FAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAY WORKER Job vacancy Please publicise

 

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ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH CHURCH,

 

Bird Street, Broadgate, Preston, PR1 8DY

Seeks to Appoint

 

A PART TIME (18hr per week)

FAMILY & CHILDREN'S LAY WORKER

18 month fixed term contract;

Approx. £20k pa pro rata; i.e. £10k actual

 

The overall purpose of the post is to develop the Christian outreach of St Stephens as a "Jesus Loving, Bible Living, People Serving Church" among children and their families living in the parish. This will include opportunities to share and teach the Christian faith in the context of community work in an urban parish. The person appointed will need to be highly motivated and a self starter, taking responsibility and initiative for programmes in the absence of full time clergy during our current interregnum.

 

The post is funded by external grants from Church Urban Fund, and The Church and Community Fund which allow us initially to appoint a person on a 18 hour per week contract for a fixed one and a half year  period to start September 2009 or asap thereafter. Hours are likely to be flexible with the need for some evening and weekend sessions.

 

For a full job description and person specification, with some background information on the parish please contact St Stephens Church via :

 

email… church@maister-smith.fsnet.co.uk     (Please note due to holidays
emails to this address will not be answered between 26th June and 7th July)

 

or phone… 01772 491900  on Tuesday or Thursday mornings only

 or…01772 824451 (after 6pm).

 

For an informal introduction to the church and look around the parish please feel free to attend any Sunday service 10.30am or 6.30pm and introduce yourself to our churchwardens or other leaders.

 

Applications will be by CV and a letter explaining why you would like the post, how you meet the person specification, and what you would bring to the work.

 

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 31^st July

 

Short listed applicants will be called to an interview with a panel of 4 people appointed by the PCC. These are likely to take place as mutually convenient (probably in the evening) during the middle weeks of August. We would like the person appointed to start work immediately after the school holidays if possible,