Team Vicar of Drypool

Introduction

God is at work in Drypool and we are seeking a new colleague to join our Team as we look to grow and reach out further. Our parish is very varied, with deprivation and relative comfort side by side but friendliness and warmth everywhere.

Our new Team Vicar will be responsible for leading St John’s and Victoria Dock Church. They offer great variety, in very different settings, but both are committed to our vision “to strengthen each other by sharing resources, ideas and encouragement, so that we can reach all parts of our parish with the gospel”.   

Our community and churches need someone who will love them and be committed to them. We are an evangelical parish who seek to ensure our faith and life is rooted in both scripture and applying this day to day in our context.

Our Team Rector delegates well. He will give you space to be the leader your two churches need, whilst being a supportive and prayerful colleague. We believe that God is calling someone to join us who will make a real difference to our parish. We can’t promise it will all be easy but we’ll pray for you, serve alongside you, support you when its tough and rejoice at what we see God do through you. 

Main Responsibilities

1. To work with the Team Rector, the PCC and the DCCs to formulate a vision for the whole parish and to give a lead to the churches with regard to its implementation. 
2. To be a collaborative colleague who works consistently with the values and direction of leadership that is conveyed by the Team Rector, PCC and DCCs, prioritising these meetings
3. To have primary oversight for St John’s and Victoria Dock, including chairing their DCCs. 
4. To minister across the whole parish, sharing the responsibility to support all the missional community  in a way that will be agreed with the Team Rector and other colleagues.
5. To participate in the life of the Hull Deanery

At St John’s

1. To prioritise sharing the gospel in day to day ministry and building pathways from community engagement into church life.
2. To establish patterns of worship, bible study and prayer that deepen faith and discipleship, identifying initiatives to begin in the first 12 months post-licensing. 
3. To further develop the ministry to families
4. To oversee and support the ministry of Jodie Whetton, the Mustard Seed Minister

At Victoria Dock 

1. To identify ways to raise the profile of the church
2. To identify ways to build community connections and focus the outreach of the church 
3. To sustain and develop the fellowship and worshipping life of the church

Person Specification

The essential features of our new Team Vicar include:

• An evangelical minister who lives out their faith with humility and integrity
• Prayerful and Spirit-led ministry
• Biblical preaching that applies God’s Word to our lives
• Capacity to relate to diverse communities
• Approachable and kind, relating well to people
• Team player, valuing lay ministry and able to delegate well
• Missional leadership and commitment to community engagement
• Clear communicator 
• Lives a godly life, upholding all aspects of good safeguarding

About Us

The Diocese of York, led and guided by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, takes in much of North and East Yorkshire. As the largest diocese in England, geographically, the area is very diverse, featuring a multitude of needs and opportunities. This includes the bustling urban centres of York, Hull and Middlesbrough, the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors National Park, and the incomparable Yorkshire Coast; as well as areas of deprivation in some of our urban and smaller rural and coastal communities.

Our mission and ministry relies on thousands of people - lay and ordained, volunteer and paid. Our diocesan teams provide a wide range of support services to our mission and ministry, including lifelong learning for ministry, the care of church buildings, and safeguarding. Together, we are striving to be a people who are ‘Living Christ’s Story’. We want to be a simpler, bolder, humbler church which in its diversity reflects the communities it serves. We are bringing renewed focus and fresh energy to achieving our aims:

• Becoming more like Christ
• Reaching those we currently don't
• Growing in discipleship, influence and numbers
• Transforming our finances and structures

Our approach is aligned with a commitment to the best of our parochial inheritance, to the poorest communities, and to the financial realities we face.

Informal enquiries are welcome:

The Revd Dave Griffith-Jones, Team Rector M: 07775 563126

The Ven Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding | ader@yorkdiocese.org | 01482 881659

The Diocese of York is is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.  Find out more here:  Safeguarding in the Diocese of York

Appointment is subject to pre-appointment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure. Under current immigration rules, it is not possible for us to appoint clergy who are not already eligible to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications:  09:00 Wednesday 21 May 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 8 July, 2025