Last updated 3rd October 2025

General vacancies

The Board of Finance/Education has a range of benefits and perks for Diocesan Employees. Take a look at our Benefits Page to find out more.

The Board of Finance/Education believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

The Board of Finance/Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

Diocesan Roles

Post	Location	Documents	Closing date	Interview date(s)
Digital Resources Officer	Diocesan Offices, Walker Office Park, Blackburn, BB1 2QE	Role Description	Friday 31 October 2025	Monday 17 November 2025
Cook and Guest Services Assistant	Whalley Abbey, The Sands, Whalley, BB7 9SS	Role Description Application Form Confidential Declaration	Monday 13 October 2025	Friday 17 October 2025
Assistant Director of Whalley Abbey	Whalley Abbey, The Sands, Whalley, BB7 9SS	Role Description	Wednesday 22 October 2025	Monday 3 November 2025 Tuesday 4 November 2025
Caretaker	Whalley Abbey, The Sands, Whalley, BB7 9SS	Role Description	Wednesday 22 October 2025	Wednesday 29 October 2025

Post	Location	Documents	Closing Date	Interview Date(s)
Choir Leader and Organist	St Leonard's Church, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9JA	Advert Job Description Application Form Confidential dec.	Upon appointment	TBC
Organist and Choir Leader	Brindle St James CofE Church, Water Street, Brindle, PR6 8NG	Advert		Please contact Rev Jon Price
St Stephen's Parish Administrator	St Stephen's Church, Bird Street, Broadgate, Preston, PR1 8DY	Advert Job Description Application Form	Thursday 9 October 2025	Wednesday 15 October 2025

Post

Location

Documents

Closing

Date

Interview

Date(s)

Choir Leader and Organist

St Leonard's Church, Penwortham,

Preston, PR1 9JA

Advert

Job Description

Application Form

Confidential dec.

Upon appointment

TBC

Organist and

Choir Leader

Brindle St James

CofE Church,

Water Street,

Brindle, PR6 8NG

Advert

Please contact

Rev Jon Price

St Stephen's Parish Administrator

St Stephen's Church,

Bird Street,

Broadgate,

Preston,

PR1 8DY

Advert

Job Description

Application Form

Thursday 9

October

2025

Wednesday 15 October

2025

To advertise a parish role, please send a recruitment pack, blank application form, location of work, closing date and interview date to HREnquiries@blackburn.anglican.org.

**School roles**
Post	Location	Documents	Closing date	Interview date(s)
Clerk to the Governing Board/ Governance Adviser	Various locations	Advert	Applications open
Assistant Head Teacher	Christ Church CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School North Road Carnforth LA5 9LJ	Advert	12 Noon Friday 3 October 2025	Wednesday 22 October 2025
Head Teacher	Bretherton Endowed CofE VA Primary School South Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AH	Advert	12 Noon Monday 13 October 2025	Wednesday 22 October 2025
Head Teacher	St Leonard's VA CofE Primary School Moor Lane Padiham Burnley BB12 8HT	Advert	12 Noon Friday 7 November 2025	Thursday 20 November 2025

Other Roles

Post	Location	Documents	Closing date	Interview date(s)
Data Analyst/ Statistical Researcher	Church House, Great Smith Street, London \| The Old Brewhouse, Bishopthorpe, York	Recruitment Pack	28/09/2025

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General vacancies

The Board of Finance/Education has a range of benefits and perks for Diocesan Employees. Take a look at our Benefits Page to find out more.

The Board of Finance/Education believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

The Board of Finance/Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

Diocesan Roles

How to Apply

To apply for any the above roles, please complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form.

Please also complete a confidential declaration if the role you are applying for requires a DBS check/centres around children or vulnerable adults.

Please send all documents to hrapplications@blackburn.anglican.org.

Our safer recruitment information is available upon request.

Parish Roles

To advertise a parish role, please send a recruitment pack, blank application form, location of work, closing date and interview date to HREnquiries@blackburn.anglican.org.

School roles

Other Roles