Job Description

This role is for a resident member of Sheldon's small, inclusive Christian community running a specialist retreat house in rural Devon. Applicants are applying both for the role itself and to explore a vocation to live and work in community. This involves an occupational requirement to live on site so we anticipate the successful applicant making their home here with most of the remuneration package being accommodation, food and other benefits provided in kind. The personal allowance is modest at 7,000/year plus pension. See website for details

www.sheldonretreat.com/office

Summary of the role

The back office admin that keeps the organisation running smoothly People skills for front office reception and telephone cover PA support to the Warden Solving problems (varied and unpredictable!) Involvement in wider hospitality and practical tasks around Sheldon

Entry level requirements

This is an all-rounder role and we will ask candidates to demonstrate

A mature, vocational approach to life and work in an environment focused on hospitality Enjoyment and good capability across both people skills and systems skills A commitment to the privacy of guests including careful adherence to rules of confidentiality Good working proficiency with MS Office, especially Outlook, Word and basic Excel Understanding of relational database principles (beyond simple data entry) Experience of working in a modern office using locally networked computers and cloud based services

Ts & Cs

We hope to appoint someone who will be here for a minimum of 2 years, and ideally 5 or more Community members live at Sheldon and work a 6 day week, including 3 evenings with 5.6 weeks/year holiday. Accommodation is available for a single person or a couple. If applying as a couple the spouse/partner also has a working role and commitment at Sheldon - open to conversations about what this might look like. The personal allowance is a modest 7,000/year but accommodation, food and many of the practical day to day costs of living are provided as part of the remuneration package, and Class 1 NI and pension contributions. New members need to share our fundamentals including. A Christian faith, even if unconventional, is an genuine occupational requirement for joining the community. We are a lay community We are committed to the safeguarding of all guests, especially children and vulnerable adults We are fully inclusive and supportive of LGBTQI+ people and their relationships We are Covid-aware, recognising that health protection is a shared responsibility not individual

Application

Closing date: 21st February 2026

Interviews (resident) 9th - 11th March

Start date negotiable

Please review the Sheldon website https://www.sheldonretreat.com/office

To apply you must ALSO complete this application form

https://form.jotform.com/253403455109351

You are welcome to book a preliminiary telephone conversation using the same application form. Deadline for this is 14th February.

If you have questions in advance of submitting your application please email

warden@sheldonretreat.com

Job Type: Part-time

Work Location: In person