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13 Aug 2025, 12:54 p.m.

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Office Administrator

Do you inspire confidence in your customers?
Do you take pride in achieving results?
Do you want a new challenge?

The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for an

Office Administrator

who will

• provide effective admin support to the office
• provide admin support to the Archdeacon’s Office
• provide excellent customer service
• maintain the contact management system

This is a part-time position, 14 hours per week, office based in Penrith over 3 days.
Salary: £23,668.00 FTE (pro rata based on 35-hour week) + 15% non-contributary pension.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 8th September 2025
Interviews: Thursday 11th September 2025, Church House, Penrith

The Diocese of Carlisle 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. Read more
29 Jul 2025, 2:29 p.m.

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Deputy Diocesan Safeguarding Officer

Do you have a passion for safeguarding and inspire confidence in others?

Are you an experienced safeguarding professional with a heart for protecting children and adults?

The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for an

Deputy Diocesan Safeguarding Officer

To be based in Penrith who will

· Manage a caseload responding to, assessing, and managing safeguarding concerns or allegations

· Support the development of safeguarding arrangements, good practice, policy, and training.

· Ensure those who pose a risk are appropriately supported and managed.

• Build strong, professional and effective relationships with Diocesan and Cathedral staff including senior clergy and volunteers in a variety of church officer roles.

This is a part-time position, 28 hours per week, however, we welcome discussion around part time working.

Salary: £43,525 FTE + 15% non-contributory pension (pro rata based on 35-hour week).

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8th September 2025 at 9.00am

Interviews: in Penrith on Monday 22nd September 2025.

For an informal conversation, please contact Joanna Van Lachterop (Diocesan Safeguarding Officer) on 07458 016884 or email safeguarding.adviser@carlislediocese.org.uk

The Diocese of Carlisle 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. For the role description & Application form please visit https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies/ Read more
29 Jul 2025, 11:09 a.m.

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Safeguarding Support & Engagement Officer

Are you able to engage volunteers and build positive relationships to help create a safer church for all?

Do you have a passion for safeguarding and inspire confidence in others?

The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for an

Safeguarding Support & Engagement Officer

To be based in Penrith who will

· Engage church officers to support the development of safeguarding arrangements, good practice, policy, and training across the diocese of Carlisle.

· Provide advice, guidance and support to parishes to implement the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard and Safeguarding Hub systems.

· Deliver safeguarding training.

· Respond to low level safeguarding concerns and maintain accurate records.

This is a full-time position, 35 hours per week, however, we welcome discussion around part time working.

Salary: £34,000 FTE + 15% non-contributory pension (pro rata based on 35-hour week).

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications: Monday 18th August 2025 at 9.00am

Interviews: in Penrith on Thursday 4th September 2025.

For an informal conversation, please contact Joanna Van Lachterop (Diocesan Safeguarding Officer) on 07458 016884 or email safeguarding.adviser@carlislediocese.org.uk

The Diocese of Carlisle 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. For the role description & Application form please visit https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies/ Read more
28 Jul 2025, 1:57 p.m.

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Administrative Assistant

Can you handle a diverse workload?

Do you inspire confidence in colleagues?

Do you want a new challenge?

The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a

Administrative Assistant

who will:

· Support the Programme Management Office

· Be flexible, positive, with a ‘can-do’ attitude

· Work with colleagues to coordinate project reporting

· Monitor and collate data against programme and strategic objectives

This is a part time position, for 21hrs (0.6FTE) a week

Salary: £23,668 FTE

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 20th August 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 27th August 2025 at Church House, Penrith

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please email Kerry Roughton, Head of Programme Management, on kerry.roughton@carlislediocese.org.uk

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16 Jul 2025, 12:15 p.m.

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Curacy - Ulvertson Parish Church, St Mary with Holy Trinity, and St John's Osmotherley

What we are looking for:

A wholehearted disciple of Christ, eager to learn more about God, the work of His church and the community they are a part of.

A person who has a heart for people and mission and who can help guide the church into the next part of God’s plan for our fellowship and community.

An individual with excellent interpersonal skills and godly leadership qualities, a passion for evangelism, and the intention (with training) to plant church(es) to reach the unchurched population in Cumbria.

A person of prayer, a team player, adaptable, teachable and with a desire to grow.

Someone who values and encourages the gifts and ministries of the church family. Read more
16 Jul 2025, 9:37 a.m.

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Curacy - St Aidan's, Cumbria

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING

We are looking for someone who:

Loves Jesus and wants to prioritise following him with their whole heart

Has a heart for mission and is ready to step out in faith to see new disciples made.

Embraces the charismatic and evangelical traditions and is passionate about seeing God move in power today.

Is excited about the vision of St. Aidan’s and ready to minister within this context.

Is eager to plant a new church by the end of curacy, in line with St. Aidan’s vision and strategy.

Is a team player, able to inspire and equip others for ministry. Read more
16 Jul 2025, 9:06 a.m.

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Curacy - St Paul's Barrow, with Newbarns

At St Paul’s, we aspire to live out the Bible’s rich vision of church as a body, with everyone having a part to play! But as part of this church‑wide team, we have a clergy team entrusted with pastoral oversight of the church:
Robin Ham (Lead Minister), Elaine Bates (Associate Minister), and Sarah Richardson (Associate Minister).

Together, they seek to offer a supportive training environment rooted in a generous orthodoxy, where you’ll be encouraged to grow in wisdom, confidence, and character.

With a mix of gifts, experiences, and callings — full‑time, part‑time, and self‑supporting — we work as a team to lead, pray, and serve the church and wider community. Elaine brings a wealth of experience in lay development and ministerial formation, now serving the Diocese as Initial Ministerial Education 2 (Curacies) Officer. Sarah brings a dual vocation as an ordained local GP, embodying holistic, incarnational ministry in the community.

As a curate, you’ll be welcomed into this team, given space to learn, and entrusted with real ministry as you grow in your own calling to proclaim afresh Christ to every generation. Read more
16 Jul 2025, 8:55 a.m.

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Curacy - Harrington, Distington and Westfield

Do you sense a call to ministry at the edge?
We’re seeking a creative, compassionate, resilient and community‑minded curate to serve across three distinctive parishes — St Mary’s Westfield, St Mary’s Harrington, and The Church of the Holy Spirit Distington — on the rugged coast of Cumbria.

Someone who can offer new perspectives using their life experience to further the kingdom of God. Who sees the beauty of mixed ecology and values both time‑honoured church and pioneering new worshipping communities.

What we can offer.

A Warm Welcome

A great team of colleagues across Churches Together.

Churches that are prayerfully seeking to see God’s Kingdom come afresh in this generation.

The space to think outside the box, dream dreams and try new things.

The chance to invest in community.

An opportunity to develop worship and think deeply about connecting with those people who are unchurched. Read more
14 Jul 2025, 4:10 p.m.

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Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations

• Do you have a heart for supporting and enabling the local people of God in Cumbria to discover and nurture a wide variety of gifts for a wider range of ministries?
• Are you committed to discerning and forming leaders who are deeply rooted in their relationship with Jesus, who act boldly in His name, and who inspire others to do the same?
• Are you a champion for fostering diverse vocations amongst groups who are underrepresented in our ministries?

The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a gifted ordained colleague with the experience and strategic skills to play a pivotal role in enabling the vocations of all God’s people alongside releasing the considerable potential for lay and ordained ministry across the Diocese.

For those called to ordained ministry in the Church of England, you will skilfully oversee and guide individuals through the national discernment process, ensuring they are supported spiritually, pastorally and practically, assisted in this work by our experienced team of Assistant DDO’s.

You will be experienced in leading a team of key colleagues, which include the IME 2 Officer, Vocations Lead and Warden of Readers, as well as our Vocations and Assistant DDO teams, modelling collaboration, support and challenge in the discernment and formation work they undertake.

Underpinned by the values of our God for All strategy, we are seeking an emotionally intelligent and pastorally adept leader who is also able to relate generously and positively to those of theological traditions other than their own.

This is a full-time position of 35 hours a week.

Salary £48,988 plus 15% non-contributory pension or an ordained candidate could choose to remain in the Church of England Clergy Pension Scheme.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Closing date for Applications: Monday 8th September 2025, 9am
Interviews: Church House, Penrith – Tuesday 23rd September 2025.

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Rachel Head (Director of Mission, Ministry, Support and Innovation) by emailing rachel.head@carlislediocese.org.uk or Ali Ng (Bishop’s Chaplain) by emailing bishopschaplain@carlislediocese.org.uk

Completed application forms should be returned to Helen Harker at HumanResources@Carlislediocese.org.uk

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20 May 2025, 11:51 a.m.

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Priest in Charge - Carlisle Holy Trinity & St Barnabas

Priest in Charge
Benefice of Carlisle Holy Trinity & St Barnabas

Come and grow with us in faith, courage and community.
We are seeking a Priest in Charge who brings strong theological depth, spiritual resilience, and a collaborative heart to lead our large and socially diverse parish.

What we offer:
• A committed team ministry context where collaboration is essential and valued
• A congregation that is open, prayerful, and ready to grow
• A willingness to try new things and proven success in reaching children and families
• A parish with enormous potential, embracing a wide socio-economic spectrum—from long-established communities to areas of real challenge and opportunity.
• Lay people who are ready to be encouraged, equipped, and released into ministry
• A church community that knows vision and reality don’t always align—but believes God works in the gap between

What we’re looking for:
• A strong team leader with theological maturity and spiritual presence
• A collaborative priest who values and invests in both lay and ordained colleagues
• Someone who can communicate with grace and clarity across class, culture and ages
• A priest who can lead gently, encourage faithfully, and discern wisely
• Someone with a calling to nurture both the faithful and the curious—reaching in and reaching out
St Barnabas is ready for the next chapter. We are looking for someone who feels called to walk it with us—not alone, but with God and one another.
Could that be you?

For an informal conversation please contact Archdeacon Ruth Newton (07919 792051)
This is a full-time stipendiary post (£31,840 from April 2025)
For a profile and application form, please visit www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies

Closing date: 3rd September 2025
Interviews: 22nd September 2025
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