Community Connector
St. Mary’s Church, Henbury, Bristol
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term to 31 December 2028
Salary: £27,000 to £30,000 (depending on qualifications or experience).
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” (1 Peter 4:10)
Do you have a passion to live out your Christian faith and see lives transformed?
Are you a people-person, a self-starter and enjoy developing volunteers to build community connections and relationships?
Yes? Then we would love to hear from you.
St Mary’s Henbury is an inclusive church seeking to develop our engagement with younger generations in our diverse and growing parish. As Community Connector, you will be supporting members of our congregation to identify and build their skills, gifts and confidence for outreach. Working alongside our community partners, you will develop connections, relationships and projects through which volunteers can offer practical and spiritual support to families and young people in the local community.
This post is funded via the Priority Communities Network until 31 December 2028.
Applications must be made using the application form (no CVs accepted) and should be submitted to jobs@bristoldiocese.org
For an informal conversation, please contact: Rev. Jae Chandler (Priest in Charge) at revjaechandler@gmail.com or Anna Hannam (Churchwarden) on 07584 087701.
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 7th July 2025
Interviews will take place: Wednesday 23rd July 2025
This post is subject to the applicant having the right to work in the UK, satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS disclosure. This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
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We are committed to being a fair, respectful and inclusive organisation. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from all under-represented groups.
Please note that we are unable to accept international applications where a visa will be required.