- Advertised from 11th November 2022
- 35 hours per week. Permanent
Role
The Director of Social Outreach will bring strategic direction, leadership and a hands-on presence and passion to enable Ps & Gs to play its part, within Edinburgh, to see individual lives changed through the power, love and grace of Christ expressed through practical social action. You will take the lead in inspiring the church to offer practical opportunities to help people who might be experiencing homelessness, deprivation and isolation.
Strategic Direction – you will:
- Lead the development and implementation of the vision and strategy for social outreach at Ps & Gs, as directed by the Rector and agreed with the Vestry
- Explore existing provision across the city to determine social outreach challenges that Ps & Gs could lead on or collaborate with other agencies to address
- Develop and implement methods for measuring impact
Leadership – you will:
- Together with the clergy, communicate the vision and strategy for social outreach to the congregation
- Be the champion of social outreach, inspiring and empowering the church to share with others the love and compassion of Jesus
- Ensure all aspects of the strategy are actioned with agreed timeframes and on budget
- Ensure that all volunteers involved within social outreach activities at Ps & Gs are equipped to serve and are appropriately supported – including regular safeguarding training
- Oversee and lead the Saturday Meal team; motivating and inspiring the Core and volunteer teams, attending regularly, building relationships with guests, developing support and exploring discipleship pathways for them
Finance and Administration – you will:
- Ensure efficient administration underpins all social outreach activity, including risk assessments, safeguarding and health & safety
- Manage budgets for all areas of social outreach ministries including the exploration of possible external funding streams
Partnership Development – you will:
- Develop external relationships with existing and new key partners across the city and nation
- Support and liaise with leaders of Ps & Gs existing internal ministries including Refugee Ministry, Caring for Creation, Babies and Toddlers and the Baby Bank
More information can be found in the attached job description and application form or on our website (psandgs.org.uk/jobs)
Application notes
To apply for this post please complete an application form and return it, along with your CV, to david@psandgs.org.uk by Thursday 8 December 2022.
Interviews will hopefully take place on Monday 12 or Tuesday 13 December.
We will respond to all applications on their receipt and inform all applicants whether they have been shortlisted or not.
This post carries an Occupational Requirement, in line with the Equality Act 2010, that the successful candidate is a Christian.
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We are seeking to appoint a Communications Officer to:
- promote the diocese internally and externally
- develop and maintain our digital channels
- support our churches' communications training needs
We are looking for someone with experience in:
- a communications, digital communications or marketing related role
- using Content Management Systems such as WordPress
- creating social media content in a professional capacity
- creating, sourcing and editing content such as copy, images and videos
They should also:
- have excellent written and spoken English
- be able to foster effective working relationships
- have excellent organisational skills
We offer:
- a small and friendly team, working from an office near Haymarket
- a generous non-contributory pension
- support and development through our Annual Review process and training funds
Support and Property Administrator
- Full time
- £24,500
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an Administrator to provide support to the Property Director and general administrative support within the Archdiocesan offices.
The role holder should have strong communication skills, good attention to detail and efficient IT skills. They should be proactive, flexible and have the ability to prioritise and organise their work, while also supporting other team members as required. Experience in Health and Safety and/or Property would be beneficial.
St Michael & All Saints’ Church, Edinburgh, is looking for an administrator.
Are you the type of person who:
- Thinks in terms of checklists?
- Prepares (or pays) invoices before they hit the in-tray?
- Uses Microsoft Excel – or similar – for budgets, planning and logs?
- Writes succinct summaries of meetings?
- Spots typos in the weekend paper?
If you answered yes to the above questions, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking a Church Administrator to help us run our busy and vibrant church. Ideally you would have numerical proficiency, effective written communication skills and be a confident Excel/Google Sheets user. Experience using Facebook for Business and/or WordPress would be a plus.
We anticipate the successful applicant fulfilling a number of roles, including supporting our Treasurer, Vestry Chair and a range of other administrative functions. You would be key to helping us manage our book-keeping, communication, and publicity. Our administrator would work closely with the Rector, Treasurer, Secretary and wider Vestry.
Working Pattern:This role is part-time, and we anticipate it requiring 6-10 hours a week. The role would largely be fulfilled from your home, though Vestry meetings take place at church on weekday evenings. We can provide a laptop if required.
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Administrator
- Part time
- £25,000 pro-rata
- Working mainly from home, but requiring some regular and some occasional in-person presence in Edinburgh. (Remote)
- Closing 26th April 2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, well-organised and strongly motivated person to work with ELJC as its first paid administrator.
ELJC is part of Liberal Judaism and one of a number of autonomous communities in the UK. It is a dynamic, growing and diverse community with around 150 members and the only Liberal Jewish community in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, it has members across Scotland and is served by a part time rabbi. Its core aim is to provide services and activities that embody its values, strengthen its Liberal Jewish identity and meet the wide diversity of its members’ faith, practice and support needs. It is a lay-led community, overseen by an elected Council and is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
Your role will be to assist with the regular administrative requirements, contribute to the smooth running of the community, help with communications and support the development of the community. You will have excellent administrative skills, be able to work on your own initiative and in close contact with the community leadership. You will have experience of a range of software tools and online systems, excellent keyboard skills and the ability to work with spreadsheets, databases, newsletters and mailing systems. Working hours will be flexible depending on both the needs of the community and the needs of the post-holder. Even if you don't meet all the required criteria, we encourage you to apply if you feel you have the experience and skills to do the job.
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