A former child carer is returning to her old school to help pupils and staff with wellbeing. Mary Immaculate High in Cardiff said it was struggling to recruit a new chaplain after their long-serving member of staff retired.
After months of searching the school has now employed Ore Egbetola as its first wellbeing and spiritual officer – four years after she left as a pupil. Ore, a child carer for her late mother, attended Mary Immaculate until 2018 where she was head girl.
Although she can’t be a chaplain as she is not a practising Catholic her new full-time role at Mary Immaculate High will see Ore, 20, taking on a range of responsibilities including offering support and guidance to students and staff. She will be training for the role while she works and said she hopes children can relate to her because it's not long since she was at the school herself.
