Safe in Faith Administrator

Would you like to use your skills to assist in running the Safe in Faith Project, working with domestic abuse and gender based violence in faith settings.

This means there’s lots to get involved in – and to be excited about.

Who are we?

We are the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, a faith-based charity with offices close to Victoria Train and Underground Station and just a short walk from St James Park and Westminster Underground stations.

We are home to the Archbishop of Westminster (Cardinal Vincent Nichols) & our beautiful Westminster Cathedral. We are one of the leading Catholic dioceses in the country, delivering our charitable mission through our network of 208 schools in which over 90,000 pupils attend daily, 212 parishes and several hundred social justice initiatives. We seek to positively impact the lives of all members of society.

Our core values are Competence, Reliability, Honesty, Perseverance & Love.

Our values are at the centre of everything we do and as such we are looking for someone who is able to clearly demonstrate and evidence them

The Role:

Safe In Faith is creating a network of professionals such as counsellors and psychotherapists, who come from a Faith background and want to develop their skills to offer counselling that can reflect a survivor’s spiritual beliefs. Alongside this is a programme of training for clergy and religious sisters within the Catholic Church.

Your role would be to provide the administration required to assist in running the Safe in Faith Project, working with domestic abuse and gender based violence in faith settings.

Principle duties and responsibilities:

• Provide administration required to run Safe in Faith
• Manage email boxes, respond and send emails
• Keep website up to date
• Manage Safe in Faith events calendar
• Set up and manage Eventbrite for trainings and webinars
• Attend online training events and manage zoom calendar
• Administrate clergy and professional online networks
• Facilitate network joining process

You will have experience of the following:

• Strong ICT literacy, in particular knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong administrative skills and experience
• Understanding and desire to work in faith settings
• An understanding of the issues around domestic abuse and gender based violence
• Knowledge of counselling and psychotherapy

Benefits:

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package, which will include, but is not limited to:

• Life Assurance
• Access to Healthcare Cash Plan
• Discounts scheme through Edenred-shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets gift cards and much more
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to low cost loans with Churches Mutual
• Employee assistance programme– free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues as well as problems affecting home life

Location: Remote

Hours of work: 7 hours per week (to be agreed) (£25k pro rata per annum)

Salary: £13.74 per hour

Closing date: 5 May 2023

Job Reference: 498-425