- To facilitate the smooth, efficient and timely running of Parish administration
- To be a key part of the Parish team, in close communication with clergy, church wardens and others as required.
- Job title: Parish Administrator (part-time)
- Location: St John’s Purbrook. Some working from home is possible, with agreed core hours to be in the office.
- Hours: 8-10hrs/week spread over 2 or 3 days
- Salary: £13ph to be reviewed April 2026. The hourly rate will be converted to an annual salary paid in twelve monthly payments (in arrears)
- To be responsible for day to day running of the Parish office
- To perform administrative tasks as requested by clergy, churchwardens and PCC.
- To deal with telephone calls, emails and correspondence as required
- To signpost any enquiries/queries to the appropriate person
- To take initial enquiries for occasional offices, weddings, funerals etc.
- To prepare letters, weekly and other notice sheets, posters, leaflets, service booklets, etc. as required including printing and email distribution as appropriate
- To ensure that IT systems and other office equipment are working and up to date
- Work with the Parish Safeguarding Office to ensure that DBS records for volunteers are up to date
- To take enquiries and bookings for church buildings and to produce any requirements related to invoicing, contracts etc.
- To monitor and order church supplies
- To ensure compliance with GDPR (Data Protection), Safeguarding, and Health and Safety within the work environment, and to attend any appropriate training courses as approved by line manager
- To maintain and update parish records and inventory
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the line manager
Parish administrator, Part-time, Portsdown and Purbrook
The parish of Portsdown and Purbrook are looking to recruit a positive, reliable and organised administrator to work with our clergy, churchwardens and volunteers. This is a very important role, as you will often be the first point of contact for the parish.
The parish includes the churches of Christ Church Portsdown and St John the Baptist Purbrook, and covers the communities of Purbrook, Widley, Berewood and North Cosham. More details can be found on our website.
The post will be based in the office at St John’s Purbrook and provide administrative support across the parish.
As we are a faith-based organisation the successful applicant will be expected to understand and be sympathetic to our beliefs and will work actively to support our ministry and vision through their work.
Main purposes of the position:
This will be a permanent contract, following the initial three month probation period, during which either party may terminate the contract with a week’s notice