Team Vicar for the Benefice of Kent Downs and Malling Team
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Job Title:
Team Vicar for the Benefice of Kent Downs and Malling Team
Position type:
Clergy post
Parish Name:
The Benefice of Kent Downs & Malling Team
Area:
Tonbridge archdeaconry
Work Terms:
Full-time
Applications Deadline:
01/12/2024
Interview Date:
15/01/2025
Other Information:
We are looking for a Team Vicar who will work alongside the Team Rector to:
• develop and strengthen the spirituality of our congregations and be open to the guidance and work of the Holy Spirit
• work with the strengths and weaknesses of the individual churches whilst honouring their distinctive identities
• help develop, encourage and shape an evolving team
• develop the emerging strategic priorities across the Benefice
• love and care using well developed pastoral skills
• be imaginative and creative in mission and community engagement
• lead and play a part in community life with a strong understanding of rural ministry
• thrive in, and manage complexity, and be prepared to step back and enable others
In return we offer a:
• Benefice willing to work together and embrace & support new ministries
• Benefice with a core vision to engage with families, children & young people
• beautiful location with good facilities and an excellent community spirit
• Benefice Administrator and committed ministry teams
• Benefice that values your personal well-being, and the need for rest and retreat
• Vicarage built in 1965 with five bedrooms and a large garden, located just off the High Street in West Malling
If you wish for an informal chat with the Associate Archdeacon, Nick Cornell, prior to application, please email Executive Assistant, Sal Hamlyn in the first instance on sal.hamlyn@rochester.anglican.org.
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