House-for-Duty Associate Priest

Elydiocese; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A flourishing benefice in the UK is seeking a prayerful and collaborative House-for-Duty Associate Priest. This flexible role accommodates those balancing ministry with other work or family life. The successful candidate will engage in worship, preaching, pastoral care, and contribute to community ministry initiatives. The benefice offers a supportive team culture and an excellent property. Candidates interested in this position should apply by sending their completed application and monitoring form to [e-mail] before the 27th of February, 2026.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage in worship, preaching, and pastoral care.
• Experience in community presence and shared leadership.
• Willingness to work flexibly alongside other commitments.

Responsibilities

• Engage in worship and preaching as part of the team.
• Provide pastoral care within the benefice.
• Develop new initiatives in community and family ministry.

Job description

Overview

A flourishing benefice of fifteen rural parishes seeks a prayerful and collaborative House-for-Duty Associate Priest at an exciting moment of growth and mission.

Role Highlights

• This is a flexible role, shaped around the gifts, experience and calling of the person appointed; well suited to those combining ministry with other work, family life, or a gradual transition toward retirement.
• There will be the opportunity to engage in worship, preaching, pastoral care and community presence within a supportive team culture that values lay ministry and shared leadership.
• As a Benefice, we are developing new initiatives in children’s, families’, and community ministry and we have a clear shared vision of being Church for Everyone.
• We offer an excellent House-for-Duty property, strong administrative and safeguarding systems, committed lay leaders, and beautiful rural parishes with scope for imaginative ministry.

Application

Information about the role can be downloaded from the parish profile. Informal enquiries welcome. Please contact the Team Rector, Reverend Matt Phillips ([e-mail]).

To apply, please complete an application form and Equality Monitoring Form and send to [e-mail].

Closing date for applications: 27 February 2026

Interviews provisionally planned for: 23 March 2026

The Diocese of Ely is committed to safer recruitment practices for people working or volunteering with children and adults and therefore this position is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).