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

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.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

We are looking for someone who will help grow a vision for Pioneer outreach in Kingdom Park, and the surrounding Kirkcaldy area, by developing and initiating plans for an appropriate form of Christian witness and community. This successful candidate will have experience of planning and leading effective mission and outreach and/or implementing projects.

This role requires that the post holder is a committed Christian with a live church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.

Linlithgow Young People’s Project (LYPP) is a youth charity working with young people from all backgrounds in Linlithgow and surrounding villages. Formed in 1990 by a partnership of local churches, LYPP's aim is to foster a sense of 'hope' in the lives of young people by creating engaging and encouraging spaces for them to grow!

LYPP’s work revolves around 5 key areas, Informal Drop-in, Health and Wellbeing, Schools Work, Holiday Programmes and Youth Volunteering. Each year, LYPP works with around 1000 young people from the age of 5 to 25, with our core presence being amongst those of secondary school age many of whom are from areas of deprivation. LYPP has grown significantly since its inception, partnering with the community, churches, and other local service providers to deliver barrier free and innovative youth work.

This year we are looking to expand our team and take on a new dedicated youth worker to run our informal drop-in activities and holiday and events programme. If you would like to join our small and dedicated team at an exciting stage of our project, please read on!

About the role

We are looking for a youth worker, with a minimum of 3 year’s experience, who is ready to take on this exciting role of developing our current drop-in provision within Linlithgow and Bridgend and explore the possibility of expanding this provision to Winchburgh. You will be required to coordinate, create and deliver informal youth work programmes in our drop-in spaces including topic-based sessions in consultation with young people. You will be expected to lead a small team of sessional staff and volunteers and develop exciting programmes for young people to be a part of.

The successful applicant with be responsible for coordinating our holiday programme throughout the February, Easter, Summer and October school holidays and take a lead on our community events in conjunction with young people and external partners. This will involve working with the wider LYPP team, managing waiting lists, and ensuring each event is safe and fun for all participants.

Applicants will be required to work within a set budget, creating risk assessments, advertising events on social media, and liaising with partner organisations and parents when needed. The successful applicant will become part of a dynamic and supportive team and will work collaboratively on their own projects as well as lending support to others.