Job Opportunities

COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN TO GREAT WESTERN PARK

The Wantage and Abingdon Methodist Circuit invite applications for a part-time post (12 hours per week) of Community Chaplain to Great Western Park.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative and focused expression of ministry, based at the new housing development at Great Western Park in Didcot, where 3,300 new homes are being built, with over half of them now occupied. The successful applicant will be a Christian presence and act as a chaplain to those who live, work and play on this growing housing development. The chaplain will be supported by the Methodist Church and will use a converted motor home as a mobile base.

The successful applicant will be undertaking pioneering work, in collaboration with other Community Chaplains and ecumenical partners from churches in Didcot, to develop the existing chaplaincy approach and inspire others to become volunteer chaplains, to expand the work on GWP and in other new housing areas in the town and circuit.

It is an occupational requirement for the person appointed to be a professing and practising Christian (Equality Act 2010.)

Enhanced DBS and references will be required.

For more details and an application pack, until Thursday 24 October 2019 please contact Revd Keith Underhill (01235) 763321 keith.underhill@methodist.org.uk. and

from Friday 25 October 2019, please contact Mrs Helen Carter, 01235 764810 helen-carter@ntlworld.com

Closing date for applications is 12 noon, Saturday 2 November 2019

Shortlisting Tuesday 5 November 2019

Interviews to be held on Friday 15 November 2019

Children and Families Ministry Enabler in the Hinckley Circuit

We are seeking an adaptable and resourceful person who is skilled in engaging children and families and can provide support and direction to our existing initiatives as well as launching and growing new ones at Hinckley Methodist Church (12.5 hours a week) and across the Hinckley Methodist Circuit (15 hours a week)

The closing date is 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd October and interviews will be held on Wednesday 30th October

For more details click here

Young People and Families Worker in the Nene Valley Circuit

The closing date is Friday 25th October and interviews will be held on Saturday 9th November

For more details click here 

Sector Minister - Director of MK Christian Foundation

A unique and exciting opportunity to explore and develop new approaches to mission and church through social enterprise

The closing date is midnight on Friday 7 November 2019 and first interviews will be on Friday 22 November and second interviews on Friday 29 November

For more details and an application pack click here 

CENTRE ADMINISTRATOR, BISHOP STREET, LEICESTER

Bishop Street is looking to appoint a new Centre Administrator. The post offers an opportunity to work in a busy city centre church, by overseeing room bookings, providing practical support to the user groups and tenants, responding to enquiries, organising publicity for Bishop Street church and overseeing maintenance and upkeep of the premises.

Furter details are availble on the poster HERE

For an application form and further information please contact: adminpost2019@bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MISSIONER -

SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE CIRCUIT

The Methodist Churches of Warwick, Wellesbourne and Whitnash are seeking to appoint a Church and Community Missioner to support our churches to become more engaged with and accessible to the local community in which each is set.

Please see further details about this opportunity in the advert HERE

THE METHODIST INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

The Methodist Church is seeking young adults who want a unique opportunity to develop their careers and their faith.  The exciting opportunity for 21-26 year olds offers a year exploring faith and personal development alongside a paid employment with a range of professional organisations across a variety of business and charity sectors.

The new Methodist Internship Programme scheme combines training and mentoring to support professional, personal and spiritual development. With a programme to develop both the intern’s faith and their career potential, participation will be a considerable addition to CVs as well as a significant step up into the intern’s career of choice.

Each intern will be paid a living wage by the Methodist Church, along with other travel expenses associated with the placement. (excluding accommodation). They will undertake mid-week residential training events and have a dedicated mentor to examine the complexity and opportunities of expressing your faith through your career.

The Methodist Internship Programme runs from mid-September 2019 – August 30^th 2020. 

For more details click here.

PART TIME CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LEADER
Peachcroft Christian Centre, Abingdon
Salary:  £15.3k-£17k for 23 hours/week dependent on experience (equivalent to £25k to £27.7k full time)
Peachcroft Christian Centre is looking for someone with a mature faith who will work as part of our Church Staff team to develop our Children, Young People and Families Strategy. We’re expecting you to have a work background in one of those areas but to be willing to apply your knowledge across all of those areas, with the support of the rest of the leadership team. We anticipate you being involved in some direct delivery in your area of specialism, but predominantly spending your time at the leadership level, developing the strategy and those who will help you deliver it. We see this role as being the ‘next step up’ for someone who has excelled at children’s, family, or youth work but who is hungry for more.
More information and details of how to apply are available at www.peachcroftcc.org