- Advertised from 8th August 2025
- 37.5 hours per week
Role
The Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive administrator to join our Presbytery office team.
As Administration Officer with proven IT skills across a range of platforms, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth day-to-day operations of our Presbytery. Your attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and positive approach to relationship building and problem-solving will be essential as you contribute to a variety of administrative and coordination tasks.
You will work collaboratively with staff and volunteers to support c120 congregations across our locality, supporting and enabling Ministers and volunteers as they serve God within their communities.
You will be adaptable and flexible in your approach whilst offering creative and innovative solutions to promote efficiency.
As a Presbytery, we are forward-thinking in response to the changing nature of the operations of our national Church.
We value the wellbeing of all our staff, encouraging a healthy work/life balance as well as creating an ethos of values-based team working and a culture of respect and loving kindness towards everyone whom we serve.
Application notes
Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@churchofscotland.org.uk and must be received by 12 Noon on Monday, 25 August 2025
Applications should comprise:
- A personal statement, outlining how your skills, experiences and personal qualities match the requirements of the role outlined in the job description. Please provide reference contact details for your last two periods of employment (this would normally be your direct line manager/supervisor). If you have had more than two employers in the last three years, please provide referee contact details for that period. References will not be contacted until later in the process.
- A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications alongside a full employment history showing positions held, responsibilities and relevant achievements.
Applications without a CV and personal statement will not be taken forward in the process. Each document should be a maximum of two sides of A4.
Informal enquiries: can be made to Fiona Crawford, Presbytery Clerk by email FCrawford@churchofscotland.org.uk
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About the role
As the Registered Manager, you will be an experienced leader leading a team working with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As the Registered Manager you will:
- Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Oversee the financial aspects of the service, managing significant budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and making financial decisions.
- Where a need or an opportunity is identified, lead on the development of new services, support business growth and maintain reputational excellence.
- Comply with governance, law and legislation including local authority compliance, Care Inspectorate (at level 5 and above), SSSC and safeguarding procedures.
- Support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
- Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
About You
You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.
You should also have:
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
- The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment.
- Social Service and Health Care at level 9 (SCQF) or other speciality/qualification recognised by the SSSC for registration purposes as well as a relevant management qualification.
About the Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland is a national Church providing ministry, care, witness and service across the whole of Scotland and engaging in other parts of the UK and across the world. It has been a significant part of the life of Scotland for more than 450 years. As well as providing worshipping communities of faith that testify to the truth and relevance of the Christian faith, it also plays a significant part in the community life of Scotland in a variety of ways and adds significantly to its social capital.
The Church of Scotland today works in partnership with others, including churches from around the world, ecumenical partners, interfaith networks, charities and individuals. It engages with Government and civic society, believing that the Good News of Jesus is relevant within the spheres of politics and decision-making, as well as in our local communities and congregations.
Central Services Committee
Providing the support functions to the Church and to the Councils of the Church, the Central Services Committee (CSC) recruit for areas such as Central Properties, Human Resources, IT, Law and Office Management.
Central Services also supports recruitment for the Office of the Assembly Trustees, the Office of the General Assembly, Faith Action Programme, as well as other committees, to provide support in areas of administration, outreach and strategy.
As staff working in the national offices of the Church of Scotland we aim to provide excellent professional services to support the work of the wider Church and its Forums, Committees, Presbyteries and Congregations throughout Scotland, the United Kingdom and across the world.
Our six values, in equal order of importance, are:
Grace - Acting with humility in all our endeavours
Integrity - Acting with honesty, responsibility and accountability
Respect - Valuing others, ensuring inclusiveness and equality
Professionalism - Demonstrating commitment and striving for excellence
Collaboration - Working together to connect and communicate in an open and transparent environment
Innovation - Thinking creatively about building for the future and embracing change
We are committed to each of our six values in all that we do and this informs our attitude to working together.
About the Department
The General Trustees are the property-owning arm of the Church of Scotland. The Trustees have an extensive portfolio of buildings and land throughout Scotland which they manage on behalf of local congregations. The General Trustees are supported by professional staff based in their offices in central Edinburgh, including, surveyors, solicitors, health and safety and fire safety advisors, and a business support team.
Context of the Role
This role will primarily work to provide administrative support across the General Trustees Business Support Team who provide adminsitrative support to the wider General Trustees staff and the Trustees.
The post will work in a hybrid manner, with a maximum of 3 days per working week required in the office and the remainder from home.
Parish Assistant/Deacon – St Paul’s
- Part time
- £30,274 – £34,224 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 8th January 2026
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone to assist the Interim Moderator and Kirk Session to enable us to reach a greater number of people through pastoral care, build on the school’s chaplaincy with the support of other local churches and lead weekly worship. With over 400 people a week using the church building and a chaplaincy reach of 1,300, this post will be able to create new ways of connecting, ensuring that the parish continue to know that we are “alive in our worship and involved in our community”.
This post is also suitable for that of Parish Deacon (please see additional information under Main Duties, Person Specification and Terms and Conditions for candidates wishing to apply for this post as a Deacon).
The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).
It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.
Are you motivated by the power of strong financial systems to support meaningful social change? Do you take pride in accuracy, clarity and well-organised processes that help an organisation thrive? MCR Pathways is looking for a diligent and proactive Finance Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated Finance team in Glasgow.
About the Role:
This role sits at the heart of our financial operations, ensuring we can continue delivering life-changing mentoring support to young people across the UK. As Finance Assistant, you will play a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting smooth transactional processes, and ensuring the integrity of the data we rely on to make informed decisions.
Working closely with our Finance Director and Finance Manager, you will help keep our systems running efficiently, supporting both day-to-day activity and the wider mission of the organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensure all invoices and expenses submitted through Dext are accurate before publishing to Xero, resolving any discrepancies and confirming correct coding and tax treatment.
- Complete regular bank reconciliations in Xero, matching transactions and promptly investigating variances.
- Keep supplier and customer contact records in Xero accurate and up to date.
- Prepare and set up payment batches for approval, ensuring invoices are correctly coded, authorised and processed in line with internal procedures.
About you:
- Experience working with Dext and Xero and online expense management systems.
- Confident handling day-to-day financial processes.
- Organised, with an eye for detail and accuracy, you take pride in keeping data clean, reliable and easy to navigate.
- Comfortable following established processes but also able to improve or update them when needed.
- You enjoy solving problems and can work independently, managing your workload efficiently and proactively.
- You communicate clearly and professionally, and you work well with others across different teams.
About MCR Pathways:
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as South East and North East England. We are committed to helping young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.
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