The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance (Diocese of Ely) is seeking a Assistant Director of Lay Ministry to work as part of the Lay Ministry Team within the Mission and Ministry Department.
Role Summary
- The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance (Diocese of Ely) is seeking a Assistant Director of Lay Ministry to work as part of the Lay Ministry Team within the Mission and Ministry Department.
- The Assistant Director of Lay Ministry will assist the Diocesan Director of Lay Ministry (DDLM) in developing lay ministry in the Diocese, with a particular focus on Authorised Lay Ministries, by encouraging enquirers, overseeing the process to Authorisation and reauthorisation and working with the DDLM and Lay Development Officer to recruit, support and train the Authorised Lay Ministry Tutors.
- The Assistant Director of Lay Ministry will also assist with the recruitment and oversight of the Diocesan’s Sunday Morning Resources.
- If this exciting role within the Mission and Ministry Department sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Role Description
- The role will report to the Diocesan Director of Lay Ministry (DDLM) and work collaboratively with other members of the Mission and Ministry Department to help lead the overall strategy and delivery of nurturing and equipping authorised lay ministry in the Diocese.
- The successful applicant will work with the DDLM and members of the Mission and Ministry Team to ensure the effective delivery of the identified strategic priorities – growing and nurturing confident lay leaders.
- The role requires collaborative working with the Lay Ministry Development Officer (LMDO) and Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) Tutors and with the Development Officers for both Children & Families and Youth & Families and with the Diocesan Development Officer for Schools.
- The position will oversee the development and on-going equipping of Authorised Lay Ministry across the Diocese.
- It will also ensure robust processes are in place and followed for the authorisation and re-authorisation of ALMs.
- The role holder will also oversee the development of the Sunday Morning Resources.
Specific Duties of the Assistant Director Lay Ministry
- The role will report to the Diocesan Director of Lay Ministry (DDLM) and work collaboratively with the DDLM and Lay Ministry Team to promote ALM ministry across the Diocese – enabling Authorised Local Ministry to grow in number as well as younger and more diverse.
- Working with the DDLM, the Lay Ministry Team and Ordained Ministry Team to engage Incumbents in the vocational conversations and specifically to support them in the supervision of ALMs in their parish or benefice.
- Work with the DDLM and Lay Ministry Team and Incumbents to recruit ALMs across the Diocese. Overseeing the processes from inquiry to authorisation, and after three years re-authorisation, to ensure that individual ALMs are trained, and supported. This includes oversight to ensure that incumbents and ALM have working agreements.
- Working with the DDLM, the Lay Ministry Development Officer and Tutors to ensure that individual ALMs are trained and supported.
- Working with the DDLM and Lay Ministry Team and LMDO to recruit, manage and provide ongoing support to a team of ALM Tutors for specialism courses and re-authorisation refresher courses.
- To work with the DDLM and LMDO to develop the Authorised Local Leadership specialism.
- To ensure that the Sunday Morning Resources are kept up to date and to edit the homilies.
Terms and Conditions
- Salary: 0.5 stipend for a clergy appointment (or circa £12,000-£16,000 p.a. equivalent for a lay appointment, dependent on experience).
- Working hours: Part-time - 14 hours per week (2 days per week). [NB there will be some evening and weekend work by agreement]
- This is a permanent post with a 6-month probationary period.
- Pension through the Church of England Pensions Board.
- This role is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).
Further Information and Applications
- For an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Director of Mission and Ministry email in the first instance at peter.leech@elydiocese.org
- Full Job Description: click here
- Application Form: click here
- Deadline for Applications: Friday 8 November
- Interview Date: Friday 22 November
- Please submit completed Application Forms by email by the closing date to peter.leech@elydiocese.org
Safer Recruitment in the Diocese of Ely
The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance (EDBF) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees to undertake safeguarding checks and training relevant to their role and to adhere to the Church of England’s safeguarding policies and procedures (click here for more).
A Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
The Diocese of Ely is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.