each (references will not be contacted without the candidate’s permission).

Brandon Jacobs
Consultant, DEIB Practice Group Leader
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John Allman
Senior Consultant

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree is preferred.
• Significant,…