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Parish Job Descriptions

Click here to view our collection of standard descriptions for parish jobs that can be used to create custom job descriptions for openings throughout the Diocese.

 

Current Openings

All resumes should be sent directly to the email address listed under each open position. Please do not send your resumes to Communications.

CLERGY POSITIONS

Position: Rector

Church:  Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Location:  Gainesville, Florida

Church Website

About Holy Trinity Episcopal Church:
A dynamic well-established Parish located in the heart of a city with a top public university, seeks an experienced, caring, and dedicated priest to guide our congregation in loving and serving God and God’s people.

Our rector must demonstrate leadership skills through strategic visioning, financial planning, and inspiring our congregation to action. Through development of activities and programs suitable for different age groups, our rector must work with the congregation to develop a plan to attract and maintain families and children. We require an outgoing person, who is articulate, collaborative, committed, gracious at cultivating relationships, developing lay leaders, and maintaining healthy relationships with the community and the Diocese.

We require that our rector be deeply grounded in faith, the love of God, living a life in Jesus Christ and, committed to living the gospel. Our rector must have a master’s degree in divinity with a minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in an Episcopal parish.

Our rector leads worship with a strong music program, spiritual formation, and pastoral care. Our rector should love to preach, deliver excellent sermons that are direct, thoughtful, and empathetic.

Weekly chapel services with our Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School is required. Engagement with our Holy Trinity Episcopal Foundation is required.

You are invited to visit our website and view our parish profile. To apply, please send your information to HolyTrinityGNVsearch@gmail.com or michaelmc3317@gmail.com.

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Position: Part-Time Rector

Church: St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Location: Starke, Florida

Church Website

Job Description: St. Mark’s is a small friendly family style church with approximately 70 members in downtown Starke on Church Street. Their church was built sometime in the 1880’s and is a lovely gothic Carpenter style church. Their mission is “To know Christ, to let Christ be known.”

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church seeks a part-time Rector (approximately 20 hours per week) who:

  • Would lead with integrity and provide spiritual guidance and pastoral care
  • Will compose and deliver dynamic sermons
  • Help members discern their ministry gifts
  • Will supervise and direct staff and possess both planning and managerial skills
  • Will fellowship with our various groups and activities
  • Enable us to grow and develop strong community bonds
  • Encourage and enable outreach
  • Help us to continually live into our Mission to know Christ and to let Christ be known

To apply, contact Search Committee Chair: Marianne O’Neill: marikaton@comcast.net or call 352-235-2200. You may also contact Keith Daw, COO at kdaw@diocesefl.org

Email Marianne O'Neill

CLERGY POSITIONS

Position: Rector

Church: Christ Episcopal Church

Location: Monticello, Florida

Church Website

About Christ Episcopal Church, Monticello: Christ Episcopal Church is a small Christian congregation. We place high value on the liturgical traditions of the Episcopal Church as well as our own history and traditions but are open to new ideas. Although our members are diverse in many ways, we love and minister to one another and are welcoming to all. Our Vestry is collegial and dedicated to seeking God’s will in guiding Christ Church. Our lay members regularly take part in our services and outreach ministries in the community.

 

We seek a rector who will:

  • Grow our faith, challenge us through preaching and teaching and lead us to a better understanding of God’s will for us both as individuals and as a congregation
  • Offer pastoral care to our members and minister to the sick, elderly and those in need
  • Be accessible to our children and teens
  • Take part in all church activities, including outreach ministries
  • Help us to incorporate stewardship into all facets of our church and our lives
  • Be an active member of our community

Additionally, the ideal candidate will:

  • Understand the joys and challenges of living and working in a small town and agree to reside in the Monticello area
  • Have an appreciation for music and the significant role it plays in our worship services; and participate in choir or other musical offerings by our musicians
  • Have a good sense of humor

Email Karen Byer

Position: Part - Time Rector

Church: St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Location: Starke, Florida

Church Website

Job Description: St. Mark’s is a small friendly family style church with approximately 70 members in downtown Starke on Church Street. Their church was built sometime in the 1880’s and is a lovely gothic Carpenter style church. Their mission is “To know Christ, to let Christ be known.”

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church seeks a part-time Rector (approximately 20 hours per week) who:

  • Would lead with integrity and provide spiritual guidance and pastoral care
  • Will compose and deliver dynamic sermons
  • Help members discern their ministry gifts
  • Will supervise and direct staff and possess both planning and managerial skills
  • Will fellowship with our various groups and activities
  • Enable us to grow and develop strong community bonds
  • Encourage and enable outreach
  • Help us to continually live into our Mission to know Christ and to let Christ be known

To apply, contact Search Committee Chair: Marianne O’Neill: marikaton@comcast.net or call 352-235-2200. You may also contact Keith Daw to: kdaw@diocesefl.org.

Email Marianne O'Neill

LAY POSITIONS

Position: Head of School for Christ Church Preschool

Church: Christ Episcopal Church

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Church Website

Job Title: Head of School
Department: Administrative Office
Reports to: Christ Episcopal Church
FLSA Status: Exempt

Christ Church Preschool at Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, seeks a passionate and experienced Head of School to lead our preschool program.

Over the last seventy years, Christ Church Preschool has educated generations of Ponte Vedra Beach’s young children in its loving, nurturing, and academically rigorous program. The Preschool’s mission is to provide an outstanding education for each child through a focus on play-based learning and developmentally appropriate intellectual stimulation. We believe that children’s first years of school should be brimming with joy, growth, and wonder.

Our ideal candidate is a visionary leader with a strong background in early childhood education who can implement educational programs which nurture the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development of each child while fostering strong collaborative relationships among faculty, children, parents, and the Christ Church community. He or she needs strong leadership and communication skills along with a warm and nurturing disposition.

To learn more about the job description, please click here.

For more information please contact Janet Blacker at jblacker@preschoolcec.org.

Contact Janet Blacker

Position: Director of Facilities

Church: St. John's Episcopal Church

Location: Tallahassee, Florida

Church Website

St. John’s is a combination of historic and modern buildings and facilities. The Facilities Director is responsible to act with great care as the steward of facilities and campus working to preserve the historic building envelope while maintaining the contemporary infrastructure, like HVAC and plumbing. This position should be able to identify and convey to all contractors and/or subcontractors the delicate nature of materials and what can and can not be done that may alter, deteriorate, or damage existing facades, statuary, and accoutrements. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position also serves as supervisor of the staff who serve as Sextons (custodial staff) and in our Lively Cafe as well.

They will serve as the overseer and procurement agent for all the facility’s equipment and supplies. The director will also coordinate and communicate with our contractor for Information Technology. The Director should be a natural problem solver and to be able to maintain excellent working relationships with contractors, ministry volunteers, and staff.

This is a full-time job that reports to the Rector. The full position description is available via download here.

To apply for this position, submit a resume and cover letter to Claire Dodd, Director of Communications & Membership (claire@saint-john.org).

Deadline: July 15

Contact Claire Dodd

Position: Parish Adminstrator

Church: St Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church

Location: Jacksonville Beach, FL

Church Website

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Parish Rector, the Administrator role includes managing church administrative activities and coordinating church office operations. Duties include editing and production of the church newsletters and bulletins, creating and maintaining church schedules, creating and managing communications and correspondence, maintaining various data bases, and organizing and sustaining the church’s filing and reporting systems. The Office Administrator is also responsible for supervision of office volunteers with focus on quality, time and responsiveness and supervision of the sexton and communications consultant. Direction is received from the Rector  however the administrator is expected to exercise considerable initiative and judgment in planning and carrying out assignments.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must have a working knowledge of and a strong commitment to the mission of the Church
  • Excellent communications skills, verbal and written; excellent human relations and interpersonal skills
  • Exercise courtesy to fellow employees and the general public
  • Must be a self-starter, well organized and perform multiple tasks simultaneously and work with a sense of urgency
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; punctuality is a must at all times
  • Proficiency in computer technology to include Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher
  • Professional demeanor
  • Criminal history and background check required

Education and Experience:

  • Graduation from a 2-year college in business or public administration, or equivalent experience preferred
  • Two to five years experience in a high activity environment as an administrative assistant or secretary, or equivalent

To Apply:
Please send your resume to Jerri Moats, administrator@spbts.net

We look forward to hearing from you!

Contact Jerri Moats

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