Young Leaders’ Community Enabler (Maternity leave cover)

Barnsley CVS; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance is seeking a Young Leaders’ Community Enabler for a maternity cover, based in Rotherham with a hybrid working pattern. The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract with pro rata salary of £26,000 per year (Band 5.1).

Start date December, with deadline 13 November 2026. You will enable young leaders to shape strategy and create opportunities to speak, lead and influence across parishes, schools and the Diocese, under safeguarding provisions.

Qualifications

• Occupational requirement: candidate must be a communicant member of the Church of England or a full member of a church within Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
• DBS check is required under Safe Recruitment provisions.

Responsibilities

• Enable Young Leaders to shape strategy and create opportunities for local and central involvement across parishes, schools and the diocese.
• Support young active disciples to speak, lead and influence in mission and ministry.
• Work within the team to promote youth participation in diocesan activities.

Job description

Young Leaders’ Community Enabler (Maternity leave cover)

Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance

Based in Rotherham - hybrid

SDBF Salary Band 5.1 £32,500 FTE – Prorated £26,000 (pro rata)

Contract:

12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract (or until employee returns from MAT leave). Start date: beginning of December, or as soon after as possible

Deadline:

13 November 2026

Enabling the members of the Young Leaders’ Community to play a central role in the mission and ministry of their local parishes, schools and across the diocese.

To enable their voices to shape strategy and to create local and central opportunities for these young active disciples to speak, lead and influence.

For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Mike North, Children and Young People’s Advisor at [e-mail].

Given the nature and context of the work it is an occupational requirement that the post holder should be a communicant member of the Church of England or a full member of a church within Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check in accordance with Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding provisions.

We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the role at any time.

Chilypep scale 33 to 34: £41,697.57 to £42,774.22 per annum (pro rata)