Priest in Charge

(Full-time or clergy couple job share)

for the Inglewood Benefice

(Ainstable, Armathwaite, Calthwaite, High Hesket, Hutton, Plumpton, Skelton)

We are looking for either one or two people who will:

• be a pastor with a big heart for people who engages with both church members and the wider community.
• be a good team player as well as team builder, who can develop relationships and be a good and sensitive listener, able to lead us positively through change as we move forward.
• help the church engage with the wider community in more intentional ways including working with schools.
• enable us to continue to work more closely together.
• have an ecumenical mindset
• be a person of prayer, spiritually rich, with a focus on growing and making disciples.
• be committed to working together with our diverse communities who are looking for a leader to walk alongside us as we seek to be God’s Church in our rural context.

We welcome applicants for the full time role or for the alternative clergy couple job share.

Stipend for full time role £30,912 (for job share to be discussed depending on split of hours)

For an informal conversation, please contact Archdeacon Vernon Ross on 07388377105 or archdeacon.south@carlislediocese.org.uk

For a profile and application form, please visit

www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies

Closing date: 5th June 2024

Interviews: 1st July 2024