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We are a diverse and inclusive organisation that values creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to growing, nurturing and serving our community. If you are looking for a fulfilling career where you can grow personally and professionally, we encourage you to explore our job offers.
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Clergy Vacancies
Is God calling you to a family of faith, love and community in Wigan?
The Parish of Wigan East, part of Church Wigan and known as Chapelfields Hub, serves the communities of Hindley, Hindley Green, Platt Bridge, Bickershaw, Abram and Bamfurlong. God has been answering our prayers in many ways, and we now seek a new Team Vicar to work with the Hub Leader and excellent local team to take the work forward.
We are praying for a priest to join the hub leader, two active retired priests, readers, hub leadership team and many hard-working lay volunteers to help move us on in the next stage of the parish working better together to grow the mission. You will be a cherished member of an authentic team and a loving family.
We know there has been some criticism of Church Wigan from sources with little experience of what is happening here: when you see for yourself you’ll see churches and new worshipping communities that are growing in numbers, and growing in impact. You’ll also see that we long for more priests to come and share in our ministry – we’d love you to be part of us.
This is a full-time stipendiary appointment as Team Vicar in the Wigan Team Ministry, with incumbent-standard housing provided.
Closing date: 24/08/2025
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Kirkdale is a neighbourhood just to the north of Liverpool city centre, bordered to the west by the docks. The neighbourhood has always been a working class area, with some recent regeneration taking place – notably the new Everton stadium. Liverpool is a fabulous place to live and work, with world class sporting and cultural facilities and excellent transport links. In 2024 Liverpool was named as one of the friendliest cities in the world by Conde Nast Traveller, who said:
“Liverpool is now a capital of cool, where vintage shops, art galleries and art venues inject a creative atmosphere into the streets. Stretched along the Mersey’s sweeping shore, Liverpool is a port city bursting with life, as locals here are wildly outgoing and good-humoured, not to mention fond of a great night out.”
This post brings together two parishes with three churches, which together serve c.17,000 people. Statistically, they are two of the most deprived parishes in the Church of England, ranking 19 and 32 out of 12,239 in the CUF statistics.
his post is initially offered on a three year interim basis pending pastoral reorganisation. In this interim period the churches want to grow closer together and explore, with others in the Deanery, becoming part of a larger single parish through the diocesan Fit for Mission strategy – or otherwise joining together on a more formal basis. This post would therefore suit either someone wishing to offer an intentional interim ministry, or someone who would like to see this period of change through, shaping a new organisational future in which they could potentially have a longer term future.
The congregations and PCCs are excited to be working together in this new way, and are looking forward to the opportunities that this new way of working will bring. Might you be the person they are praying for, who can love and serve this place, lead these churches and the wider Deanery closer together in mission, identify new opportunities for growth and service, and grow the Kingdom of God here?
Closing date: 18/08/2025
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Roles at the Diocese of Liverpool
- Facilitate the change process across a group of churches by coordinating key tasks and decisions, and enabling navigation and change teams to maintain clarity and momentum.
- Act as a vital bridge between local leaders and the diocesan project team.
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with clergy and local lay people to drive change collaboratively.
- Line manage a project administrator and support the communication and monitoring of programme progress.
- Contribute to a culture of growth, innovation, and sustainability within the Church of England.
- Facilitate the work of the navigation team – four lay and four clergy tasked with navigating and coordinating the transformation and various change teams. You will attend all their weekly meetings and ensure that decisions and progress are transparent to the wider team. You will facilitate the clarification of their change journey (timeline and required actions), undertake reviews and enable them to stay on course, adapting the change plan as required.
- Ensure change teams meet regularly and that their leads regularly attend the navigation team for progress and coordination purposes. Attend some change team meetings to assist with coordination.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with key church leaders by listening actively, communicating openly, and following through on commitments.
- Utilise the support of team coaches to help the clergy team to develop a culture of mutual support and accountability.
- Be the main connection point for the deanery with the FfM project team. This will ensure specialist diocesan support can be made available to suit the needs of the churches (coaching, right buildings strategy, core services development etc.).
- Ensure that measurement data flows back to the FfM project team such that progress and effectiveness can be monitored.
- Enable the larger parish leadership team to define and own the team’s specific vision and values.
- Enable clarification of team roles and responsibilities.
- Enable the clarification of the strategic plan and outcomes (include what to stop, start and priorities). Facilitate by preparing strategy options as required.
- Facilitate cross-fertilisation of ideas and learning by documentation and communicating.
- Recruit and line manage a local project administrator, who will support the navigation team through the transition.
- recognise the urgency and need to lead the significant change required for growth.
- commit to the change journey.
- align to the FfM vision and objectives.
This is a senior project manager role, managing a team of 5 people (soon to be 8), enabling the Diocese of Liverpool and its parishes to achieve maximum value (monetary and/or social) from its churches, halls, land and associated housing.
The Diocese of Liverpool has a number of under-used historic assets and some assets that are no longer needed. This role will give oversight to three development aspects relating to those assets, working with and through a small staff team.
Context:
Within the Church of England building management and stewardship are delegated to parish level, involving statutory measures such as Faculty and Quinquennials inspections, so the postholder will operate within this devolved landscape.
Objective of the role:
- Asset realisation. The Right Buildings Process, managed by this team, is delivering a steady stream of emerging assets for disposal/income-generating alternative use, as parishes rationalise their buildings. For those buildings that will be sold, scope and land the right deal for parishes and the Diocese, ensuring that the sites continue to support our desire for good community development.
- Income generation. Identify and nurture potential income generation options to increase the midweek usage of church buildings and church halls so that they become both economically more self-sustaining and community hubs to a greater extent. This will mean nurturing and holding key partnership relationships with public bodies, as well as project managing the development of resources to deliver on / maintain income generation.
- Asset development. Oversee refurbishment projects relating to churches and halls that will be retained, or schemes on existing sites to deliver new worship facilities alongside other uses.
The post-holder will manage:
- Buildings Strategy Manager (full-time): Enabling deanery teams to decide which buildings should be retained and which released. Driving and resourcing the Right Buildings Process.
- Fundraising Officer (0.8 FTE): Fundraising for buildings refurbishment and mission focussed projects.
- Buildings Release Officer (0.3 FTE): For released buildings/sites, manage the CofE closure process and liaise with preferred agents to market properties to realise social/monetary value.
- Church Buildings Support Officer (0.8 FTE): A post funded by the Church Commissioners specifically to assist parishes with building issues and small works.
- Diocesan Advisory Committee Secretary responsible for Faculty and Quinquennial Reporting
- Up to 4 new staff (to be recruited) for whom funding has recently been secured. These are likely to be Project Management and Fundraising professionals.
Key responsibilities include:
The key responsibilities/tasks associated with this role are:
- Oversee all processes relating to change work for church buildings and halls.
- Oversee the scoping and delivery of the best solutions for sites being sold and developed.
- Nurture and hold key partnership relationships with public bodies to generate shared use / income.
- Project manage the development of local resources to deliver income generation in the medium term.
- Add additional project management resource to the team by taking on specific pieces of work yourself as needed.
- Team outcomes.
- Staff management and development; the team listed above.
- Ensure that robust, clear and approved processes and KPIs are in place for all the elements of work.
- Manage relationships with small numbers of service providers: solicitors, agents, surveyors, architects, designers, building contractors, AV contractors.
- Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders: –
- Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance (LDBF) through the Assistant Diocesan Secretary
- Fit for Mission Board
- Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) for planning
- Clergy Housing
- Net Zero team
- Manage the immediate needs surrounding a building that is being closed or becomes abandoned.
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Join St. Mark’s Church as a Youth Pastor, partnering with the Vicar and Associate Minister to lead youth and children’s ministries, fostering discipleship and outreach to the younger generation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build on and grow the Church’s vision for Youth and Children
- Develop a culture for our young people to encounter God.
- Lead our youth ministries, including oversight of volunteers.
- Organise and deliver youth activities and school ministries.
- Provide pastoral care and build relationships with young people and their families.
- Plan special events focused on youth and children, promoting outreach.
Key Attributes:
Essential:
- Passionate disciple of Jesus with strong biblical knowledge.
- Active member of a Christian church for at least 3 years.
- Recent experience in leading youth work in a church context.
- Strong initiative, teamwork, and digital skills.
Desirable:
- Motivated, organised, and able to prioritise effectively.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Relevant qualifications in youth work or schoolwork.
- Full driving licence.
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Liverpool Diocese shares the Church of England’s ambition to grow a church that is younger and more diverse. An investment by the National Church now enables Liverpool Diocese to form Youth and Children’s Hubs in every deanery. It is a very exciting opportunity. From a low base, our objective is to see significant growth in the number of children and young people encountering Jesus, becoming embedded in a discipleship journey in church communities, and going on to explore their vocation, including ministry leadership in some capacity.
A Youth and Children’s Hub is a new concept which seeks to create a joined up, supported plan in deaneries to ensure that there is opportunity for children, young people and their families to access discipleship, worship and faith communities in a range of styles, places and times, it is not based on just one specific location or building. This Hub will provide opportunity for all of the churches in St Helens Deanery to be part of the planning and delivery to ensure there are engagement opportunities in reach of every child and young person in the area. The Hub will be delivered through the structures of the Larger Single Parish in St Helens – Church St Helens which is made up of 11 churches.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Lead on the missional and discipleship Hub strategy, which is in its early stages of development, in line with the outcomes and aims of the grant funding. For an understanding of the initial agreed framework for the Hub in St Helens please see the attached one-page diagram, from which this role will prepare detailed plans and ensure delivery.
- Plan, develop lead and grow the Youth and Children’s Hub, which is fostered in a culture of prayer, accountability and fun.
- Enable the creation of opportunities for children and young people to explore and experience the Christian faith in a range of traditions and styles whilst growing and developing personally, socially, spiritually and emotionally.
Closing date: 09/07/2025
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We are recruiting an Operations Manager for the emerging larger parish of Christ our Light, Liverpool. This new role is an exciting opportunity for the right person to provide strategic operational and administrative management, releasing clergy and lay leaders to thrive in their mission and ministry.
We believe that this role is a crucial appointment in our vision for growth, and we are praying for the right person who will lead our support services team.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Strategic operations of the emerging larger parish
- Co-ordination of office management team
- Finance and budget oversight
- Human resources and volunteer management
- Oversight of safeguarding, policies and compliance
- Facilities and property management
- It and Communications systems
Closing date: 13th July 2025
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Christ our Hope Liverpool are recruiting a Finance Officer. The Finance Officer will join our Support Services staff team in a pivotal role working with finance volunteers and overseeing day-to-day management of parish accounts and payroll.
- 22.5hrs per week (we are willing to consider beteen 18-25 hours per week, some home working and flexible hours).
- £13.50 – £15 (per hour dependent on experience and qualifications)
For details, please take a look at our Job Pack which includes an introductory letter, job description and person specification.
The Parish of Christ our Hope brings together 7 Church of England churches into a single larger parish.
We are developing our support structures to release church leaders to focus on local ministry and mission.
Closing date: 25/07/25
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The Diocese of Liverpool is mid-way through a Strategic Transformation Programme, a six-year step change initiative, encouraged by and in partnership with the Church Commissioners. The aim of the programme is to implement prayerfully, and at pace, a clearly defined and widely owned Diocesan vision and plan for growth and a sustainable future.
Our Fit for Mission programme is helping us to develop a stronger discipleship culture, train and release lay leaders as well as plant more diverse worshipping communities. To facilitate this, we aim to rationalise structures and buildings. Forming a Support Services team within a larger parish will enable others to be freed up for mission.
The Hope Parish Liverpool will be made up of 6 single parishes from within the Liverpool South deanery. Each church has voted to be part of this larger single parish and are mid-way through the transition process.
This is a new role within the emerging larger single parish of Hope Parish Liverpool. Working alongside the Team Rector, the purpose of the role is to provide strategic oversight and efficient management of the operational, administrative, financial, HR, safeguarding and property functions of the new parish.
Working closely with clergy, support services staff and relevant church officers, this role is key to releasing clergy and lay leaders from administrative burden, enabling a more strategic focus on our mission: Celebrating Worship, Introducing People to Jesus, Deepening Discipleship, Developing Leaders and Working for Justice.
This is a key management position, and will require the post holder to recruit and manage a small operational support Services team for the larger single parish. This team will use best practice systems, software and procedures; it will generally be made up of local people who are employed centrally on a part time basis, supported by volunteers working across the parish.
This is an exciting and challenging role for someone who knows and loves the church, and wants to help her move forward for a sustainable future.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Operations and Office Management:
· Lead and co-ordinate operational support services for churches and worshipping communities across the larger parish.
· Establish and maintain effective systems and processes for parish administration, operations and finance.
· Take on the role of PCC Secretary to support the Rector in day to day governance.
Finance, Budgeting and Stewardship Oversight:
· Manage operational budgets, forecasting and reporting alongside Parish treasurer, PCC and Rector.
· Supervise Financial Officer for effective and efficient management of payroll, financial reporting, and effective use of My Fund Accounting software
· Support income generation initiatives such as grant management, social enterprise through our building assets and Christian Stewardship education with clergy and lay leadership with the support of the Diocesan Resource Development Team.
Human Resources and Volunteer Management:
· Line manage a number of part-time staff, including: Finance Officer, Building Officer, Administrators and staff leading parish-wide ministry.
· Manage recruitment, inductions. training and performance evaluation in line with current employment law and Diocesan policies.
· Maintain accurate HR records and training compliance.
Safeguarding, Policies and Compliance:
· Ensure the parish is fully compliant with safeguarding, Health and Safety, GDPR, charity and legal requirements in line with Diocesan policies
· Review regularly update parish polices, risk assessments and risk management.
Facilities and Property Management:
· Supervise the work of a Buildings Officer to steward 8 church buildings to ensure safe, compliant, well-maintained buildings and mission-ready buildings maintenance, repairs, cleaning, lettings and insurance.
· Support Building Officer in their work with local church wardens and sides people
· Oversee key service contractors and contracts with Building Officer
IT and Communication Systems
· Oversee parish IT infrastructure, including ChurchSuite, Microsoft 365 and My Fund Accounting
· Develop and maintain the parish website and other online platforms
· Co-ordinate communications and publicity in collaboration with ministry leaders.
The post-holder will serve as secretary of the PCC (Shadow PCC), be a member of the Pastoral Leadership Team and work closely with: Local church leaders (lay and ordained), Diocesan Fit for Mission staff and others.
Person Specification
Essential Requirements
· Proven senior-level strategic and operational management experience with Church, Christian non-profits and/or community-based organizations.
· The ability to manage and interpret complex information and to offer sound, reliable, professional advice.
· Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
· Experience working with or managing volunteers and/or part-time teams.
· High emotional intelligence and ability to maintain strong interpersonal relationships.
· Excellent IT proficiency (e.g., Microsoft Office, cloud-based software).
· Ability to be flexible, taking responsibility and motivating others to ensure tasks are completed.
· Commitment to the values and mission of the Church of England and values of Hope Parish Liverpool.
· Subject to DBS Check
Desirable Requirements
· HR or Finance qualifications.
· Experience managing change in a church or non-profit setting.
· Understanding of Church of England structures and governance.
· Experience of strategic planning and/or project delivery.
· Experience of the legal complexities of managing church buildings.
· Familiarity with church management software and safeguarding systems.
Personal Attributes
· A person of integrity who can keep absolute confidentiality.
· Creative and pragmatic problem-solver.
· Self-starter who enjoys both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.
· Warm, approachable team player with a servant-hearted attitude.
Closing date: 18/07/25
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- 30-37.5 hours per week
- £30-35k per annum
Main Responsibilities include:
Working within the vision and strategy set by the Rector and PCC, develop, implement and oversee operational strategies that support the growth of the church. This will involve working closely with COHL clergy, PCC and sub-committees (churchwardens, finance, safeguarding and standing) to build capacity, develop enterprise and opportunities in order to resource the parish.
This includes:
Operations Management and Human Resources:
Lead and co-ordinate operational support services for worshipping communities across the larger parish, including:-
- Line manage Support Services team (mostly staff, some volunteers) including HR matters, oversight, support, supervision in their spheres of work, currently
- Administration of parish database, communications, safer recruitment, occasional offices, reporting of data
- Governance matters including buildings compliance, insurance, policies, electoral roll, GDPR, safeguarding
- Finance, payroll and procurement
Ensure the parish is fully compliant with all PCC policies, particularly safeguarding, Health and Safety, GDPR and any other legal requirements. Contribute to the regular review of parish policies and other documents.
Oversee parish IT infrastructure, including ChurchSuite, Microsoft 365 and My Fund Accounting, IT support, website and social media.
Closing date: 03/08/25
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