VACANCY: West Midlands Further Education Chaplaincy Ambassador

7.5 hrs per week (0.2) fixed term for 3 years, salary: £7,815 (equivalent to a f/t salary of £39,078)

This ecumenically-funded role provides strategic support and development for the churches’ work with colleges of Further Education within the West Midlands region, working with FE colleges and local churches to develop new forms of chaplaincy support, strengthen existing chaplaincy teams and act as a source of advice to colleges and churches on spiritual development and religious literacy in further education.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about advancing the churches’ engagement with the FE sector as a sphere of ministry and service, able to think creatively about new forms of chaplaincy, have excellent interpersonal and networking skills and be skilled in the encouragement, development and training of teams.  There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post-holder is a practising Christian.

For further details and an application form, please contact Lynne Hayes-James (bursar@saltleytrust.org.uk) or download from: https://bit.ly/308CgiG.  For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Ian Jones (director@saltleytrust.org.uk).

The employing organisation on behalf of the project reference group is St Peter’s Saltley Trust, Grays Court, 3 Nursery Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3JX (0121) 427 6800.

Closing date for applications: Friday 26 March 2021