25 faith based jobs found in Bury

Manchester Diocese has an inspiring vision for 2030. We are committed to doubling the number of young active disciples and ensuring there is a thriving Children and Young Peoples’ (CYP) ministry within reach of every young person. We are energised by the opportunities to create ways for children and young people to encounter Jesus. To help bring this vision to life, and as the result of promotion for the previous postholder, we are now recruiting to the Diocesan Youth Officer role within our Diocesan Education team. The Diocesan Youth Officer will be an important part of the newly established Equip Project team. They will support youth work across the diocese to double the number of young active disciples and ensure there is a thriving CYP ministry within reach of every young person.    The post holder will support churches and schools to strengthen youth ministry across the diocese. They will help deliver core elements of the Equip...

We are delighted to be appointing a brand-new Encounter Team for Salford Archdeaconry in the Diocese of Manchester.   This team will work alongside the Salford Encounter Archdeaconry Lead in supporting, resourcing and encouraging ministry with children, young people and their families in our schools, churches and mission communities.  Recent national funding from the Church Commissioners has enabled us to create these exciting posts which will focus on early years, children’s, and youth ministry along with school chaplaincy and developing young leaders. EARLY YEARS WORKER  Are you passionate about helping our youngest children discover faith, belonging and joy? We’re looking for an enthusiastic   Early Years Worker   to help shape vibrant, creative ministry for 0–5s and their families across the Salford Archdeaconry.   In this exciting role, you’ll support and resource churches and mission communities as they develop   distinctively Christian toddler groups ,...

Manchester Diocese has an inspiring vision for 2030, with a strong focus on developing missional leaders who can inspire and equip the Church for the future. We are now seeking a Lay Ministry Officer who will support the continued flourishing of lay min­istry, ensuring that lay people are equipped to live out their calling and use their gifts. The Lay Ministry Officer plays a key role in the Mission and Ministry Team. Working collaboratively with colleagues they will contribute to a culture where the vocation of all God’s people is celebrated, and lay people in particular are equipped to live out their calling and use their gifts in the church and in the world. The post-holder will lead, oversee and develop our well-established Foundations for Ministry course, an annual programme helping anyone active in church life who feels some sense of vocation or calling to unpack what following Jesus might look like. They will expand our programme of lay training...

We’re looking for a calm, personable and servant-hearted person to work within our Safeguarding Team, providing organisation-wide support and deputising for the Safeguarding Manager to ensure that CPAS is a safe place for everyone. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of safeguarding in practice and safer recruitment, have experience of working in a safeguarding capacity (paid or voluntary), and will be empathetic, victim-survivor-focused and committed to a person-centred, trauma-informed approach.  This role provides an opportunity to influence change in an environment committed to service improvement, positive safeguarding culture development, and minimising barriers to excellence in safeguarding practice. Particular focus will be given to supporting the Ventures and Falcons Holiday Ministry to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children and young people accessing our holidays.  If you enjoy working collaboratively within a team and cross-team working, can...

Developing the ministry at Gorsley Baptist Church (GBC) for the 11- early 20s and supporting the transition from Children’s work into and youth, working with the children’s worker. Working with an established volunteer team, families, community groups, and engaging in a variety of events. Building connections with the youth and their parent/carers. Currently we run two groups on a Sunday across 11-18’s, one of the groups helping transition those in the youth group into main services and serving on teams. During the week we run a youth club, for about 20 young people.  It is important that the person who gets this role engages naturally with the wider church. Full job description attached. To apply please follow the link on the webpage to the application form.

We are seeking someone with a passion for leading contemporary worship and developing student ministry at Buckingham Parish Church. The primary focus of this role is to lead contemporary worship across our two congregations, with an allocation of 20 hours per week for worship and a further 10 hours per week dedicated to student ministry. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, Spirit-led pioneer who is able to uphold & work towards a vision and bring others along with them releasing their gifts for the building up of the body of Christ. They will have a strong understanding of music, work as a team and have an anointing in the leading of worship and student ministries.  Please go through the job description for details.  Application link below Application Form for the Role of Worship & Student Pastor at BPC 2025-26 – Fill in form Thank you. 

Children’s, Families and Schools Worker “Inspiring the next generation to follow Jesus” 35 hours per week including Sundays, £24,000 pa Are you passionate about sharing Jesus with children and families? Do you love building relationships and making faith accessible, fun, and engaging? Hope Church, a lively and growing Anglican church in North West Bicester, is seeking a full-time (35 hours a week) worker, gifted and passionate about ministry with children, families and schools. Who we are Hope Church is a charismatic evangelical Anglican church planted from Emmanuel Church Bicester (ECB) and part of the Bicester Team Ministry. Based in the heart of Elmsbrook, a thriving eco-town development, we are a welcoming community with a strong heart for mission. With many young families in our area, we long to see children and parents encounter Jesus, grow in faith, and feel part of God’s family. The Role We are looking for someone who will,...

This is an exciting shared role across Phase Hitchin and Christchurch Methodist and United Reformed Church. The purpose of this role is to support and inspire young people across school, church and community settings. You will strengthen wellbeing, create safe spaces for faith exploration and build consistent, positive relationships with young people in Hitchin and the surrounding area. The role is structured so that approximately 45 percent of your time is invested in Phase school and community delivery, 45 percent in Christchurch youth ministry, and 10 percent in shared partnership activity that strengthens collaboration across the town. You will join two aligned, supportive teams committed to helping young people thrive. The role is one coherent calling working across two aligned organisations, who already work closely together. Christchurch is a Methodist and URC ecumenical partnership with over 200 members based in Hitchin, North...

At Ainon Baptist Church, we are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Community and Family Engagement Worker to join our team. As a Bible-believing Christian community, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the successful applicant will share our Christian faith and be prepared to join and worship with our church congregation.   This role is pivotal in reaching out to the community, particularly in key growth areas such as young families, through building relationships, weekly groups, and organising events. You will have a passion for mission, family ministry, and a heart for community outreach and engaging with unbelievers in innovative ways, and the freedom to lead and build this ministry.  

Are you an experienced and dynamic church leader with a passion for Bible teaching and leadership? Is whole life discipleship important to you? Are you an evangelical and enthusiastic enabler that longs to see people grow and develop with a rich, deep and rooted faith in Jesus? Is leadership one of your spiritual gifts? If so, we’d love you to read on and prayerfully consider if God might be calling you to be the next Rector at Ps & Gs. Ps & Gs is a vibrant Scottish Episcopal Church in the centre of Edinburgh with an active and growing congregation of around 1,200 and a staff team of 21. Our current Rector, Rev Canon Dr Dave Richards, plans to retire after 30 years of ministry at Ps & Gs. We want to ensure a smooth transition of leadership that involves a handover period from Dave to his successor. We are seeking a passionate and gifted leader to become our Rector and lead Ps & Gs at this exciting time in the life of the church.  More information can be...

About The Role Faith in Kids has been going through an exciting season of development and growth. As we continue to work towards our strategic objectives and growing the ministry, we are in need of a Communications and Content Producer to help us serve our existing audience well, grow our online audience, increase engagement across digital platforms in order to maximise the reach of our offer and deepen our impact.  Working with the Communications Director, this role will bring new skills, experience and expertise in high quality content production. We are looking for someone who has fresh perspectives and imaginative storytelling skills that captures attention, strengthens our reputation and shares the breadth of our offer in ways that engage and expands our core audiences. They will have high platform literacy and a marketing mindset with strong design instincts, film and written communication skills. This individual will need proven skills in being able to find the...

About The Role Faith in Kids has been going through an exciting season of development and growth. As we continue to work towards our strategic objectives and growing the team, we are in need of an Events Coordinator to assist in the planning and delivery of our online and in-person events and supporting our training manager in the growing training provision. This role will bring experience and expertise for Faith in Kids to deliver high quality training and events.    The ideal candidate will bring previous experience in planning and delivering a range of events. The ideal candidate will also have a strong understanding of how to run online events. The candidate would ideally have gained their experience within a Christian organisation but this is not essential.    This role will suit someone with high energy, who loves meeting new people and getting them excited about what we do, while also bringing attention to the details and getting things done....

Mitcham Lane Baptist Church is seeking a passionate Youth and Community Worker to pioneer and develop faith-based youth work with 11–18s in Furzedown, South London. This exciting role combines outreach, discipleship and community engagement, offering the opportunity to shape vibrant, inclusive youth programmes that support young people’s emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing and help them explore the Christian faith. The role is 30 hours per week (flexible, including evenings and weekends) with a salary of £30,000–£32,500 pro rata . We are also open to considering other options for working including part time, job share and as a paid student placement for a relevant training course. The post is offered on a 3-year fixed-term contract and has an occupational requirement for a practising Christian under the Equality Act 2010. Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK required. Please see the job description and person specification for more details and head to...

Holy Trinity & St Mary’s Guildford ( htsmguildford.org ) is seeking a full-time Family & Children’s Minister with an inclusive vision of the Gospel to lead in the Ministry Team on building and extending our work. We are connected with a large number of children and young people through our amazing church choir and our links with our church schools (among others), and there is real potential to develop this work in exciting ways on Sundays and across the week. We offer warm, welcoming congregations, a large, highly-supportive and encouraging team of ordained and lay ministers, paid and voluntary, and a commitment to make this role the top priority in our resourcing in the years ahead. We’re not perfect. But we are open to growth, change and the insights that someone with the right experience and gifts can bring. If you fancy working in a busy town centre parish with a commitment to traditional and, more recently , contemporary worship, a vision that excludes no one (and...

  Senior Youth Worker     Permanent, full-time role (35 hours per week)   £32,556-£34,516 per annum (including Outer London Weighting)   20 days annual leave and 3 concessionary days (plus Bank Holidays)     The charity’s office is in St Paul’s Cray, but the job holder will be required to travel to locations in Chislehurst and surrounding areas within the Borough of Bromley.     Chislehurst Youth for Christ has been making a difference to young people in communities in the borough of Bromley for over 20 years. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Youth Worker to lead and develop our youth team and activities in 2026 and beyond. If you are passionate about seeing young people’s lives changed by Jesus, this could be the role for you!     About the role   Working closely with the CEO, this senior role will play a significant part in seeing our youth work develop and...

  Youth Worker     Permanent, full-time role (35 hours per week)   £26,659-£28,535 per annum, including Outer London Weighting   20 days annual leave and 3 concessionary days (plus Bank Holidays)        For over 20 years, Chislehurst Youth for Christ has been working to see God changing young people’s lives in the borough of Bromley, through our work with schools, churches and communities. We are looking for a full-time Youth Worker to join us as we continue our work in 2026 and beyond.     About the role   Working as part of a small team, led by a Senior Youth Worker, this role has an important part to play in reaching young people. We work in a variety of settings, such as schools, churches, and the community. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to use their faith-based passion, experience and skills to share God’s love in a relevant and practical way to the young people in the Bromley...

3 Counties Vineyard is looking for a full time Associate Pastor and Worship Lead to join our leadership and staff team. This will be a key addition to our team and we are willing to flex the role for the right person. We envision this role living in the 3 Counties area and leading our pastoral team, overseeing welcome and newcomer integration, worship and prayer as well as supporting our senior leader in overseeing their services, including some leading and teaching. Full details of the role and person specification are in the job description document.

St Margaret’s Rainham is a growing, outward-looking Anglican church in a parish of 26,000 people, with strong links to nine local schools and a clear vision for mission among children and families. We are not looking for someone to run programmes. We are looking for someone who will build relationships, nurture faith, and help form new worshipping communities rooted in everyday life. Over the next four years, we are seeking to: establish three new intergenerational worshipping communities engage at least 150 children and families in sustained discipleship deepen partnerships with schools and the wider community This is a new role with real scope to shape and develop the ministry. You will work alongside an experienced and supportive team, with strong volunteer foundations already in place and a culture that values prayer, reflection and sustainable ministry. We are looking for someone who: has a living Christian faith and is a communicant...

Sowing Roots is a Christian charity committed to supporting schools and local communities by providing engaging, values-based education rooted in the Christian faith. We work in partnership with schools to deliver high-quality Religious Education (RE) lessons, workshops, and assemblies that inspire pupils to think deeply about faith, life, and values. The Part-Time Schools Worker will support the delivery of creative, interactive, and age appropriate RE lessons, assemblies, and workshops across schools. The post holder will build positive relationships with staff and pupils, while modelling and sharing the Christian faith in a way that is accessible and relevant.

·Be a known Christian presence in school, provide pastoral support which promotes the emotional and spiritual wellbeing of pupils and staff. ·Contribute to pastoral aspects of the school curriculum, including Mental Health and Wellbeing, Human Spirituality, Relationships and Sex Education, and Transition. ·Offer mentoring and guided listening and where appropriate prayer, to the whole school community. ·Be willing to lead school assemblies, after school and holiday activities and projects. ·Act as a representative of The Cotswold School and local churches both on and off site, upholding the values and good reputation of both. ·Strengthen relationships between the school, local churches and wider community. ·Respond creatively to opportunities for connection between the life of the school and local churches, including places of existing youth work. ·Identify and respond to opportunities for new youth work projects at locations across the south of the North Cotswold Deanery. ·Work...