St Paul's is an evangelical Anglican church with a clear vision at the heart of which is a desire for spiritual renewal and numerical growth. Due to the retirement of the present post-holder, we are seeking to recruit a half-time church administrator to work as part of our staff team.

The purpose of the post is to:

• provide high-quality administrative services to the church in
general and the vicar in particular;
• release the clergy, other paid staff and principal office-holders
to focus on their primary roles and responsibilities;
• act as a focus for church life, a communication hub where
questions are answered, data is stored and information
disseminated;
• be the church’s interface with the outside world, providing a
friendly and unthreatening point of contact;
• manage a reception point for the church premises, especially
in connection with the letting of our brand new £1.4m annexe to a
variety of external groups.

In all this the aim should be to bring efficiency, innovation, confidence and a Christ-centred spirituality to the church’s administration, and thereby to enable the total ministry and mission of the church to flourish and our agreed vision to be realized.

Ideal candidates will:

• be passionate about their faith;
• have a sense of calling to the post;
• have relevant administrative experience;
• be well organised, able to prioritise as well as multi-task;
• possess good IT skills and a high level of accuracy;
• have excellent communication skills.

It is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post is held by a Christian.

Hours of work 0915-1245 Mon. - Fri. in the excellent working
environment of our new church office.
Salary £8,417 for 17.5 hours a week (£16,835 fte)
Pension 5% of salary into the Church Workers Pension Fund Defined
Contributions Scheme
Holidays 25 days (including 3 between Christmas and New Year plus
Bank Holidays.

Please call or email the Vicar, the Revd Nicholas Pye,for an application pack.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tues 1st April 2008;
The interview process will be conducted on Sat 19th and Sun 20th April; The desired start date is 1st June 2008.