Job Opportunities

Position: Experienced Office Administrator

High Kirk Presbyterian Church, Ballymena is seeking to appoint an Office Administrator. The post will involve working 22 hours per week (based on a 5-day week), undertaking a wide range of duties, including various administrative and clerical duties and acting as a point of contact for the church congregation

Please find below an information pack containing the following information:

• Job Description

• Job Specification

• Summary of Main terms and conditions

• Advertisement

• Application Form

Information Pack – click here to download

Application Form – click here to download

It is necessary that you provide sufficient information on the application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential /desirable criteria set out in the Job Description.

Completed application forms, marked ‘Private and Confidential’, should be posted or hand delivered to The Church Office, or sent via email to personnel@highkirk.org.uk no later than 13.00 on Monday 11th November 2024.

Any received after that date and time will not be considered.

Postal or hand delivered address:

The Admin and Personnel Sub Committee Convenor
High Kirk Presbyterian Church
65-71 Thomas Street
Ballymena
Co. Antrim
N. Ireland
BT43 6AZ

Seapatrick Select Vestry seeks to appoint a Ministry Associate with special responsibility for Pastoral Care, Discipleship and Worship.

Our vision is ‘To minister God’s Word in the power of the Holy Spirit in Banbridge and across the world’.

You will be responsible to Revd Willie Nixon and the Select Vestry Ministry and Mission Sub-Group

Who are we seeking?

You will be responsible for Sharing in pastoral care with the Rector and other volunteers, sharing in the teaching ministry as necessary and leading, resourcing and empowering a contemporary music ministry at our services. You will be a competent singer and experienced in leading worship on piano or guitar.

Job Description

Depending on your experience and under the oversight and in partnership with the Rector you will be involved in:

• Pastoral visiting and funeral and bereavement ministry

• ⁠Assisting with Sunday and midweek services in leading and preaching

• ⁠Involvement in midweek prayer and helping develop prayer ministry

• ⁠Introducing the ‘Word One to One’ resource and engaging with men both in the fellowship and beyond

• The leading, direction and motivation of existing musicians and singers and enlarging this team of volunteers

• ⁠Pioneering new and creative ways to worship Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit

• Developing our outreach through Christianity Explored or similar courses for evangelism

• The planning and shaping of ministry under oversight and in partnership with the Rector

Person Specification

• A passionate disciple of Jesus with a love for the Word of God

• A desire to serve God through the local Church

• A person whose whole life demonstrates the Lordship of Jesus

• ⁠A commitment to a private prayer life and a personal devotional life

• Experience in prayer ministry, in encouraging others in prayer, and in building prayer ministry teams

• A heart to worship and to release others in worship

• Experience of leading worship on guitar or piano and building a worship team

• A heart to see people come to know Jesus

• Experience in evangelism and discipleship

• A heart to care for people in the name of Jesus

• Experience of pastoral care to people of all ages in bereavement, sickness and other life challenges

• A heart to bring the Word of God to life through careful preparation and faithful teaching and preaching

• ⁠Experience of teaching the Bible to all ages

Other information

This is a full-time position, with a salary by negotiation of up to a maximum of £31,528 depending on experience.

Closing date for applications: Friday 15 November 2024

Interviews: Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November 2024

Desirable start date: Friday 3 January 2025 

NB: This position necessitates the person applying to be a committed Christian living in good standing and active good relations with his/her church fellowship. We will exercise the right to explore this with you at interview.

How to apply

Anyone wishing to apply should forward a CV with two referees, one of which must know you in a Church Ministry setting, together with a covering letter of no more than 1000 words outlining how you meet the Person Specification for the role. Please also include either a link to an MP3 file, or preferably an MP4 video file of you leading worship.  

Please email your application to Revd Willie Nixon - williesnixon@gmail.com, or post it to: The Rectory, 63 Lurgan Road, Banbridge, BT32 4LY, on or before Friday 15 November.

This is a new role for us in Banbridge, so if there are some aspects of the Job Description that are not a perfect fit for you, but you feel otherwise drawn to this ministry position, then please get in touch for an informal conversation with the Rector, Revd Willie Nixon, by phone before you apply. Phone: 07764277771. We want to find the person called of God to this ministry so are willing to discuss your gifting, circumstances and suitability in advance.

Vacancy for a Families Co-ordinator in St Donard’s Bloomfield, Belfast. St Donard’s parish is seeking to prioritise Kingdom building among young people and families.  The post involves developing the existing youth and children’s program as well as engaging with families in the local community. A desire to see children and young people developing in their faith in Jesus and growing in confidence in how God can use them is required. The Families Co-ordinator will seek to implement the Church’s vision for children and young people.

Download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form here:

To request an application by post please contact us on the email below.

Completed forms sent to: stdonards.secretary@gmail.com

Closing date for applications: 22nd November  2024

For more information please contact: stdonards.secretary@gmail.com