Vacancies

We are recruiting for a couple of significant roles…

We are in an exciting time as a church as we step into a new chapter of growing God’s kingdom beyond Bearwood. We are looking for a hope-filled, missional leader to join our thriving church and lead the revitalisation of the neighbouring multi-cultural parish of St Matthew’s with St Chad’s Smethwick.

We are recruiting an

ASSOCIATE VICAR (REVITALISATION LEAD)

We are looking for an ordained C of E minister who is:

  • A confident ‘word and spirit’ leader who can work sympathetically across church traditions

  • A missional pastor who will love the local community and lead evangelistically in a context of urban deprivation

  • An inspiring leader and communicator who can encourage, equip and release others of different cultural backgrounds

  • A minister to all ages who can inspire and attract younger people and be an effective partner to our C of E Primary school

  • A pioneer who is energised by new missional endeavour and cross-cultural mission

Read the Job Description & Parish Profile below for further detail.

Job Description & Parish Profile

An application should be made through C of E Pathways.

If you are interested in applying, please do get in touch for an informal conversation with Edd Stock, Church Planting Project Lead for C of E Birmingham.

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Building upon the operational systems and structures that have been established over the last few years, we are looking for someone to oversee their continued development with the evolving needs of our growing church and provide much needed leadership to the operational set-up of our new church plant revitalisation. We are recruiting an

OPERATIONS MANAGER

  • Are you excited by seeing the local church thrive as an instrument of God’s mission and seeing God’s people released into service?

  • Do you find joy in bringing order from chaos and experienced at translating vision into strategy and action

  • Are you a problem solver who seeks God’s wisdom and discernment in addressing complex situations?

Then you could be our next Operations Manager.

The Operations Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership across St Mary’s Bearwood and St Matthew’s with St Chad’s, ensuring that structures and systems effectively support the mission and ministry of the churches. This role combines administrative oversight with active participation in the spiritual life and leadership of the church communities.

Hours: 37.5 a week (Full-time)

Contact: Fixed-term contract for 2 years, subject to a 6-month probation period, renewed after 2 years subject to funding

Salary: £35-37,000 dependent on experience

Click below for the full Job Description and for the application form.

Job Description
Application form

The application deadline is Monday 2nd February 5pm.

If you are interested in applying, please do get in touch for an informal conversation with Ruth Downing, our current Operations Manager.

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