Assistant Community Missioner

Diocese of Chester; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 9,500 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution

Job summary

Diocese of Chester is seeking a confident, well-organised administrator to support community projects and church outreach. You will help organise gatherings and workshops, assist with communications and records, and gather stories that demonstrate the difference our work makes.

This is a 15-hour-per-week role, typically over two days, for one year with scope to increase hours. The salary is £10,500 per year, with a 5% employer pension contribution.

Qualifications

• Experience with community projects or charities is helpful
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Eye for detail and ability to work independently

Responsibilities

• Organise community gatherings and workshops
• Support local projects and outreach activities
• Maintain communications and records up to date
• Gather stories showing the impact of our work

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Administrative skills

Digital skills

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Are you organised, people-focused, and passionate about making a difference in the wider community? cwork together to tackle poverty, loneliness and poor mental health, so that people may experience life in all its fullness.

Working alongside our Community Missioner, you’ll be at the heart of connecting people and ideas. One day you might be helping to organise a community gathering or workshop; the next, supporting local projects, keeping our communications and records up to date, or gathering stories that show the difference our work is making.

We’re looking for someone who is a confident organiser, great communicator and relationship-builder, able to work independently while enjoying being part of a team. You’ll need good administrative and digital skills, an eye for detail and a willingness to get stuck in. Experience of community projects, charities or churches would be helpful, but enthusiasm, initiative and a heart for social justice are just as important.

This is a 15-hour-per-week role (typically over two days), initially for one year, with the potential for additional hours as the role develops. The salary is £10,500 (£26,200 FTE) with a 5% employer pension contribution.

This role has an Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian whose faith informs their understanding of social justice.

Interview date: Tuesday 10thNovember 2026 at Chester Cathedral.