Children and Young Church Co-ordinator

Christ Church Morningside is a thriving church in a busy part of Edinburgh, located on Holy Corner inBruntsfield/Morningside. Our worship is rooted in the liberal catholic tradition of the Scottish EpiscopalChurch with a robed choir, vestments and modern language liturgy for the Sunday Sung Eucharist, with monthlyChoral Evensong, daily Eucharists during the week, and various other regular and special services throughout theyear. In 2023 the average Sunday attendance was 120. Current activities for children include Young Church andcreche during the Sunday Sung Eucharist, a Children’s Choir launched in 2024, midweek playgroup, activities andservices at Advent/Christmas and Holy Week/Easter, summer holiday club, and various social events for childrenof all ages throughout the year. Children take part in leading worship, particularly at Young Church Eucharistsand seasonal services. The Vestry are committed to growing and developing ministry with children and youngpeople.

Christ Church Morningside is seeking to appoint a new Children and Young Church coordinator to work with the Rector,Associate Rector, Vestry, staff and volunteers to coordinate and develop the programme for children and youngpeople (ages 0-15) at Christ Church.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• To recruit, train, supervise and facilitate a team of volunteers to deliver the activities, events and ministryinvolving children and young people.
• To be responsible for all relevant rotas and schedules forvolunteers to ensure sufficient staffing and resources for all activities and events involving children andyoung people.
• To prioritise the safeguarding of children and young people, and work with the Rector andPVG Co-ordinator (and any other relevant staff and volunteers) to ensure that all necessary legal and SECrequirements in relation to working with children are satisfied.
• To be responsible for all relevanthealth & safety compliance and risk assessments for events and activities involving children (including theChildren’s Choir).
• To manage the budgets for activities and events for children and young people andliaise with the Treasurer and Church Manager, reporting to Finance and Management Committee.
• To be theprincipal point of contact for families with children, to provide a welcome to new and visiting families, and toprovide regular information and communications about activities and events
• To attend monthly meetingswith the Rector and report to Vestry and subcommittees as required.
• Undertake training and attenddiocesan and ecumenical events/meetings as agreed with the Rector.

Reporting to the Rector, the successful candidate will have experience of working with children and youngpeople.

Please note for this position there is an occupational requirement for the job holder to be a practisingChristian.

If you are a highly organised and an enthusiastic individual with a love for working with children, their families,and the wider community, and you are excited about living and promoting the values and activities of our church,we invite you to apply for this position.

A job description and person specification are available below.

You can also find out more about Christ Church Morningside on our website:

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to hr@6a.org.uk

Closing date for applications – 19th June 2024

The Scottish Episcopal Church seeks to appoint a Safeguarding Support Officer. The role includes a range ofSafeguarding support responsibilities including the processing of applications for criminal disclosure checksunder the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, training administration and record keeping. The post is basedat the General Synod Office, Edinburgh.

Candidates applying for the post will have:

• Good communication, administrative and organisational skills; a logical, systematic and innovative approach to challenges and opportunities.
• Experience in the use of information and communications technology and commonly used IT applications within an office environment, especially MS Word and Excel.
• Experience of or awareness of Safeguarding
• An ability to take initiative and work independently within agreed parameters.

Queens Park Baptist Church in the heart of Glasgow’s vibrant southside is seeking to appoint someone for this keyrole. Based in the office at The Point the position will involve leading our operational staff and services toprovide great support for our ministries and projects.

• Home working, with regular travel for events throughout Scotland & UK (Remote)
• Closing27th May 2024

Are you a skilled Project Manager who would like to make a real difference?

Would you love a coordination and training role that allows you to support people and faith communities to flourishas they navigate change, conflict, and differences well?

Then this exciting new role might be for you…

Job Summary

The role of Programme Lead (Training and Reconciliation) is a key new position in supporting Place for Hope’sstrategic goal of growing our partnerships with faith communities to support and equip more people to reachtheir potential as peacemakers.

The Programme Lead will co-ordinate all work related to our new 5-year partnership with the United Reformed Church(URC). The partnership will involve two key areas (i) the development and staged roll-out of a mediation teamwithin the URC who will work ecumenically with the wider Place for Hope Practitioner team; and (ii) embeddingthe understanding, skills, and confidence in how to deal well with conflict, change and difference through a setprogramme of trainings.

The Programme Lead will draw on the entire Place for Hope team (staff and volunteers) to develop and deliver anagreed 5-year programme plan. The role will also involve supporting the wider work of Place for Hope,particularly working with our training team to deliver our training programme (online and in-person) with a widerange of partners.

Previous experience of project management, training, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills areessential to the role. The ideal candidate would also have an interest in supporting faith communities totransform conflict and a willingness to undertake CPD provided by Place for Hope to build their knowledge andskills in this area. This is an exciting time to join Place for Hope and play a pivotal role in equippingindividuals and faith communities to choose peace in times of fear and division.

Organisation Profile

Place for Hope is a Scottish Charity working across the UK, passionate about developing peacemakers in faithcommunities. We accompany people experiencing conflict and support, equip and train them to navigate change andconflict well and build strong, healthy relationships and communities. To deliver this purpose, we areprivileged to have a highly trained, diverse and multi-denominational team of volunteer Practitioners who haveexpertise in mediation, training, coaching and facilitation. The Practitioners are supported by our small,dedicated staff team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Place for Hope has a genuine commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Place for Hope, as an independentScottish Charity (SCO45224), is an equal opportunity organisation and does not discriminate on the grounds ofrace, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual orientation or age.

An opportunity has arisen for a housing officer to join our Bethany Homes team on a part-time basis. The HousingOfficer will ensure the efficient outworking of tenancy management functions across Bethany properties acrossEdinburgh, including letting, inspecting and management of properties, whilst helping to meet occupancy targets,working closely with the tenants to provide the highest level of care, to deal with the day to day issues ofhousing and property management, including supporting the tenants with rent and maintenance issues, therebymaximising rental income and providing administration support as required.

As part of the wider Bethany Homes Team, you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have theability to work on your own whilst prioritising your workload; you will have experience and knowledge of theservice user group and their surrounding issues relating to homelessness, as well as, having housing/lettingmanagement experience. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential.

At Bethany we are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Bethany provides 30 daysof annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length ofservice. We also provide enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption. Bethany also provides acompany pension scheme and a death in service benefit scheme.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010.Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and activeChristian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG schemeand registration with the SSSC.