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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the central opportunities pages of the Church of Scotland where you can find out how to work or volunteer with the Church.

There are many ways to work with the Church. You may sense a call into the ministry or to become a deacon. You may wish to serve as a volunteer in Scotland or internationally. Alternatively, you might work in one of the many professional, technical or support jobs that are essential in order to maintain the Church of Scotland's many commitments and interests.

There are several different employing agencies within the Church of Scotland. Below is an outline of each one and a link to the current vacancies for each agency:

Central Services Committee
CrossReach
Ministries
World Mission
Volunteering

Central Services Committee

The Central Services Committee oversees the delivery of services to departments within the Church Offices and, where appropriate, to presbyteries and congregations. These include office management, IT, human resources, financial, legal, property, media relations and design services.

Click here for Central Services Committee vacancies.

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CrossReach


CrossReach is the Church of Scotland's social care agency which provides care and support services. CrossReach employs more than 2,000 staff in 80 services stretching from Shetland to the Borders.

Click here for CrossReach vacancies.
(This link will take you out of the Church's website and open a new browser window)

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Ministries Council

minister with congregration members The Ministries Council carries out recruitment, training and support of recognised ministries. It is also involved in the planning and deployment of ministers across our parishes and presbyteries.

Click here for Ministries Council vacancies (This link will take you to our Extranet pages).

The call to ministry within the Church of Scotland can take a variety of forms. The recognised ministries are ordained ministers of Word and Sacrament - both full-time and auxiliary - deacons, readers, elders and chaplains.

Click here to visit our guide to ministry pages to find out how you can answer a call to the ministries of the Church of Scotland.

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World Mission Council

The World Mission Council works in countries around the world including Malawi, Zambia, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Israel/Palestine and Pakistan, carpenters in Asia
usually on the basis of partnership with local churches and institutions and always with a view to involving church members in Scotland in the development of the work.

Click here for current Mission Partner vacancies.

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Volunteering

There are many opportunities to volunteer your time and talents to the Church of Scotland either with your local community right through to helping on a global scale through the World Mission Council.

Click here for details about volunteering.

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In this section

Introduction
Welcome to our opportunities pages for job vacancies and volunteering

Central Services Committee
A list of all job vacancies currently available within the Church Offices

CrossReach
A link to the Church of Scotland's social care agency.

Ministries Council
A list of vacancies and a resource for ministers of Word and Sacrament, and congregations

World Mission Council
Opportunities for working with Mission Partners overseas

Volunteering
Volunteering positions and opportunities for service

 

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