Job Description

Are you committed to church school education? Would you like the opportunity to work widely with schools and school groupings as together we seek to nurture vision-inspired education; nourish personal and spiritual growth; and enable connected communities that flourish?

We are looking for a motivated and positive individual to contribute to the Education Team's work in all matters relating to the provision of education that is consistent with the faith and practice of the Church of England in church schools/academies, both generally and in relation to religious education and daily acts of worship, and to contribute to the effectiveness of diocesan services and operations.

The role includes:

Impacting positively on church leadership to enable the development, exemplification and continuous sustainable improvement of Christian vision, distinctiveness and ethos, for the flourishing of all. Leading the promotion, development and monitoring of the implementation of transformational Religious Education across the Diocese and evaluating its impact. Support the promotion, development, monitoring and evaluation of invitational, inspirational and inclusive Collective Worship within our Church of England Schools and wider diocesan family of schools. Working with the leaders to strengthen and enact partnership working with the local church(es) and families.
The successful candidate will have had a leadership role in a school, federation or academy trust, have excellent understanding of CofE school vision and distinctiveness, be able to demonstrate the impact of their leadership in RE, and an excellent ability to support the development of collective worship.

The successful candidate with receive induction, training and ongoing support from a team that is keen to welcome you. For an informal conversation about this role please contact Sue Lockwood (Diocesan Director of Education) at sue.lockwood@exeter.anglican.org or Jo Hunter, the Senior Adviser for Senior Education Adviser for School Effectiveness: Church Schools Flourishing at jo.hunter@exeter.anglican.org

If you would like to find out more information including the Role Description and Person Specification and to apply for the role, then please follow the link to the Church of England Pathways recruitment website.

Salary

: 36,000 - 40,000 (0.8) depending on experience Hours: 29 hours per week - Part-time (0.8 FTE)

Location

: The Old Deanery, EX1 1HS with the expectation of travel throughout the county of Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay). Some home working may be accommodated.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 17 June 2025 Interviews will be held on Thursday 3rd July 2025
All applications will be processed through the Church of England Pathways Recruitment website.

The Diocese of Exeter is committed to safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 36,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 29 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Education Adviser for School Effectiveness: Christian Distinctiveness