Jobs
Find out about the latest job opportunities at the United Reformed Church
Current vacancies at the URC
Employee benefits
Summary of Church House employee benefits
From holiday allowance to season ticket loans, find out about our employee benefits for Church House staff from the download below:
- URC Employment Benefits (PDF | 324kb)
Other URC jobs
Ministers wishing to transfer to the United Reformed Church
Ministers of other churches wishing to transfer to the United Reformed Church can seek a Certificate of Eligibility to come on to the Roll of Ministers of the United Reformed Church.
Applications are welcome from ministers who are members of churches that are either a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the Council for World Mission, the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Your application should evidence experience in local pastorate ministry (minimum 5 years) in a leadership role; intercultural competence; understanding/experience of working in multi-church pastorates/settings and a readiness and willingness to serve in any part of the UK
- Closing date for applications: 15 July 2025
- Initial interviews: August (via Zoom)
- Successful candidates will be invited to attend an in-person Assessment Conference from 30th October – 1st November in Cambridge, UK.
For an application pack, please contact the Ministries Office by email [email protected] or call 020 7916 8649
Mission Team member (2 posts)
Mission Practitioner (Children’s Work) and Mission Practitioner (Youth Work)
Eastern Synod of the United Reformed Church
Full time – 35 hours per week (flexible, including some evenings and weekends)
Annual salary – £38 – £43,000 pa depending on experience
Closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 7th July.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th July.
For more Information: Advert
An application pack can be accessed via the Synod website:
www.urceastern.org.uk or by emailing Marion Gentry on [email protected]
Property Administrator (The East Midlands Synod )
- Part-time post for 20 hours per week
- 12-month fixed-term contract for Maternity Cover.
- Salary is £33,502 FTE (pro-rata).
- This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
- Closing date for applications: 13 July 2025
- Interviews: Thursday 31 July 2025
For an application pack (no CVs) please contact: [email protected]
Accreditations Sub-Committee Convenor
Do you have a passion to support people who release the church in its local community to flourish in faith, hope and love? Then this could be the opportunity for you!
Ministries Committee is looking for a convener for its Accreditations Sub-Committee to replace its current convenor who will complete their term at the July 2025 General Assembly. The convener will need to have working knowledge of the formal ministries of the United Reformed Church.
The Accreditations Sub-committee plays a vital role in supporting and creating new opportunities in shaping posts to be recognised as Church Related Community Work projects or Pioneering posts including current Special Category ministries, in approving certificates for ministers from partner churches both at home and abroad to serve with us, and in analysing trends in the Rolls of Ministers of the Word and Sacraments and Church Related Community Workers, Elders, Assembly Accredited Lay Preachers and Assembly Accredited Lay Pioneers.
Please click the below link for the full role description and if interested in making an application or nomination, please email [email protected] for an application form.
Volunteer Positions
Commission Secretary – Ministerial Discipline Process
The URC’s Ministerial Discipline Process is looking for a Commission Secretary, effective from July 2025, but with ample shadowing time of the present post-holder built in.
Key tasks include:
- Keeping records of the panel for Assembly Commissions.
- Approaching identified individuals to sit on Assembly Commissions.
- Liaising with all those involved in disciplinary cases.
- Arranging meetings for Assembly Commissions, draft agendas, take minutes and assist to progress cases. Advise on due process.
- Drafting documents for approval by the Assembly Commissions.
- Monitoring and seek to expedite the progress of cases through the ‘hearing stage’ of the disciplinary process
- Making arrangements for formal disciplinary hearings and attend, including taking notes during the hearing, keeping records of decisions made, informing parties of decisions made and record keeping.
- Seeking feedback and drafting lessons learnt reports on all cases that entered the disciplinary process.
If you feel you have the gifts, graces, and skills – and are willing to undergo a safer recruitment process – please e-mail the Secretary of the Complaints and Discipline Advisory Group at [email protected] outlining your skills and experience.
Represent the United Reformed Church on the Milton Mount Foundation Board
Are you passionate about education and the life of the Church? The Milton Mount Foundation is seeking a United Reformed Church (URC) member to join its Board of Trustees and help guide its mission of educational support.
The Milton Mount Foundation exists to help fund education, primarily by making grants towards school fees using funds invested from the sale of the buildings of a now closed school, and also by offering grants towards university education.
This is a voluntary but deeply rewarding role that helps shape how the Foundation supports students across the UK.
For more details, please see below links for advert and role description. To express interest or request more information, please contact: [email protected]