Community Hub Site Assistant, Sandwich St Peter (Maternity Cover)

St Peters Church - Sandwich - Stone carving

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Job Title: Community Hub Site Assistant, Sandwich St Peter (Maternity Cover)

Duration: 6 Months FTC Maternity Cover 

Hours: 30 hours per week across 5 days

Salary: £22,857 per annum, plus pension and benefits

Location: St. Peter’s Church, Sandwich

Overall job purpose

As part of the South East regional team, the Community Hub Assistant supports the operation and success of one of our major churches.

Reporting to the Head of Region, South East, and working closely with the Community Hub Coordinator, you will be support the church’s business model as a second hand goods retailer, as well as supporting year-round general visitation to the church, including visits to the Tower.

This post will also support volunteers to ensure the shop and visitor welcome desk is manned and that we are able to deliver an exemplary visitor welcome to our customers.

We have recently published our TRUST values, which outline the behaviours and expectations that act as our foundations at CCT. We have attached the pack, outlining each value, which we will also be using as part of our shortlisting and interview process to find the right candidates that align with our values.

We would be delighted to hear from you. If you’d like to talk to us about this role before you apply please contact Anna Wilson, Head of Region South East, at awilson@thecct.org.uk.  

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@thecct.org.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Tuesday 7th April 2026. 

The interviews will take place in St. Peter’s Church, Sandwich on Monday 13th April 2026. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel. 

Please note: As part of our recruitment process, we undertake candidate psychometric testing, you will receive an email following your application submission asking you to complete a series of activities.

All successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS, credit check, references and right to work checks.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.