Vacancies
CURRENT VACANCIES
PASTORAL WORKER
St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Portobello, Edinburgh
Part-time position
St Mark’s Episcopal Church is seeking a part-time Pastoral Worker (lay or ordained) to provide dedicated pastoral and spiritual support to older people, nurturing their gifts and passions to develop ‘Elders’ who can bring knowledge and wisdom to our congregation and community. St Mark’s is an active, warm and inclusive church serving the communities in the east side of Edinburgh. We are a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion within the Diocese of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church. This post is central to the vision of St Mark’s to increase its presence in the local community, and a key part of the job would be to develop existing partnerships with local organisations which share the vision of an inclusive and lifegiving community.
This post is funded for two years. It is expected that over the two years the worker will work with colleagues to seek further funding for the continuation of the post by grants or dedicated funding.
Hours: 14.5 hours per week: to include 11-3pm on Wednesdays and Sunday mornings – we anticipate that the worker will join our congregation for worship.
Fixed term: 2 years Salary: FTE £25,000 (£9,802)
Interviews: It is expected that interviews will be held in the week beginning 1 April.
Application: via application form on St Mark’s Church website – CLICK HERE
Deadline: 8am on Monday 25 March 2024
Any further details available from Rev Dr Sophia Marriage; sophia.marriage@stmarksportobello.org
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FULL-TIME PRIEST-IN-CHARGE (initially for 5 years)
St Peter’s, Musselburgh
Full-time position
Remuneration: Scottish Episcopal Church Clergy Standard Stipend
We are a faithful, inclusive and welcoming congregation. We trust in God’s transforming message revealed in the Bible and seek to honour His will as we grow in faith together and share the gospel with those around us.
We are seeking a priest-in-charge who has:
- an aptitude for preaching and teaching
- the ability to lead, develop and empower a hard-working Vestry and Congregation, encouraging every member ministry
- a gift for developing disciples and who will enable us to do the same
- a constructive leadership style with good communication and delegation skills.
- an interest in developing the young church, encouraging the involvement of families.
Within the initial period of this appointment and subject to longer-term financial viability the bishop may, with the consent of Vestry, decide to license the Priest-in-Charge as Rector.
Musselburgh is a seaside town 8 miles east of Edinburgh, within easy reach of all that the capital of Scotland has to offer. It is in East Lothian which extends from rolling hills in the south through rich fertile farmland before reaching the many attractive villages and beaches along the coast of the Firth of Forth, Scotland’s golf coast.
If you feel called by God to serve in our church and community, we would love to hear from you and look forward to welcoming you.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact The Very Revd Frances Burberry (Dean of the Diocese of Edinburgh) on: 0131 315 0404 or e-mail: dean@dioceseofedinburgh.org.
Congregational profile, person specification and application form are on the St Peter’s website (https://stpeters.scot/).
The appointment is subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record Disclosure (Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007).
Closing date: 25 March 2024
Interview date: 20 April 2024
Registered Charity Number SC003445