Church House Chapel Worship Coordinator?

Summary

About the Department/Role

Since January 2023, there has been a regular pattern of worship on site in Church House Chapel and online prayer and worship offered by staff for staff based at Church House and in the NCIs as follows:

• Weekly Wednesday Eucharist (said) at 12.30pm in Church HouseChapel;
• Almost monthly'special' Eucharists with choir, congregationalsingingandsermon;
• Daily online Morning Prayer, 8.45am;
• Daily emails offering prayer; and,
• Weekly Pause for Prayer email on Fridays.

What you'll be doing

In order to ensure the sustainability of the on-site worship at Church House, the Chief Officers of the NCIs are looking for someone who can take on the role of Worship Coordinator. This role focuses on the on-site worship offering, though the Worship Coordinator will be helpful in offering support and collegiality to staff offering online worship and prayer.

As Worship Coordinator you will take the lead in ensuring that there is always a weekly Eucharist, and bringing people together to provide a pattern of worship in Church House Chapel that reflects the diversity of staff at Church House.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organising the rota for the weekly Eucharist in Church House Chapel;
• Presiding at the Church House Eucharist at least once a month, though twice a month may be more likely;
• Ensuring that clergy presiding at the Eucharist are well-briefed;
• Creating orders of service, or work with others to do so, for specialservices;
• Arranging special services (around 8 per year - mainly Eucharistsbut others as well, e.g. carol service) in Church House Chapel (this need not include presiding or being present for these services if you are required elsewhere, but organisation in the run up and ensuring someone to take the lead is essential);
• Ensuring diversity in the people leading and being part of worship in the Chapel;
• Working with the sacristan(s) to ensure that the Chapel is prepared and well-stocked;
• Communicating services to staff and liaising with internal communications on publicity;
• Finding and supporting volunteers in the life of the Chapel e.g. readers, intercessors, chalice assistants;
• Liaising with the choir director(s) and musicians on music for special services;
• Thinking creatively about different styles of worship in the Chapel, while ensuring a weekly Eucharist;
• Meeting semi-regularly with staff who provide online worship to discuss ideas, join up any themes, and give mutual support;
• Consulting with staff about what they would like in terms of worship in the Chapel; and,
• Praying for staff and being part of the team offering prayer support by email.

About You The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.

Interviews will be taking place on 2nd March 2026 between 12:30pm-15:30pm at Church House, Westminster

What we offer Your Salary

• A salary of £7,224.80 per annum (£36,124 FTE) , plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Your Benefits

• 0.2 / 5 days (25 days FTE) annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder. We Include. You Belong. Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background. Living out our values in all that we do, we:

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we're looking for then we would like to hear from you. Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.