Safeguarding Administrator

Temporary sick cover, 17.5 hours per week,
£230 per week.

Summary
St Ebbe’s Church is seeking to appoint someone to process the Safer
Recruitment of staff and volunteers who serve at St Ebbe’s (including those who
work with children and vulnerable adults). It is an important role in ensuring St
Ebbe’s is a safe place for all, and supporting the ministry of the church as part of
the administration team.

About St Ebbe’s
St Ebbe’s is a large and diverse community from all walks of life, made up of
families, locals, students, international visitors, retired and more. We have three
services each Sunday, with a range of activities throughout the week. We are
evangelical and Anglican, though we have many members and some staff from
other denominational backgrounds.

Our vision is to see God honoured through the foundations of the Bible and
prayer to:

•  Reach out to non-believers with the good news of Jesus
•  Build up Christians as disciples of Christ
•  Send out Christians to serve Christ in Oxford and the world

Key tasks and responsibilities

•  Processing Safer Recruitment for new volunteers for work on teams, with

small groups, children and vulnerable adults, including:

o  Following procedures for Safer Recruitment via ChurchSuite
o  Managing applications
o  Taking up references for applicants
o  Managing interviews with the Safeguarding Team
o  DBS Applications through the Diocese of Oxford
o  Managing safeguarding training
o  Communicating with Safeguarding Team about case progress

•  Processing renewals of DBS and safeguarding training
•  Escalate out of date or stalled applications and processes
•  Maintain confidentiality
•  Maintain accurate records
•  Maintaining St Ebbe’s Safer Recruitment Procedure
•  Other administration tasks as required (Safer Recruitment casework varies

from week to week and month to month; at quieter times other
administrative tasks as part of the Admin Team will be required).

The kind of person we are looking for

Essential

•  Technical aptitude, including confidence in using Microsoft 365 and online

church management software (we use ChurchSuite).

•  An ability to follow detailed procedures accurately.
•  Self-motivated and hard-working.
•  Trustworthy and discreet.

Desirable

•  Experience using ChurchSuite.
•  Experience administering safeguarding processes.
•  A Christian who has a desire to serve the church family.

Other information

Duration:
Hours:

This role is cover for sickness leave during November 2025.
This is half-time position, 17.5 hours a week, to be spread across
at least 3 days (preferably 5 days) between 9:30-5:30 Monday-
Friday.
£230/week.

Pay:
Annual leave:   25 days per annum (pro rata), plus Bank Holidays (i.e. during

November this means 8.5 hours leave).

Place of work:   Hybrid: to be agreed, but initially at least two days/week at St

Start Date:

Ebbe’s Church, Oxford; other days could be worked from home.
As soon as possible from 3rd November 2025.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tim Dossor, Minister
(Operations): tim.dossor@stebbes.org.

To apply, please go to stebbes.org/jobs