Racial Justice Officer

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/26522/7257

Number of Positions:

Contract Type:

Employee

Salary/Stipend:

Salary range: Full Time Equivalent £34,000 - £36,000 pro rata dependent on experience Actual salary for working 14 hours per week: £13,600 - £14,400.

Working Hours:

Part Time: 14 hours per week.

Location:

Warrington

Closing Date:

17/07/2024

Vacancy Category:

Administrative

Business Unit:

Diocese of Chester

Organizational Unit:

Diocesan Employed Posts

Introduction

Diocese of Chester

Racial Justice Officer

Part Time: 14 hours per week.

Salary range: Full Time Equivalent £34,000 - £36,000 pro rata dependent on experience

Actual salary for working 14 hours per week: £13,600 - £14,400.

The Diocese of Chester is seeking to recruit a Racial Justice Officer to this exciting new, part time role. They will enable churches to reach diverse communities more effectively, and support the culture change required by the Church of England From Lament to Action report.

The successful candidate will have a passion for racial justice and an appreciation of the missional task facing the church, particularly with regard to diversity, inclusion and racial justice.

For informal conversation, contact:

Peter Froggatt, Director of Outreach: peter.froggatt@chester.anglican.org

PLEASE NOTE: Applications for this post should not be made through Pathways. Please apply by using the diocesan application form found on the Diocesan website (using the link in the text below) or the copy attached in word format at the bottom of this page.

The job description, person specification and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website: https://www.chester.anglican.org/support-services/job-vacancies/other-vacancies/

A DBS Disclosure will be required, and relevant Safeguarding training will be required for the successful candidate.

There is an Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act, 2010.

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs E A Geddes, Diocesan Director of Human Resources, preferably by email to liz.geddes@chester.anglican.org or by post to Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.

Closing date: 17^th July 2024

Interviews: 25^th July 2024

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The work of the Chester Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) is operated from within Church House and is located at Daresbury Park, Warrington.

The DBF is the body which oversees the central financial and administrative work of the Diocese of Chester, provides support, teaching and trained personnel to advance the mission and ministry of the parishes within the Church of England Diocese of Chester, and the mission and ministries of the bishops of the Diocese.

The DBF is part of the Church of England, the established Church of the land, which proclaims Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, and aims to proclaim the Kingdom of God in an open way to all people, of all races, cultures and backgrounds.

For many posts within the Diocese those who are not members of the Church of England are welcome to apply. We respect their right to express different religious and philosophical opinions but require them, as employees of the Diocese, to respect our ethos as an Anglican Christian organisation and not to undermine it. These posts will require the post-holders to be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Church of England.

Some posts may include an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act, 2010. Where this applies the recruitment documentation will state this.

The Diocese of Chester is in the province of York in the Church of England, part of the global Anglican Communion. For more information about our life, ministry and work please visit our website www.chester.anglican.org We are linked with the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and the Dioceses of Aru and Boga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Diocese covers an area of 1025 square miles, approximately the old Victorian County of Chester, including parts which subsequently became absorbed into Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Rivers Mersey and Tame approximately delineate the boundary with Liverpool and Manchester. There are areas of dense urban population, mainly in the north, stretching from Birkenhead to East Manchester. There are prosperous suburban regions of West and South Wirral, Chester and south of Manchester, with a mainly rural heartland, bounded by the Derbyshire Pennines and the Welsh Border. The overall population is around 1.6 million.

The diocesan bishop is Mark Tanner. He is supported by two suffragan bishops: the Bishop of Birkenhead, Julie Conalty and the of Bishop of Stockport, Sam Corley.

The Cathedral for the Diocese is in Chester.

The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries: Chester covering the western half and Macclesfield the eastern, each with nine deaneries. There are 273 parishes, about 100 of which can be described as rural. Compared with many dioceses, there are few teams, and few multi-parish benefices. There are approximately 231 stipendiary clergy. The ministry of Readers and Pastoral Workers is important, with over 400 licensed. The role of self-supporting ministers is increasing, with over 80 in post at present.

Roughly speaking, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield covers that part of the diocese to the east of the M6, plus the area around Crewe and Nantwich. The Archdeaconry of Chester covers the rest of the diocese to the west of the M6. Each archdeaconry has a broad mix of urban and rural parishes. The Archdeacon of Chester lives in Chester, and the Archdeacon of Macclesfield lives in Congleton. Both work from Church House, Daresbury.

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