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Summary

• 1,200 rental properties located throughout England
• Community Living (sheltered housing type accommodation with additional facilities) homes in 7 schemes across England
• Relationships with other housing providers

• A Basic DBS check will be required as part of the onboarding check.
• You will need to have an appropriate professional qualification (e.g. RICS/CIOB/IET/IMechE or similar) or construction-related qualification (e.g. HND in construction, or degree) with relevant construction-related experience.
• You will also need to have a valid UK driving license.
• Our properties are located throughout England, with a few in Wales. You will be required to visit residents in their homes and supervising the works of contractors and consultants will require meetings on site. This means you will need to work flexibly and on occasion, may require overnight stays away from home. Our main office is in central London and you will need to attend the office for in-person meetings, training courses and other events on an at least monthly basis.  

• A salary of £68,999 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
• Your Benefits
  • 30 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
  • We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
  • We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
  • Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
  • Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
  • Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
  • Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
  • Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
  • We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity
• We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we're looking for then we would like to hear from you.
  Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.

Churches, chapels and meeting houses are impressive, exciting and surprising places. Whether for worship, quiet reflection, access to critical services or space to explore, churches are a priceless part of the UK’s heritage and of its social fabric.

Our vision is that church buildings across the UK are well-maintained, open to everyone, sustainable and valued.

Working on the ground across all four nations, we support churches of all denominations, helping them to thrive. As a charity, we are independently funded and rely on the generosity of our supporters to carry out this work.

Are you expertly organised? Do you enjoy the administration required to help colleagues work efficiently? Are you able to multi-task and keep calm when there is a lot to achieve? We offer support and advice to churches and volunteers throughout the United Kingdom and administer highly regarded grants programmes to support their projects. You will provide effective administration to the Trust’s grant programmes and support services and assist the Church Support Officers in delivering their work across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Your work will ensure the smooth running of an efficient and responsive team so that our work is delivered according to best-practice standards.

We are looking for an organised individual with an excellent phone manner and IT and administrative skills. You should be able to plan your own workload to meet deadlines and prioritise tasks. Your main responsibilities will include answering/redirecting enquiries, checking the eligibility of new applications and logging information received, carrying out due diligence and processing grant payment claims, and keeping the Church Engagement section of our website up to date, as well as providing support for meetings, events and awards as directed.

In return for the right candidate, we offer a competitive salary, attractive, historic offices near Westminster Abbey, a hybrid working policy, and a friendly team environment where your contribution will be appreciated and your skills can be grown. The role would suit someone who is looking for their first role or equally someone who has a lot of experience and genuinely enjoys varied but routine ‘back-office’ work.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website via the Apply button, where you can download the information pack, including the job description and personal specification.

Closing date: Noon on Friday 21 February 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 11 or Wednesday 12 March 2025 (Westminster)

We currently have a vacancy for a full-time and permanent Office Administrator. This role involves working on the reception, making bookings, responding to enquiries, dealing with customers and supporting the ministers. The Office Administrator will provide a warm welcome to all visitors to Hinde Street Methodist Church and be part of a small and friendly team. The role is largely administrative but there will be opportunities in digital communications, marketing and community engagement.

The Vacancy

Location: This is a hybrid position, with an average minimum of 2-3 days based in our London office, working remotely from your home, and extensive travel around Britain. You should live within commuting distance of our London Office.

This is an exciting new role leading, expanding, and embedding a vibrant culture of pioneering and planting new churches and Christian communities in every district and circuit across the Methodist Church in Britain – supporting clergy and lay leaders in the Church’s major commitments to prioritise mission and grow relationally, spiritually, and numerically, especially related to engaging religiously-unaffiliated people and rising generations in diverse British contexts, with a priority for those experiencing marginalization.

The successful candidate will further develop, operationalise, and manage the New Places for New People/Church at the Margins strategic areas of the Methodist Church in Britain’s God For All strategy. This will include working strategically; embedding deep learning and practice; managing staff, workplans and budgets; and organizing networks of leaders.

You will be a member of the Evangelism and Growth Team of the Methodist Church in Britain, working collaboratively with many other teams, groups, and networks across and beyond the Methodist Church in Britain. You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life. 

In this post, you will have responsibility for the following priorities: 

· Supporting, normalising, and directing a culture of pioneering and planting in Methodist districts, circuits, and local churches across diverse contexts 

· Working with circuit superintendents, district chairs, and other senior leaders to build pioneering and planting new churches into standard operating missional and ministerial practice across the Church

· Leading the expansion and cross-Church consistent coordination of the Methodist Pioneering Pathways and all related aspects of pioneer formation and ongoing training

· Developing and implementing MCB strategy and related planting networks for pioneering in particular contexts, e.g., new housing/estates, global communities, young people and young adults, addiction recovery, church at the margins

About You 

The ideal candidate will need the following: 

· Significant leadership experience in pioneering/planting new churches or new Christian communities 

· An evidenced track record of leading stabilisation and growth – numerical, spiritual, and relational – in new churches 

· Ability to communicate passionately, accessibly, and theologically with diverse audiences, both religiously-unaffiliated and -affiliated 

· Abilities as a skilled trainer, line-manager, and supervisor/coach 

· Able to manage complexity, operate strategically and build focused, relational teams 

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010). 

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), annualised hours and a Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

Closing Date: Monday 17 February 2024 by 12:00 noon

Interview: Wednesday 5 March 2024 at Methodist Church House London 

Summary

• A Basic DBS check will be required for this role.
• This is a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026.

• Proven experience of effective contract management in the charity or government sector
• Proven track record of proactively delivering successful results
• Knowledge and experience of project management
• Ability to build trust and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders
• Ability to adapt and take a pragmatic approach in order to obtain an effective outcome

• A salary of £29,624 pro-rated (FTE £59,248) per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

Summary

• The role requires the ability to work flexibly, including evenings and up to five Saturdays a year.
• A Basic DBC check is required for this role.

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
• An interest and passion for welcoming visitors, excelling at engaging with stakeholders and event attendees.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• An excellent grounding in event co-ordination and diary management.
• Ability to think creatively and work collaboratively.

• A salary of £34,801, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

The Vacancy Director of Growing Churches

Location: This is a hybrid position, with an average minimum of 2-3 days based in our London office, working remotely from your home, and extensive travel around Britain. You should live within commuting distance of our London Office.

This is an exciting new role leading, expanding, and embedding a vibrant culture of healthy, growing churches and Christian communities in every district and circuit across the Methodist Church in Britain and the Methodist Church in Ireland – supporting clergy and lay leaders in both Churches’ major commitments to prioritise mission and grow relationally, spiritually, and numerically, especially related to engaging religiously-unaffiliated people and rising generations in diverse British and Irish contexts.

This post represents a fresh approach of working together as the Methodist Church in Ireland and the Methodist Church in Britain, recognizing our contextual differences and celebrating our common mission in Christ. The successful candidate will further develop, operationalise, and manage the Missional Growth and Leadership strategic area of the Methodist Church in Britain’s God For All strategy and will support the implementation of the Methodist Church in Ireland’s Towards Growth: Connexional Team report. This will include working strategically; embedding deep learning and practice; managing staff, workplans and budgets; and organizing networks of leaders. You will be a member of the Evangelism and Growth Team of the Methodist Church in Britain, working collaboratively with many other teams, groups, and networks across and beyond the Methodist Churches in Britain and Ireland.

You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in the implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life. In this post, you will have responsibility for the following priorities:

• Supporting, normalising, and directing a culture of growth in Methodist circuits and local churches across diverse contexts
• Working with circuit superintendents and other senior leaders to build growth into standard operating missional and ministerial practice for new and existing churches
• Building and implementing a plan to oversee and deliver a Connexional/flexible orientation and accompaniment for mission/growth planning and action for churches, circuits, and districts
• Co-leading and overseeing the development of robust processes of discernment regarding the strategic deployment of property for mission
• Designing and directing a broad offering of short-term and internship-based missional encounters

About You

The ideal candidate will need the following:

• Significant leadership experience in mission and ministry
• An evidenced track record of leading growth – numerical, spiritual, and relational – in local churches
• Ability to communicate passionately, accessibly, and theologically with diverse audiences, both religiously-unaffiliated and -affiliated · Abilities as a skilled trainer, line-manager, and supervisor/coach
• Able to manage complexity, operate strategically and build focused, relational teams This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Our Culture, Values and Benefits Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing. We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service.

We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution. The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds.

We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities. This post is open to applications from lay and clergy persons. Per the grade of the post, for a Methodist minister the stipend would include an additional 10% uplift beyond the standard ministerial stipend.

Closing Date: Monday 17 February 2024 by 12:00noon

Interview: Tuesday 4 March 2024 at Methodist Church House London

Summary

• You will be required to work from the primary office location 1-2 days per week, subject to business need.

• Experience of executive level office management and holistic administrative support in a working partnership with high levels of mutual trust and accountability.
• Experience of agenda setting, minute-taking and action logging/monitoring.
• Proven track-record in the preparation of high-quality presentations and papers.
• Sensitivity and good judgement in dealing with urgent, confidential and complex matters, including proactively scanning the horizon for potential opportunities and issues.
• Ability to work under pressure using own initiative to creatively problem solve, prioritise and meet competing deadlines in a complex working environment.

• A salary of £48,556 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

Introduction

This new role, funded by the Church Commissioners' 'Buildings for Mission' grant, will provide frontline support to parishes in the Southwark Diocese for capital fundraising to maintain, repair, and conserve church buildings. The aim is to ensure these buildings remain sustainable, open, and available for both worship and diverse community use. The post-holder will offer hands-on support to priority churches, ongoing guidance to around 50 additional churches, and ad hoc advice as needed.

Main Responsibilities

1. To provide specialist advice and – where appropriate –‘hands-on’ assistance to parishes on grants applications and other means of capital fundraising, for maintenance/repair/conservation of church buildings and capital improvement-works projects.
2. To offer encouragement, help and support to parishes in developing strategic financially-achievable approaches to maintenance/repair/conservation and sustainable use of their church buildings, including community engagement and wider uses, as well as energy-efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

• Support Capital Fundraising: Advise parishes on grants and income generation to maintain and improve church buildings, including achieving Net Zero Carbon goals.
• Parish Assistance: Help parishes with grant applications, financial planning, and income-generating strategies through meetings and ongoing support.
• Grant Management: Administer building and energy-saving grants, ensuring effective allocation and use.
• Training and Guidance: Deliver workshops and provide resources to enhance parish fundraising skills.
• Communication: Share updates on funding opportunities and celebrate parish successes.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Track project outcomes and contribute to diocesan and national evaluations.
   

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working with building owners, volunteers, and community groups to build capacity.
• Proven ability in grant processing, fundraising bids, and applications.
• Knowledge of maintaining and sustaining historic or community buildings.
• Experience managing project finances, budgets, and cash flows.
• Awareness of legislation for historic buildings and the planning process.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and building proposals.
       

Are you interested in applying? Please view the Job Information Pack for full and further details about the role.

Equal Opportunities

The Diocese has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, nationality, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Its employees are expected to abide by the Equal Opportunities Policy which embodies these principles.

Are you experienced in Church and Community Mobilisation? Are you passionate about mobilising churches in integral mission to transform their situations and lift people out of poverty? Do you enjoy the challenge of problem solving, working within different cultures and building partnerships? Are you a strategic problem solver, with a commitment to ensuring quality implementation and strong impact? This might be just the role for you!

BMS World Mission is a Christian mission organisation, working in over 30 countries on four continents, to help people experience fullness of life in Jesus Christ. Supporting Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) is one way BMS works with local churches. CCM seeks to envision churches in integral mission and empower them to reach out to their communities and use their God-given local resources in a sustainable and holistic manner. BMS is currently supporting CCM in Africa and Asia through its partner organisations.

As the Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) Lead, your role will be to oversee the global CCM strategy and ensure it is effectively leading to sustainable and holistic impact. You will work closely with the CCM partners, the CCM Coordinator for Africa, the Head of Programme for Hope for the World, and other CCM stakeholders within and outside of BMS World Mission.

The role includes:
- Overseeing the implementation of the CCM strategy for Africa.
- Leading the development of the CCM strategy for Asia
- Effectively line manage the CCM Coordinator for Africa and BMS Mission Personnel
- Being the Partner Lead to BMS partners implementing CCM and other similar programmes. This includes supporting partners with their compliance, reporting, budgets and policies in accordance with BMS procedures
- Ensuring that partners develop and implement effective CCM strategies which lead to sustainable and holistic impact
- Building the capacity of wider BMS staff and partners on CCM

We are looking for a highly organised person, with significant experience in CCM, who is excellent at coordinating and building effective teams. They will be sympathetic to BMS’ beliefs and values, and be a committed Christian. This is a stimulating, busy and very fulfilling role involving travel abroad for some weeks each year.

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Assistant Church Buildings Officer

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference? An organisation that nurtures its staff, encourages development and values your contribution. Where no two days are the same due to the myriad of stakeholders you will engage with. If the answer is yes, then please read on! 

You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with us - around 50% of staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos. However, all staff do have a desire to make a difference.

Position: Assistant Church Buildings Officer

Location: Oxford/hybrid

Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE) Hours divided over 4 or 5 working days to include Wednesdays

Salary: £19,853.03 (FTE £32,647.21) 

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 9 February 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 18 February 2025 at Church House Oxford, Kidlington

The Role

You will provide administrative support to the Church Buildings Officers and gain experience in the faculty jurisdiction system.  Working directly with the Senior Church Buildings Officer, you will be responsible for:

• being the first point of contact for the Church Buildings team, providing comprehensive support to parishes and the team; 

• validating new applications and responding to enquiries;

• processing List B and minor faculty applications; and

• contacting parishes and other stakeholders as directed by the Church Buildings Officers to progress applications.

You will join a friendly and busy Church Buildings Team, totalling 10 staff.  The Church Buildings Team offers advice and helps to support the long-term sustainable future of the historic church buildings across the diocese helping individual congregations to care for them and adapt them for today’s needs. 

About You

You should be comfortable working in a busy team, adapting to the challenges associated with supporting the care of the 808 church buildings in the diocese. You will be able to take the initiative whilst communicating with and supporting parishes and the Church Buildings Officers.  A keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills and a “can do” attitude are also essential.  While primarily an administrative post, there will be many opportunities for you to enhance your skill set, gain new experiences, and develop a career pathway within the heritage sector.

Benefits and rewards include:

• 25 days holiday per annum, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days, pro rata for part-timers

• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days

• Hybrid working

• Free parking and subsidised on-site café

• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5%, including 1% death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)

• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes

• Access to wellbeing support 

• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision

• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union including loans

• An attractive modern working environment

The Organisation

The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese – more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.

We want our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of our staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.

You may also have experience in areas such as Admin, Administrator, Administration, Buildings Admin, Buildings Administrator, Buildings Administration, Property Admin, Property Administrator, Property Administration, Buildings Assistant, Buildings Officer. 

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) are a national Christian charity working in partnership with local churches to give struggling children a hope and a future. We are looking for a well-organised, relational leader who is passionate about the way TLG enables local churches across the UK to get alongside struggling families in their communities. The Church Relationships Lead will work as part of the national Volunteer Programmes (VP) Team, reporting to the Early Intervention Network Support Manager and collaborating with staff responsible for programme training and development.

This is an exciting time to join our growing VP team to support an increasing number of churches who have chosen to partner with TLG through running the Early Intervention (EI) programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supporting EI Coordinators to effectively run their centres, as well as training new EI coach teams.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is also committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Hours: Part Time, 30 hours per week

Location: Homebased with access to Greater London and the South

Closing Date: 18th February 

Initial Interviews: 26th February Online

Final Interviews: 4th March at our National Support Office in West Yorkshire

School Improvement Officer

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to help us deliver educational excellence and effectiveness across the 155 Church of England schools and academies that belong to the household of faith in the Diocese.

Position: School Effectiveness Officer: Christian Distinctiveness, RE and SIAMS

Location: East Sussex Hybrid

Salary: £44,000 – £46,400 per annum (pro-rata FTE £55,000-£58,000)

Hours: 30 hours per week and flexibility as to how and when the hours are spread within the working week 

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 9th February

Interview Date: Hove on Friday 28th February 2025.  

About the Role

The vision for Education is to be “Deeply Christian, serving the common good.” Based at Church House in Hove, we seek to live out this vision to “Know, love and follow Jesus”.

The principal duties include: 

• Providing support, training and resources for RE and Collective Worship to head teachers and school leadership teams in church schools

• Acting as the SIAMS Manager for the Diocese Education Team

• Providing advice and support to school leaders on strategies for improvement and raising standards in church schools

• Supporting schools in preparation for and in response to Ofsted and SIAMS inspections

• Assisting church schools and governing boards on head teacher appointments

About You

You will demonstrate a proven track record in school improvement and highly effective leadership, and will have a key focus on providing support, training and advice for Religious Education, Collective Worship and the distinct Christian character for our schools and academies. 

You have/be:

• Experience as a head teacher with experience of delivering school improvement and educational excellence

• Up to date knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted and SIAMS process

• A committed Christian, with good theological knowledge and understanding, and the ability to plan create and deliver high quality resources and training for schools

• Confident and committed to the aims and ethos of the Diocese of Chichester and able to represent and communicate the Chichester DBE vision for Education in Church of England Schools

For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification when you click to apply. 

As an employer, and as a Church House team, the mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive.

About the Organisation

The vision of the Diocese is to help people within the Diocese to know, love and follow Jesus. Based in Hove and serving the people of the Diocese across more than 360 parishes and 155 church schools and the wider community, this is a great role for someone who supports the ethos, aims and objectives of the Diocese and the Church of England.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.

• 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and 2 privilege days per year,

• Flexi-time, free parking, the ride to work scheme

• Membership of the Church Worker’s Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution. 

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here  

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and the post will involve travelling around the Diocese, some evening work and occasional work at weekends.

Please note this is post to which a Genuine Occupational Requirement under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act applies, the requirement being that the post holder is a practising Christian.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Improvement Officer, Effectiveness Officer, School Improvement Officer, School Effectiveness Officer, School Effectiveness and Improvement, School Effectiveness and Improvement Officer, Head Teacher, Teacher, Deputy Head, Head of Year, School, Education, Education Improvement Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

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The important stuff 

Location: Bethnal Green, office-based

Salary: £27,500

Permanent, Full-time

Application deadline: We interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Have a look at our Lead Coach Application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Bethnal Green  - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.

Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]

• Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme
• Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room
• Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively
• Handling safeguarding
• Taking a lead on rating the work readiness of the trainees and making sure data is inputted and used correctly on salesforce
• Tracking trainee progress on the dashboards
• Liaising with volunteers for key programme engagement events such as mock interviews and external panels. Leading on briefings and communications with these volunteers

Delivery of Spear Career [20%]

• Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees

Training the Graduate Coach [10%]

• Contributing towards the training and developing of the Graduate Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback

Trainee recruitment [10%]

• Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics

Continuous professional development

• Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and possibly supporting on leading internal training such as Grad Coach Training

Active participation in and support for church team and mission

• As the Spear programme is run in partnership with a local church partner, you will establish a strong personal connection with the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
• You are confident in giving feedback and having crucial conversations
• Able to lead others effectively
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
• You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
• You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
• Emotional resilience and good self-leadership in this area. You have a sense of humour and want to have fun at work
• Strong administrative skills, competent and accurate and efficient in typing and work methods

You’ll be employed by St Peter’s Church, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Bethnal Green

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
  • Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
  • Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team
  • Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested

Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.