Hours: 35 hours a week

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term for 18 months

Closing date for applications: 22nd October 2021

Canterbury Diocese
Canterbury Diocese is committed to 3 key overriding objectives of

• Growth both spiritual and numerical.
• Reimagining ministry and;
• Building strategic partnerships with our communities.

The diocesan structure is built around frameworks which focus on these key objectives and occasionally strategic priorities are set for this purpose.Through our structural frameworks our vision and purpose for our diocesan officers is to offer support, advice, and exceptional service to all those who work and worship in the parishes and Deaneries of the Diocese enabling them to serve God through their witness to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Reports to: Individually responsible to incumbent of the parish. Appraisals will be conducted by the Ignite Project Leaders, with input from the incumbent.

Job Summary
To continue to enable the establishment, running and transition to self-sustainability of a worshipping community within the parish aimed at the disadvantaged, using the Ignite methodology.

Training will be given.
Job Location: St Martin’s Maidstone

Main Duties:
• Working under the supervision of the Ignite Project Leaders, discover and learn from their values, history and ethos.
• Continue to establish a new worshipping community, using the Ignite model, in St Martin’s parish and train Christian volunteers to run it in a sustainable way, especially after the grant period has come to an end.
• Continue to build relationships with community groups and others within the parish, both secular and mission based.
• Establish a strong local presence by undertaking work that raises the local profile of the church.
• Lead the Ignite evenings.
• Build relationships of trust with those attending Ignite, offering opportunities for them to follow Christ.
• Attend and participate in weekly planning sessions and other events, either locally or occasionally elsewhere within the Diocese.
• Keep records, and present written and oral reports when required.
• Work co-operatively and missionally with the incumbent and the PCC.
• As a job share, communicate regularly with your job share partner to ensure continuity of work.


Contact with others:

Internal:

• Incumbent, PCC, other leadership figures and congregation in host church.
• The Ignite community throughout the Diocese.

External:

• The disadvantaged in the host church area.
• Community service providers and other significant people in the local community.

Qualifications/Education required:

• Good standard of general education.
• Personal understanding of the Christian faith.

Skills required:

• Ability to communicate appropriately with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Pastoral skills to enthuse, support and empower members of parish mission projects.
• Ability to communicate the Gospel in creative and interactive ways.
• Ability to reflect theologically within the appropriate context.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Presentation, both written and oral, and report writing.

Experience required:

• Working with the disadvantaged and vulnerable, preferably in a mission context.
• Preferably, a good working knowledge of the locality

Aptitudes & personal qualities required:

• Tenacity and a “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to build rapport and genuine relationships with a wide range of people.
• Commitment to the Church of England, and a willingness to play a full part in the life of the host parish.