About The Role
We are looking for the right person to help us organise and support the activities of this busy parish and the buildings that we use for mission, ministry and income. You will work closely with the vicar and ministry team to arrange rota’s, respond to communications, and plan and prepare for events. You will also have primary responsibility for promoting and letting the church hall. Full details can be found at https://st-gabriels.org/jobs
● To support clergy, staff, and ministry leaders by providing administrative assistance to enable ministry opportunities. ● Overseeing Church Hall bookings in line with the church bookings policy and supervise arrangements for access and cleaning as required. ● Promoting and marketing the lettings to encourage growth ● Promoting Church events and developing social media presence ● Handling public incoming communications including visitors, phone calls, emails, and social media contacts, being sensitive to potential pastoral needs and awareness of complex individuals or opportunities to share the Christian faith. ● Preparing printed materials for Sundays and working with the ministry leaders to create weekly communications. ● Ensuring essential supplies are restocked in coordination with ministry leaders as well as in particular for church events and activities. ● Co-ordinate the rota process for volunteers, empowering team leaders to construct rotas collaboratively and making full use of database software such as ChurchSuite. ● Coordinating the Church Diary to ensure priority for ministry activities and manage event workflow. ● Working with the Churchwardens on fulfilling the maintenance and legal requirements of the church building, the church hall and the church flat including liaising with contractors as appropriate ● Assisting the Vicar and Churchwardens with policies and procedures required by the Diocese, such as parish returns and maintaining the terrier and inventory. ● Together with the ministry team, committing to spend time in prayer for the life and work of the church.
Required
● Proactive self-starter, able to work well alone as well as part of a team. ● Boundaried yet flexible work ethic. ● Good written and spoken English communication skills. ● Good mathematical aptitude. ● Good organisational skills. ● Computer literacy skills e.g., Word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. ● Understanding of basic maintenance tasks.
Desirable
● Experience working with contractors. ● Experience with Church based or similar data management platforms such as ChurchSuite.
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.