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Vicar of All Souls, Crockenhill and Director of the St Benedict's Centre, West Malling

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/66431/8218

Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Working Hours:
35 - full time
Location:
Crockenhill and West Malling
Closing Date:
11/04/2025
Vacancy Category:
Clergy: Incumbent / Priest in Charge
Business Unit:
Diocese of Rochester
Organizational Unit:
Diocesan Employed Posts

Introduction

Vicar of All Souls Crockenhill and Director of the St Benedict’s Centre, West Malling

All Souls is a semi-rural parish of ‘central’ church tradition, serving the small and thriving village of Crockenhill. We are looking for a Vicar with a caring, approachable personality, collaborative and inclusive in style, a good communicator with a commitment to be an active and visible presence in the village, strengthening the connections with the local primary school.

The St Benedict’s Centre is a place for learning, retreat, spirituality and wellbeing, situated within the grounds of Malling Abbey. We seek a Centre Director who will provide overall leadership for the Centre, taking responsibility for setting culture and vision across the organization, developing strong and successful relationships with key external partners, delivering an imaginative programme for spiritual retreats and quiet days, and ensuring that there are sufficient resources available for the Centre to flourish.

We envisage a priest combining both of these half-time roles in a mutually-enriching way. This will require a combination of flexibility and good boundary management. 

We are operating a combined appointment process, however the role will be paid as part stipend and part employed salary which will total the equivalent of a full stipend.   

For an informal conversation with the Archdeacon of Rochester about the parish, please contact her EA, Fiona Porter, in the first instance by emailing fiona.porter@rochester.anglican.org

For further information about the Director role at St Benedict’s please contact recruitment@rochester.anglican.org 

Closing Date:  Friday 11th April 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 6th May 2025

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