In the Parish of Keighley

Person Specification for the post of Team Vicar

in the Parish of Keighley

Summary of Job: Please read the Parish Brochure and Role Description for a description of this post.
The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification which should be read in the light of the Parish Brochure and Role Description and applicants should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form.
ATTRIBUTES / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / HOW IDENTIFIED
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING / Anglican Ministerial Training & satisfactory completion of IME
Commitment to CME & personal development. / Qualification or training in community, youth or children’s work (church or secular) / Application form and Interview
EXPERIENCE / Proven track record of commitment to and delivery of church growth
Proven track record of growing the confidence and gifts of God’s people and together making disciples through relational mission
Experience in the typical range of parish ministry
Experience of fruitful ministry in a parish with high levels of deprivation
Track record of working well and collaboratively in a team / Known in wider circles as a priest with a heart for the community – probably having held responsibilities in the community.
Experience of ministry on urban estates and developing new work with this type of community.
Experience of working in a clergy team
Experience of supervision of staff / Application form and interview
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE / Knowledge/understanding of changing patterns of mission and ministry in the Church.
Understanding and enthusiasm for mission beyond the worshipping community.
Good understanding of and commitment to ministry in primary schools
/ Knowledge of Jesus-Shaped People & Leading Your Church Into Growth
Good understanding of FXCs
Good understanding multi-cultural issues
Good understanding of and commitment to youth ministry and ministry in secondary schools
/ Application form
Interview
Presentation
CIRCUMSTANCES PERSONAL / Own transport / workable alternative. / Application form and interview
DISPOSITION/ADJUSTMENT
/ATTITUDE / Confident in their own faith and secure in their own identity as a Christian leader
Excited by the potential of pioneering new ministry in deprived communities
An encourager and enabler who enjoys seeing God at work in people and communities
Has a heart for mission and can present the gospel imaginatively
Good team player keen to develop lay leadership further.
Flexible and versatile; energetic. Enjoys diverse congregations. / Able to relate to families and to foster good relationships with newcomers to the parish. / Interview
PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL SKILLS / Good listening and written & oral communication skills
Ability to co-ordinate and embrace different styles of worship / Good administrative skills and ability to contribute to planning of the ministry team
Good I.T. skills and desire to use them in worship / Application form, presentation and interview