The Free Churches Group Secretary for Prison Chaplaincy
We have a vacancy for a Part-Time Secretary for Prison Chaplaincy to provide support and advocacy for Free Church prison chaplains across England & Wales. 16 hours per week (and up to 20 considered), working mainly from home with a salary of £46,700 FTE (pro‑rata). You’ll need to be a practising and professing Christian, have the right to live and work in the UK and have experience in prison chaplaincy or HMPPS chaplaincy leadership.
Please find more details in the Applicant’s Information Pack, as well as how to apply. The closing date is noon, Wednesday 30th September 2026, with interviews held on 22nd or 23rd October 2026 in London. For further information, please contact our HR consultant, Peter Flower, at dickinsonflower@btinternet.com. We must receive full applications by 30th September 2026, 15:56.
Operations Officer, The Welcome Directory
Job description
Are you passionate about criminal justice and want the flexibility of homeworking for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in operations and/ or administration? Then we would love to hear from you!
The Welcome Directory is a multi-faith charity working to empower faith and belief communities to offer safe and lasting welcome to prison leavers. Our national directory is a list of faith/belief communities who are committed to welcoming prison leavers – the directory is used in all prisons across England and Wales. This resource is a lifeline for those leaving prison and seeking to find connection and community where they can belong and practice their faith/belief.
We are currently recruiting for an Operations Officer to lead on administrative support to the charity under the direction of the Project Manager, supporting on engagement with various stakeholders and networks. The goal of the post is to ensure that The Welcome Directory can effectively develop the reach of our work and achieve exponential growth, by maximising administrative efficiency.
Whilst this is a 6-month contract, there is the potential to extend where funding permits.
This will include, but may not be limited to:
Operations Engaging with interested faith/ belief communities/ networks, processing registrations and maintaining directory records
Leading the co-ordination and delivery of the annual
Affiliates Scheme Supporting the production and logistics of annual resource mail-outs
Engaging in periodical team email campaigns for intentional growth
Supporting the annual data refresh and survey, including follow-up, in collaboration with the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Events
Provide administrative support in preparation for the online Prison Awareness Course (PAC) and other webinar events
Provide technical support (e.g. Zoom hosting etc) for the delivery of the PAC and other webinar events
Planning bi-annual team days and any one-off events, in consultation with the Project Manager
Representing The Welcome Directory at selected events (as required)
Administration
Answering email enquiries
Editing recordings/ videos and updating resources in Canva
Collating routine data and creating/ updating trackers (as required)
Supporting processing expenses and issuing internal invoices
Paying-in cheques and sending thank you cards
Obtaining Gift Aid declarations and submitting claims
Purchasing stationery supplies and dispatching resources Leading on quarterly team password management
Benefits include:
Flexible, remote working
Small and supportive team
Team days and opportunities for learning
5% employer contribution to pension scheme
Contribution towards internet and phone costs, and provision of laptop and relevant equipment
Opportunity to gain experience with a well-respected organisation in the criminal justice sector, including a prison visit
The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies early should we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application, via CharityJob, as soon as possible.
Visit HERE to apply for the post.
SACRE Representative (voluntary)
“There are vacancies for suitable people to serve on Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education (SACRE), with the following Borough Councils:
• Bath & Somerset
• Leicester
• Wiltshire
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Sandwell
• Kent
• Milton Keynes
• Bolton
Volunteers need to be denominational members of the Free Churches Group, have an interest in education and religious education in particular. They can be lay or ordained but must live or work in the respective boroughs to which they wish to be nominated as shown above. The SACRE meets once every school term (with perhaps an occasional sub-meeting) at Council offices. This is a challenging and rewarding role which will provide a great deal of satisfaction to those interested in providing advice, debating issues and guidance in regard to the school curriculum.
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Contact Sarah Lane Cawte
sarah.lane.cawte@freechurches.org.uk
0203 651 8339