St Michael’s Theological College, Cardiff.
Job Profile
Job Title Dean of Non-Residential Training
Location St Michael’s College, Llandaff, Cardiff
(With extensive travel to regional centres around Wales)
Accountable to College Principal
Responsible for
1. The College’s Non-residential Training Course which offers theological education for lay and ordained ministry in an ecumenical context.
2. Ongoing discussions with partner churches and other providers across Wales about future patterns of learning for discipleship and non-residential training for ministry.
3. Facilitating the Vocations Initiative of the Church in Wales which is led by the bishop of St Asaph.
Key Relationships
Non-residential students; module and personal tutors; placement supervisors; college academic and administrative staff; Cardiff University; partner churches.
Background
St Michael’s College has a growing reputation as a Centre of excellence in Christian ministerial training and offers both residential and non-residential training for ministry in an ecumenical context. The College functions under the overall guidance of Managing Trustees and operates in partnership with the South Wales Baptist College and the School of Religious Studies at Cardiff University.
This is an exciting time to be involved in the College as St Michael’s had an excellent inspection report in 2009, recently launched a vibrant new website (www.stmichaels.ac.uk) and will spend £1 million this summer on transforming the College buildings.
The College is the Provincial College of the Church in Wales and as such is heavily involved in a range of provincial ministry projects, including facilitating the Church in Wales Vocations Initiative.
St Michael’s College is also currently engaged in important discussions with the Ministry Course at Bangor (MINICAB) with the aim of exploring how these two non-residential courses may work together and develop an integrated strategy for training across Wales. It is expected that the new Dean will take the lead on this development for the College.
Core Functions
General:
1. The Dean will provide strong educational leadership for Non-Residential ministerial training and learning for discipleship across Wales in collaboration with the College Principal, partner churches and other providers.
2. The Dean is responsible for arranging all aspects of teaching, learning, and assessment relating to the College’s Non-Residential Course and for its day-to-day management.
3. The Dean will make an appropriate and agreed contribution to the teaching of Non-Residential students. (Subject areas etc. will be agreed with the successful applicant on appointment.)
Staff:
1. The Dean will lead the Non-Residential Team, and line-manage the Team Administrator.
2. The Dean is responsible for the recruitment, training, and appraisal of all Non-Residential personal and module tutors.
3. The Dean will maintain close contact with all staff engaged in the delivery of the course to offer support, encouragement and access to appropriate professional development.
Students:
1. The Dean will maintain close contact with all students and direct their studies.
2. The Dean shares with personal tutorial staff, the pastoral oversight of all students, and will write all Anglican end of year reports in collaboration with the relevant personal tutor.
3. The Dean will work with the Church in Wales in facilitating their Vocations Initiative.
External Affairs:
1. The Dean will liaise, alongside the Dean of Ministry Development, with the relevant Training Officers from partner churches and other providers on issues relating to Non-Residential training and learning for discipleship within Wales.
Person Specification
Educational:
ü Graduate and post graduate degree in a relevant theological / educational subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent postgraduate research activity).
ü Proven competence or the potential for competence in higher educational leadership, teaching and administration.
ü Practical theology led approach to ministerial and theological education and training.
Skills/aptitudes:
ü Ability to provide strong leadership, and to enthuse and encourage others.
ü Ability to work collaboratively.
ü Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
ü Ability to be entrepreneurial, resolve problems and exploit opportunities.
ü Ability to manage and develop people.
Knowledge/Experience:
ü Awareness of the opportunities and challenges facing the Church in theological education and in developing patterns of ministry and mission.
ü Knowledge of traditions and needs of ecumenical partners in relation to ministerial training and development.
ü Understanding of the distinctive contexts found in Wales.
Personal:
ü A personal commitment to a life of prayer and worship within one of the churches who recognise St Michael’s as a training centre.
ü A commitment to personal professional development and annual appraisal.
ü Commitment, enthusiasm and ability to tackle the major challenges inherent in the post of Dean.
ü A willingness to live within reasonable travelling distance of the College and undertake extensive travel across Wales to regional teaching centres.
ü An ability to speak, or a wiliness to learn, Welsh would be advantage.
Terms of Employment
Ø If the appointee is an ordained member of the partner churches accommodation will be provided (or an allowance in lieu of accommodation) and council tax and water rates will be paid.
Ø If the appointee is an ordained minister then the salary will be £24,117.
Ø If the appointee is a lay person the salary will be by agreement.
Ø The Dean will come under the Pension Scheme of the Denomination to which they belong and make the necessary contributions (if any) accordingly.
Ø Resettlement allowance will be payable on re-location and car mileage allowance of 40p per mile for any mileage which results from the executing of College duties.
Ø Holiday entitlement – In addition to Bank Holidays there is an entitlement of 30 days annual leave.
Ø There is an entitlement of meals during term time.
Application Process
Applications are via a personal letter of application and attached CV. The letter should clearly demonstrate how your previous experience and understanding enables you to fulfil the person specification and undertake the core functions of the post. These should be sent or emailed to:
Judith Lewis
Business Manger
St Michael’s Theological College
54 Cardiff Road
Llandaff
Cardiff
CF5 2YJ
Tel: 02920 563379
Email:
The closing date for applications is: 28th May 2010
Interviews will be held on: 9th & 10th June 2010
(Shortlisted candidates will be expected to stay in College overnight)