Vacancies

Growing Faith Leader
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who is passionate about nurturing faith and spirituality in Children and Families. Working across the diverse Foleshill and Longford areas, the Growing Faith Leader will work across a number of churches and schools; facilitating engaging times of worship and exciting events, gathering and organising volunteers, and building relationships with young people and their families.
Foleshill and Longford are areas with a lot of challenges with some of the highest levels of depravation in North Coventry. However, there are good existing relationships between the churches and a number of local schools, as well as some thriving children and families ministries. The Growing Faith Leader will invest further in these existing relationships and develop the exciting work that is already happening, in addition to identifying further missional opportunities and establishing new projects.
We are looking for someone who is passionate and creative; who will be able to plan their work and engage others to work alongside them. They will also be working alongside a dynamic team of local clergy and lay leaders who will provide support and guidance.
If you think God may be calling you to this role, we’d love to invite you to read through the role description below and consider applying.
If you’d like any informal conversations about the role, please contact our Associate Minister Rev Kate Pellereau: kate@stlaurences.org or 07791065627. You can read more about the St Laurence’s Mission hub here.
If you’d like conversations about Growing Faith and how the Diocese of Coventry is supporting roles like this one, please contact James Henney – Growing Faith Enabler: James.Henney@coventry.anglican.org or 07494758880.
Applications close at 12pm on Monday 27th January 2025.
Please send completed application forms to Stevey Cubitt: stevey.cubitt@coventry.anglican.org
If you have any HR related questions or accessibility needs you wish to discuss, please contact Stevey Cubitt on stevey.cubitt@coventry.anglican.org (Monday-Thursdays during term time, 10am-2pm)

Volunteer St Laurence’s Church – Hope Hub
We take the safety of everyone within the church very seriously and expect everyone to work in accordance with the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy. A copy of the Safeguarding Policy should accompany this Role Description.
This Role Description is binding in honour only and is does not create a legally binding contract between us. It may be cancelled at any time at the discretion of either party. No employment relationship to be created either now or in the future.
Principles
Volunteers working with children, families and vulnerable adults must have a commitment to:
- Treat individuals with respect.
- Recognise and respect their abilities and potential for development.
- Promote their rights to make their own decisions and choices unless it is unsafe.
- Ensure their welfare and safety.
- The promotion of social justice, social responsibility and respect for others.
- Confidentiality, never passing on personal information (except to the person to whom you are responsible) unless there safeguarding issues of concern.
Safeguarding issues of concern (e.g., an allegation of abuse) must always be reported to the Parish Safeguarding Officer or the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser.
Responsibilities of this role
- Assisting with deliveries from Food Bank and Supermarkets
- Enabling a safe and structured environment when allocating where the food is stored.
- Meeting the user’s requirement i.e., meat/veg and allergies and dietary needs.
- Always greeting users with sensitivity and respect.
- To work with individuals in a way that meets and develops their personal, spiritual and social needs, exercising active pastoral concern.
- To work in accordance with the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy.
- To attend team meetings, supervision meetings & training sessions as deemed necessary for your role.
- Show good stewardship, care and maintenance of any church owned equipment, making the Line Manager ware of any urgent or essential repairs of equipment.
- To undertake any other work that has been agreed and is seen to be appropriate.Page Break
Accountability
When carrying out the above responsibilities you will be accountable to:
- Laura Edmunds
Responsibilities of the church
As a valued volunteer, you can expect the church and St Laurence’s Hope Hub:
- To provide a supportive, inclusive and positive environment that helps you to enjoy this role.
- To treat you with respect and courtesy.
- To provide you with appropriate training.
Person specification
- Friendly, open, approachable, willingness to work with others.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to work with members of the community and vulnerable adults/children in a safe and secure setting.
- Able to work with other leaders and members in a team environment.
- A willingness to develop skills and to engage with training.
- Sympathetic to and able to work within the culture and values of a Christian church setting.
- Sympathetic to and able to work within the culture and values of a Christian church setting.
DBS Check
As a volunteer working with children and/or vulnerable adults, the specifics of this role may require an Enhanced DBS check with barred list information.
This DBS check needs to be renewed every five years.
How to Apply
Please email laura@stlaurences.org to apply.