Diocese of Chester

Part time parish posts

The Diocese of Chester has several parish vacancies for part time Incumbents and Priests-in-Charge. They vary in tradition, context and size of role from House for Duty with a 15% stipend (currently £4,063.50) to 50% stipend (currently £13,545). The package for each includes a well-kept house and clergy pension, together with other benefits.

Expressions of Interest should be made on the form provided on the website: https://www.chester.anglican.org/support-services/job-vacancies/diocesan-vacancies/ and returned to Mrs E A Geddes, Diocesan Director of Human Resources by email to liz.geddes@chester.anglican.org

Initial closing date for expressions of interest: 31 May 2022.

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Current (or upcoming) vacancies include:

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Barrow in the Deanery of Chester

Small rural village on the outskirts of Chester.

Stipend of £4,063.50 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 2 days

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Eccleston & Pulford in the Deanery of Chester

Two villages south of the River Dee in Chester

Stipend of £4,063.50 + house provided by the Duke of Westminster’s estate + pension for working Sundays plus 2 days

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Daresbury in the Deanery of Great Budworth

Village south of Warrington

Details of remuneration package to be confirmed

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Burton and Shotwick in the Deanery of Wirral South

Village in Cheshire in the south of the Wirral peninsula

Stipend of £13,545 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3½ days

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Willaston in the Deanery of Wirral South

Village in Cheshire in the south of the Wirral peninsula

Stipend of £10,836 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3 days

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High Legh in the Deanery of Knutsford

Rural village in Cheshire close to the larger village of Lymm

Stipend of £6,772.50 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 2½ days

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Over Tabley in the Deanery of Knutsford and Rostherne with Bollington in the Deanery of Knutsford

Rural villages near to the town of Altrincham

Stipend of £6,772.50 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 2½ days

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Pott Shrigley in the Deanery of Macclesfield

Rural village close to Macclesfield

Stipend of £13,545 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3½ days

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St John Macclesfield and St Thomas Henbury and Broken Cross in the Deanery of Macclesfield

An urban church and a rural village in Macclesfield.

Stipend of £13,545 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3½ days

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Alderley in the Deanery of Knutsford

Village on the outskirts of Knutsford

Stipend of £13,545 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3½ days

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Compstall in the Deanery of Chadkirk

Village on the outskirts of Stockport

Stipend of £6,772.50 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 2½ days

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St Barnabas Bredbury in the Deanery of Chadkirk

Urban church on the outskirts of Stockport

Stipend of £13,545 + house + pension for working Sundays plus 3½ days

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The work of the Chester Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) is operated from within Church House and is located at Daresbury Park, Warrington.

The DBF is the body which oversees the central financial and administrative work of the Diocese of Chester, provides support, teaching and trained personnel to advance the mission and ministry of the parishes within the Church of England Diocese of Chester, and the mission and ministries of the bishops of the Diocese.

The DBF is part of the Church of England, the established Church of the land, which proclaims Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, and aims to proclaim the Kingdom of God in an open way to all people, of all races, cultures and backgrounds.

For many posts within the Diocese those who are not members of the Church of England are welcome to apply. We respect their right to express different religious and philosophical opinions but require them, as employees of the Diocese, to respect our ethos as an Anglican Christian organisation and not to undermine it. These posts will require the post-holders to be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Church of England.

Some posts may include an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act, 2010. Where this applies the recruitment documentation will state this.

The Diocese of Chester is in the province of York in the Church of England, part of the global Anglican Communion. For more information about our life, ministry and work please visit our website www.chester.anglican.org We are linked with the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and the Dioceses of Aru and Boga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Diocese covers an area of 1025 square miles, approximately the old Victorian County of Chester, including parts which subsequently became absorbed into Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Rivers Mersey and Tame approximately delineate the boundary with Liverpool and Manchester. There are areas of dense urban population, mainly in the north, stretching from Birkenhead to East Manchester. There are prosperous suburban regions of West and South Wirral, Chester and south of Manchester, with a mainly rural heartland, bounded by the Derbyshire Pennines and the Welsh Border. The overall population is around 1.6 million.

The diocesan bishop is Mark Tanner. He is supported by two suffragan bishops: the Bishop of Birkenhead, Julie Conalty and the of Bishop of Stockport, Sam Corley.

The Cathedral for the Diocese is in Chester.

The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries: Chester covering the western half and Macclesfield the eastern, each with nine deaneries. There are 273 parishes, about 100 of which can be described as rural. Compared with many dioceses, there are few teams, and few multi-parish benefices. There are approximately 231 stipendiary clergy. The ministry of Readers and Pastoral Workers is important, with over 400 licensed. The role of self-supporting ministers is increasing, with over 80 in post at present.

Roughly speaking, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield covers that part of the diocese to the east of the M6, plus the area around Crewe and Nantwich. The Archdeaconry of Chester covers the rest of the diocese to the west of the M6. Each archdeaconry has a broad mix of urban and rural parishes. The Archdeacon of Chester lives in Chester, and the Archdeacon of Macclesfield lives in Congleton. Both now work from Church House, Daresbury.