Current Vacancies

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Lay Mission Enabler - Southampton Circuit

Waterside Methodist Church

Hours of work: 6 hours per week, to be worked flexibly, which will include weekends and evenings

Pay: £16.48 per hour

Duration: This role will cease on 31^st August 2026

Place of work: Methodist Church North Road, Dibden Purlieu(Soul Café), with occasional work from home

Purpose of Role: To enable the Church to fully embrace their missional vision intentions.

To trial, instigate, enable and support missionally focussed initiatives at North Road, utilising the gifts and skills of the congregation, so that the Church will have agreed a clearly defined, tested and realistic written Mission Action Plan for 2026-27.

For further information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact Rev. John Hughes (Superintendent Minister):

john.hughes@methodist.org.uk

Waterside Methodist Church’s website: www.waterside methodist.org

The closing date for applications is 27^th October 2025 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 12^th November 2025

How to apply: Applicants should contact our Circuit Administrator Christine Hughes: christine.hughessmc@outlook.com for the application form, job description, and person specification. Please do address the person specification as you complete the application form. Please do not send C.V’s.

The appointment requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure and satisfactory references.

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Children and Families Worker (P/T) - Southampton Circuit

Fixed Term Contract for 3 months at St James Road Methodist Church, Shirley

We are looking for a Christian with enthusiasm, passion and vision to work with us in developing our work amongst children, young people and families.

Recent experience of working with children and/or families in a voluntary or paid capacity is essential. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with the Minister and volunteers at the Church.

Salary £12.98 per hour

19 hours per week

This post currently has funding for 3 months to cover the absence of the postholder. The postholder will be employed by the Circuit but will be working at St James Road Methodist Church (St James Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5HE).

We would encourage visits to the church for an informal conversation with the Minister about the post. Please contact Rev Stephen Robinson at minister@stjamesroad.co.uk to arrange this.

For an application pack, please contact Christine Hughes, Circuit Administrator at christine.hughessmc@outlook.com. Further information about the Circuit and the church is available on our website using the following link www.southamptoncircuit.org.uk

Closing date: Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interviews: Week commencing 20th October 2025

Appointment by: as soon as possible after interview

There is an Occupational Requirement that the post holder should be a Christian under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from DBS will be required before commencement of the post.

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Community Development Worker - Dorset South & West Circuit

The Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit is seeking an enthusiastic, missional person for the Full-time role of Community Development Worker (Easton), based at Easton Methodist Church (EMC), Portland, Dorset.

We seek someone able to be the embedded community leader of Easton Methodist Church (EMC), supported by the Minister, to reach deeper into the community, to share the truth and love of Jesus and to grow the community of faith. Our desire is that EMC is a flourishing and growing church, that seeks to actively support the people of Portland, under God’s grace in acts of worship, service and mission.

The applicant will be a team orientated collaborator, and a strong communicator, who is comfortable talking to people of all ages and all walks of life, sharing faith with those you meet.

The post is for 37.5 hours per week (Full-time), including some evenings and weekend work.

The salary is £26910 per annum. We provide the option to join our Pension scheme provided by NEST, with a 6% monthly contribution. Although not part of the renumeration package, if accommodation is needed this can be facilitated by negotiation.

For an informal chat about the role or to request the detailed Recruitment pack please contact Rev John Yarrien on: e-mail: john.yarrien@methodist.org.uk or call: 07894273392

Closing date for completed applications Friday 31^st October 2025, with interviews week of the 3^rd November 2025.