Churches Together South Tyneside is looking for a proactive, organised Operations Manager to help keep our charity running smoothly! You’ll oversee governance, HR, finance and funding, support our projects and trustees and ensure our policies and safeguarding standards are top-notch. You’ll be at the heart of our mission to support older people, vulnerable adults, making a real difference in the wider community. You will be working with a small, friendly team of trustees and staff.
We are looking for someone with strong organisational skills, confident with admin, finance and governance (or willing to learn) and who is collaborative, supportive and values-driven.
The role is for 2 years fixed-term, 18 hours p.w. which we intend to continue if funding is secured. It offers flexible home-based work with some travel, generous leave (28 days + bank holidays pro rata) and a pension.
Application pack and form to be returned by October 29th from secretaryctst@gmail.com
Any questions contact audrey@churchestogethersouthtyneside.org
Churches Together South Tyneside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
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Vicar of All Saints and Salutation, Darlington, and St Edwin, High Coniscliffe with St Mary, Peircebridge
We seek a minister who will lead our parishes well in the next stage of our mission and ministry. All Saints seeks to grow, with a committed PCC and the advantage of excellent modern facilities; St Edwin’s is a welcoming village church, with a beautiful, ancient building; St Mary’s is a newly-reordered a Festival Church.
This is a very exciting opportunity for a skilled, collaborative leader to help the congregations build on the very real strengths of these churches, as they seek to grow and serve their communities.
For more information or an informal conversation, please contact:
Archdeacon of Auckland, The Venerable Rick Simpson archdeacon.of.auckland@durham.anglican.org
Closing date: 31 January 2026
The Diocese of Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
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The Acting Bishop of Durham invites applications for the position of Team Rector to serve the parish of Billingham.
This is an exciting full-time role, with the support of an enthusiastic full-time Team Vicar.
Billingham is a parish with four church buildings, each of which play a part in the worshipping life of the whole church community.
Over the past few years there has been an increased desire in the church community to grow deeper in faith, discipleship, and mission and there is a real opportunity to drive mission forwards in a vibrant industrial town.
The vicarage is a modern, 5-bedroom property situated in Wolviston village, a five-minute walk from St Peter’s and a five-minute drive from St Aidan’s in the centre of Billingham.
For more information or an informal conversation, please contact the Archdeacon of Durham: archdeacon.of.durham@durham.anglican.org / 07436 399917
Please send all applications to human.resources@durham.anglican.org
Closing date: 10 Feb 2026
Interviews: TBA
Letter from the Acting Bishop of Durham, Sarah Clark
The Diocese of Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
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The parish of St Helen Auckland, seeks an enthusiastic, mission-focussed priest in the Catholic tradition to be their next Vicar. This is a church rooted in the Catholic tradition, seeking to develop its mission and grow, and this is an exciting post. St Helen receives alternative Episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley is affiliated to the Society.
For an informal conversation, please contact:
The Archdeacon of Auckland, Ven. Rick Simpson
07384 511671
archdeacon.of.auckland@durham.anglican.org
Closing date: 16 February 2026
Interviews: TBC
Letter from Acting Bishop of Durham, Sarah Clark
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Racial and Social Justice Enabler
Grade 6 - £42,188.00
35 hours per week, 3 year fixed term
The Diocese of Durham provides ministry and support to parishes and chaplaincies across the diocese to support our mission of 'Blessing our communities in Jesus' name for the transformation of us all'.
The Church of England is seeking to galvanise efforts to combat racism and promote racial and social justice, within and through its churches, structures and schools. This work aims to ensure that our leadership and churches fully represent the communities that we serve and is set against the backdrop of civil unrest seen during the summer of 2024. This role will play a key role in supporting vocations from under-represented and / or disadvantaged communities and demographics.
This role will also ensure those who are called to ministries are able to flourish, and those who do not naturally see themselves in ministry can see their God-given potential and hear their calling.
The role serves the whole diocese and its breadth of traditions. The role holder will need to be able to challenge, when appropriate, our thinking and practice about lay and ordained vocations.
The Mission, Discipleship and Ministry (MDM) team, of which this role is part, is committed to collaboration and communication to enable a healthy culture of delivery, accountability and evaluation. We are passionate disciples, adaptable practitioners, reflective learners and self-aware team players.
The Diocese of Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Find out more and how to apply.
Closing date 26 January 2026
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The faithful, committed congregations of both churches seek a minister to work with them and lead them in mission. There are strong foundations to build on as the new priest for these parishes seeks to grow the congregations and further develop lay ministry.
For an informal conversation, please contact:
Archdeacon of Auckland, The Venerable Rick Simpson 07384 511671 / 01325 480444 archdeacon.of.auckland@durham.anglican.org
Closing date: 18 February 2026
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The Acting Bishop of Durham invites applications for the position of Team Vicar to serve the parish of the Upper Skerne.
This is an exciting half-time role with the support of a collaborative and missionally-minded Team Rector and a parish with realistic expectations about the scope and nature of a half-time Team Vicar role.
Upper Skerne is a parish of five church buildings in a mixture of market towns, villages, and former mining communities. Since the arrival of the Team Rector in June 2024, the parish has started more pioneering ministries and they are beginning to bear fruit, with several people coming to faith for the first time.
The vicarage is a modern, 4-bedroom property situated in the village of Bishop Middleham, a three-minute walk from St Michael’s with the other four churches of the parish lying within a ten-minute drive.
For more information or an informal conversation, please contact the Team Rector, David Lucas: rev.davidjlucas@gmail.com
Please send all applications to human.resources@durham.anglican.org
Closing date: 24 Feb 2026
Interviews: TBA
The Diocese of Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
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