Vacancy
Could you be our new Parish Manager?
We are looking for a friendly person with excellent organisational skills to work in this part-time role. Working out of the parish office at Christ Church and reporting directly to the Rector of Wanstead, your duties will include:
- being the principal point of contact for all parish-based enquiries;
- producing documents such as parish emails, newsletters and orders of service;
- keeping and maintaining records;
- organising basic parish maintenance and liaising with stakeholders to ensure our buildings are well-maintained;
- managing diaries;
- ordering stock;
- using I.T. systems such as our online treasury team software and our website (full training will be provided and no previous web or finance experience is necessary – it’s a lot less scary than it sounds!);
- being responsible for opening and shutting the church.
The ideal candidate will be someone who:
- likes a varied job with a range of different tasks;
- is comfortable working on their own, but who also has excellent people skills;
- has a background in administration or finance;
- understands how to work well with volunteers;
- is sympathetic to the aims of our parish and of the Church of England.
We are looking to recruit a permanent employee, starting in January 2025.
The employment offered is 16 hours per week, preferably spread equally over four weekday mornings.
The salary offered is £13,873.60 p.a. (FTE of £32,514.84 based on a 37.5 hour week).
Benefits include six weeks paid holiday per year and a degree of flexible working, to be agreed.
Closing date: Monday 25th November 2024.
For an application pack or to discuss this role further, please contact wansteadparishadmin@uwclub.net