We’re looking for an experienced pastoral practitioner who can become part of the Lighthouse team and community, contributing through pastoral care, preaching, teaching, groups and worship.

Personal Specification
Essentials:

• Commitment to their own discipleship and spiritual growth
• Calling and heart to serve some of the most vulnerable and marginalised in society
• Experience of working pastorally with adults with complex needs
• Experience of preaching and teaching
• Experience of leading groups and/or worship
• Ability to cope with and manage boundaries in complex pastoral situations
• Team player who can demonstrate resilience, integrity, adaptability and compassion
• Comfortable working ecumenically and in an Anglican context, alongside those with a charismatic evangelical spirituality
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of the wider Lighthouse team and community

Desirable:

• Theological, pastoral and/or biblical training
• Experience of working within a church or charity setting
• Experience of working with adults with multiple and complex needs
• Experience of developing or leading new initiatives
• Experience of leading worship in an accessible or alternative church context

25–40 hours per week
Salary: £31,366 (pro rata)

About Lighthouse
We are a Christ-centred church and charity in Leeds, walking alongside those battered and bruised by the storms of life. We work six days a week across six locations, offering pastoral care, practical support, worship and community to adults experiencing multiple and complex needs.

If you love Jesus and feel called to serve those on the margins, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you already have experience in pastoral ministry or are looking for an opportunity to learn, grow and develop, we’d love you to find out more about joining the Lighthouse team.