The Diocese of Board of Finance Limited

Ordained Vocations Officer incorporating DDO, Clergy MDR coordinator, wellbeing facilitator & ministerial supervision champion Job Specification

DEPARTMENT: Discipleship, Mission & Ministry

SALARY: £ 38,207 per annum

HOURS: 35 hours per week

LOCATION: Derby Church House, Full Street, Derby, DE1 3DR

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Director of Discipleship, Mission & Ministry

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DERBY DIOCESE:

The operates through 40 dioceses, or administrative regions, each under the oversight and care of a Diocesan , with working with lay and ordained colleagues. The consists of the City of Derby, the County of and a small area of Staffordshire. The Church of England offers its ministry to all members of the community, in this case serving a population of over one million people. Within the Diocese there are 257 parishes and 330 church buildings, served currently by approximately 135 paid clergy. About 10,000 congregants attend Church of England worship regularly. There are also 111 church schools educating 5,000 children.

Overview

Following the appointment of the Right Revd as in 2019, the Diocese of Derby has reflected on its statement of needs and the Archbishop’s charge, and following a period of listening and enquiry, has discerned a renewed vision for the diocese: ‘Good news for all – transformed lives: growing church, building community’

Role Purpose

The Ordained Vocations Officer (OVO) will hold responsibility for four vital aspects of Clergy engagement. (1) They will lead a team of skilled assistant OVO's as they discern with Christians from diverse backgrounds their vocations to both reimagined and traditional forms of ministry. Working in close collaboration with the Diocesan Lay Vocations Officer and Ordained Ministry Development Officer (IME2 coordinator) the OVO will be at the forefront of bringing energy and imagination into shaping the future leadership of the church. (2) As an expression of continuing ordained vocational pathways the OVO will coordinate the Ministerial Development Review process ensuring an integrated experience that delivers clear ministerial progression goals in a supportive and encouraging framework. (3) The OVO will be the lead facilitator for Clergy well-being as the Diocese responds positively to GS 2133 [A Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing]. (4) A key aspect of well-being is the enablement of minsters to reflect on practice and learn from experience. The DDO will be the Diocesan champion in driving towards every minister engaged in a supervisory relationship.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties & Responsibilities: Director of Ordinands • Play a key role in supporting the Diocesan vision • Oversee the work of promoting and growing the discernment, selection and preparation of men and woman for public, professional ministry as , and Church Army Officers in the Church of England and lead the AOVO’s as they do the same • Work with candidates from referral from vocations team to and advise the bishop about the sponsorship of candidates for Advisory Panels (BAPS) • Together with the IME2 coordinator, manage the organisation, facilitation and settlement of Title Posts • Participate in the Enabling Ministers core group (TP training programme) • Takes responsibility for the ordinands in training grants process including forward financial planning. • Takes responsibility for the maintenance grants for people in training • Support development of pioneer and other emergent ministries • Attention to personal and ministerial development • To maintain strong relationships with all relevant TEI’s and candidates in training.

Clergy Wellbeing • To lead, facilitate and develop the Wellbeing Reference Group. • To advise the Bishop (and Senior Staff where appropriate) on matters relating to wellbeing strategy, being able to contribute to Diocesan developments by bringing a Clergy wellbeing perspective • To offer 1:1 emergency pastoral support/ listening to clergy, responding to self-referrals and invitation of Bishops, Archdeacons or Area Deans with a view to assessing and signposting best support going forward • To lead, facilitate and develop a broader Diocesan team across the Deaneries • To network at national level with other Clergy Wellbeing leads • To attend all CDM hearings and be available to advise on suitable pastoral support

• To coordinate the pre-retirement course • To liaise with HR as appropriate

Ministerial Development Review Coordinator

As an expression of on-going vocational progression, the Ministerial Development Review (MDR) exists to support ministers grow in their ministry and to contribute more fully to diocesan mission. It is a central mechanism through which wellbeing can be monitored and supported and a vital means by which ministerial growth can be enabled.

• In close collaboration with the Bishops and other senior staff to calibrate MDR as a process to ensure consistency • To ensure the balance of nurturing support and positive challenge is maintained and suggest ways that this could be improved by refining the core question set and pre-interview paperwork • Providing administrative oversight to the process ensuring participants are informed and supported at each stage

Supervision Champion

• To promote the value of supervisory practice throughout the diocese to support effective mission and ministry as part of a culture of prayer, accountability, support and safety for all who minister • To, working with the Bishop and others in identifying resources to build structures that can enable all ministers access structured supervision conversations • To develop and maintain a network of approved supervisors within the diocese

To participate in all other activities commensurate with the post including attendance at synods, councils, committees, meetings as appropriate

People

• Play a full part in the life of the Discipleship, Mission & Ministry team • Acts as line manager for the DDO team of staff and volunteers • Work with around 15 active discerners and about 20 ordinands in training • Report to the Diocesan Sponsoring Bishop on matters relating to ordinands • Work collaboratively with Archdeacons, Area Deans and Lay Chairs • Supports Bishop’s Staff in the development and oversight of vocations strategies and the placement of deacons • Work with the Vocations officer, Diocesan Vocations team, and clergy to develop good and trusting relationships • Work within MinDiv guidelines building strong collegial relationships with team members. • Working collaboratively with Finance team members.

Key relationships

Internal External Director of Discipleship, Mission & Ministry National Ministry Team Bishop (Bishop’s Office) Theological Education Institutes (TEI’s) Archdeacons Diocesan Secretary Ordained Ministry Development Officer (IME2 coordinator) Safeguarding Team Clergy Parishes

Person Specification

Attributes Essential Desirable

Qualifications

Have a Degree in Theology or equivalent? √

Hold a current driving licence and use of a vehicle √

Experience

Ordained of the Church of England, or a Church in communion with it, √ evidencing experience of parish-based ministry.

Proven experience of discerning and encouraging all forms of vocations √

A sound base of theological and ideally educational/adult learning knowledge with a willingness to develop further. √

Have experience of managing a busy workload, multi-tasking and meeting √ sometimes competing deadlines

√ Experience of line management

Skills and Abilities

Breadth of understanding of the Church of England √

Excellent listener able to empathise and establish rapport √

Effective communicator, good report writing and general communication skills √ including preaching and public speaking

Able to give accurate feedback and guidance to individuals and Bishops √

Work collaboratively with lay people and clergy as equal colleagues in a strong √ team culture

Natural team builder with volunteers managing people effectively √

Demonstrate a reflective and imaginative theological understanding of ministry, √ both lay and ordained.

High levels of influencing and persuading skills. √

√ Strong financial management acumen.

√ Computer literate – MS Office 365 suite.

√ Ability to be both organisationally and individually aware of needs.

√ Strategic thinking – organisationally aware

√ Competent change management skills as new processes are introduced

Personal qualities

Be inspiring, enthusiastic, encouraging and supportive to others, both one-to- one and in groups √

Be resilient and well-resourced in their spiritual life √

Be sympathetic in understanding the range of church traditions √

A person who takes demonstrable responsibility for their own self-care √

This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the post holder be a practising Anglican within the Church of England under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 as the post holder will actively promote and practice Christian vocation, discernment and formation.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Salary £ 38,207 per annum

Pension Employer will make contributions to the clergy pension scheme

Hours of work Monday to Friday Some evening and weekend work as required Home working is currently in place in line with government guidance

Holidays 25 days paid leave plus statutory public holidays and any such additional days as agreed by the Company (currently 5 days).

Probation Six months, during which time progress is regularly reviewed. The period may be period extended.

Evening and From time to time there will be the requirement to attend meetings during the Weekend evenings and at weekends. Time off in lieu will be given for any hours worked. working

The Diocese of Derby intends to review job descriptions annually as part of the staff review process, to ensure that they relate to the role as then being performed or to incorporate whatever reasonable changes that have occurred over time or are being proposed. This review will be carried out by the line manager in consultation with the post-holder before any changes are implemented. The post-holder is expected to participate fully in such discussions and implementation.

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