Parish Safeguarding Co-ordination Officer Dorcan Church, Swindon
Who are we?
We are the Dorcan Church in East Swindon, serving the community through our two worship centres – St Paul’s, Covingham and St Timothy’s, Liden. Both of the centres are busy places, and we offer a number of activities including Tiny Tots groups, two community drop-in cafés, youth club, Messy Church and we have an active and flourishing ministry into our local primary schools. Additionally, our larger centre at St Paul’s hosts a number of community events through the hire of our premises.
The role
Good safeguarding practice is central to our mission and ministry, with over 50 of our church family safely recruited to ministry with children and young people. Whilst we have a sound foundation in safeguarding, we are conscious that we need to review and update our processes and procedures. We are therefore looking for someone to join the team for four months to help us with this task, and to implement and monitor our safeguarding practices across the church.
We approach our safeguarding responsibilities as a team, and you will be joining a dedicated and amazing team. As well as having your own areas of responsibility, you will co-ordinate and oversee the team’s discrete areas of responsibility, ensuring excellence and good practice across our safeguarding function.
How to apply
Please read the Job description and Person Specification and accompanying documents, and if this sounds like you, and you like the sounds of us, then we’d love to hear from you!
If you have any questions about the role or the process, or would like to speak with someone, please contact the church office in the first instance at dorcan.church.office@gmail.com or 01793 435987.
To apply for this role, please provide an up-to-date CV (saved as a Word document, titled ‘Surname, First name CV) and an application form and send to dorcan.church.office@gmail.com
Closing date: Mid-day 12th March 2025
Interviews: Morning of 20th March 2025
Application Form Application Pack How to Apply Dorcan Church Profile Dorcan Church Annual Report 2023
The Diocese of Bristol is committed to being a fair, respectful, and inclusive organisation. We believe that diversity enriches us and are dedicated to the promotion of equality where all are able flourish. Disabled people, and those from global majority heritage are currently under-represented in our organisation and we welcome applications from within these groups.