- Advertised from 16th May 2023
- 20 hours per week
Role
Christ Church Morningside (Scottish Episcopal Church) is seeking to appoint a new Church Manager to be responsible for the management and administration of all resources needed in order to support the life of Christ Church.
Reporting to the Rector, the successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in an administration role, and experience of managing and delivering projects (preferably individually and alongside others). Experience of events planning and delivery, facilities management and of Health & Safety legislation, policies, procedures, and risk assessments would be an advantage.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is able to work on their own initiative and to meet deadlines, has strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects, has an demonstrable ability to work with people, strong administrative and IT skills and the ability to confidently communicate with people in writing and verbally to diverse audiences.
You can also find out more about Christ Church Morningside on our website: christchurchmorningside.org
Application notes
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to hr@6a.org.uk
Closing date for applications – 16th June 2023
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Top job! Director of Local Ministries
- Full time
- £43,665 – £48,009
- Hybrid: Nearest SU Office/Home
- Closing 12th June 2023
Who we are:
Scripture Union Scotland is a national charity, with over 100 staff and 2,000 volunteers. Our vision is to see every child and young person of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.
This is a wonderful opportunity to head up a team of talented frontline workers located right across Scotland, as well as play an active role in the Senior Leadership Team, bringing strategic focus and godly wisdom, particularly to the development of our ministry in schools and local communities.
Purpose:
Reporting to the CEO and, as part of the Senior Leadership Team, to bring strategic leadership and spiritual direction to the organisation, specifically to lead and develop the Local Ministries department of the organisation, enabling the fulfilment of the vison of SU Scotland.
Responsibilities:
- Spiritual leadership - demonstrating commitment to the SU Scotland ethos, modelling a Christian lifestyle, values and work practices to staff and volunteers alike.
- Promoting and delivering the agree strategy across the regions of Scotland and regularly evaluating the effectiveness of delivery
- Casting a vision to staff and volunteers in Local Ministries of God’s mission and ensuring that the good news of Jesus is clearly and effectively communicated to children and young people
- Working with and reporting to the Local Ministries Board Committee within the governance structure of SU Scotland
- Planning and chairing regular meetings of the Local Ministries Management Team
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking applicants who have demonstrable senior leadership experience, ideally with experience in the field of Education and/or knowledge of current children and youth trends, specifically within the Scottish educational system. The successful applicant will be theologically astute with an ability to articulate the Christian message in a range of settings, including with young people, staff, in a local church and cross cultural/other religion context. An ability to think strategically and innovatively is also critical.
For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and can demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.
Top job! Scotland Lead
- Full time or Part time
- £32,779 – £35,945
- Home-based / Central Belt Hybrid
- Closing 15th June 2023
We are seeking a strategic leader with a breadth of communication skills and with a proven track record of engaging positively with churches. The Scotland Lead is responsible for shaping and leading Home for Good’s work within the Scottish context. Central to this role is the responsibility of initiating, coordinating and overseeing Home for Good’s engagement with churches across Scotland, with an initial emphasis on the Central Belt. This includes building a network of volunteers, helping local churches to engage with the work and vision of Home for Good and inspiring and supporting Christians in their exploration of adoption, fostering and supported lodgings. Raising the profile and reach of Home for Good into new areas is imperative, with potential for developing contract agreements with local authorities and other fostering/adoption agencies to help sustain and grow Home for Good’s reach and impact in Scotland. Working with a wide range of churches and statutory agencies, the postholder will expand the missional aims of Home for Good, by helping to find a home for every child who needs one through fostering, adoption and supported lodgings.
At the heart of Home for Good’s team culture is our love for Jesus and passion for seeing children and young people with lived experience of care supported to thrive. The post-holder will be expected to model these core values and help shape team life. Therefore, this post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the postholder be a committed Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Life Church is recruiting an Operations Lead to support and develop our gatherings and ministry teams. As well as coordinating gatherings, developing and managing teams, the role will also include administration, communication, and oversight of the safeguarding across the breadth of the work we do.
This role is diverse and its primary purpose is to manage the operations of the church by supporting the Lead Pastor. It exists to recruit, lead and develop the spiritual and practical life of the church through its various gatherings, ministries and outworkings in cooperation with and accountability to its senior leadership. The role embodies our desire to ‘express the heart of God in the city’ and to mobilise that vision into our various ministries.
In addition, the role is designed to increase efficiency in the life of the church by organising, developing and initiating current and / or new systems to bring order to the ongoing work of Life Church.
RESPONSIBLE TO: Lead Pastor
RESPONSIBLE FOR
Ministry Leads, Safeguarding, Servers
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ministry Leadership - Spiritual direction over our various ministries and teams - such as prayer, worship, Soul Food, hospitality - to cultivate and develop them for the purposes of supporting and aligning them with our vision.
- Logistics and Operations – To have oversight of Life Church’s broad operations. Ensure the effective and efficient operations of the church, including logistics, facilities, resources, people and projects.
- Office Admin – Ensure the effective and efficient operation of the church office, including logistics, facilities, resources, IT, administration and projects.
- Safeguarding – As Life Church’s Safeguarding Deputy you will ensure safeguarding compliance and promote a safeguarding culture at our gatherings, courses, events and Soul Food. Handle case work and other safeguarding issues with the relevant people.
- Communications - create and initiate church communications in collaboration with the Lead Pastor.
- Building operations - help to maintain the practicalities surrounding the building and ensure compliance of our various activities i.e. first aid, fire safety.
- Building expansion - join the current ‘building discernment team’ taking on a key role in facilitating momentum with our building expansion; organising and liaising with architects, funding lead, QS and so on.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
As the role is both spiritual and operational and the work is heavily connected to the pastoral role of the Lead Pastor the character of the person is vital. It would be important that the person, in addition to being a committed Christian, carries spiritual maturity, discretion and care for others whilst also having experience of leading teams. Sharing in our desire to continue the work of Jesus by expressing the heart of God in the city.
Skills
The jobholder should:
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be a good planner, meticulous and well organised
- To be visionary, creative and enthusiastic
- To have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with and enthuse servers
- Be calm under pressure
The role ‘Operations Lead’ will bring with it relevant training and support, which will upskill the jobholder.
Knowledge
The jobholder should have knowledge of:
- Comfortably working with a range of software’s such as: Microsoft, Google, email platforms
Experience
The jobholder should have experience of:
- Giving spiritual and practical direction to teams
- Event and meeting coordination and planning (private or public)
- Working in an environment that requires a high standard of planning and administration
OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Holidays: 28 working days per annum (including public holidays)
PVG: This appointment is subject to the candidate obtaining an Enhanced Disclosure.
*The reason for the wide range in hours is so that we can be as agile as possible in the recruitment process. The minimum time required for the key elements of the role is 15 hours p/w. The hours can be spread over the course of a week and include evenings and weekends.
**Salary of up to 30k is dependent on experience.
We are looking for a youth leader to develop and lead our youth ministry, inspiring and working with volunteers and staff to help young people aged 11-18 within, and beyond the church, to encounter God and engage with Jesus.
More information can be found in the job description below, but a summary is:
1. Working with Ps & Gs young people
• Developing opportunities for all 11-18 year olds connected to Ps & Gs to grow as whole life disciples
2. Strategy and Administration of the Youth Ministry
• Leading the development and growth of the vision and strategy for the Youth Ministry at Ps & Gs in conjunction with the Rectors and the Vestry
3. Overseeing and leading the Ps & Gs Youth Team
• Recruiting, leading, facilitating and resourcing the Youth Ministry teams
4. Working as part of the Ps & Gs staff team
• Taking a full part in the life of the staff team
5. Working beyond Ps & Gs
• Identifying possible new areas of ministry, such as opportunities for outreach in schools and other community groups.
To find out more about Ps & Gs Church, visit our website: psandgs.org.uk.
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