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Last updated 10th December 2025

General vacancies

The Board of Finance/Education has a range of benefits and perks for Diocesan Employees. Take a look at our Benefits Page to find out more.

The Board of Finance/Education believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

The Board of Finance/Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.


Diocesan Roles

Post Location Documents Closing
date
Interview
date(s)
Administrator for the Area Dean of Lancaster and Morecambe

Christ Church,

Wyresdale Road,

Lancaster,

LA1 3EA

Role description

Thursday 15

January 

2026

Friday 23 

January 

2026

How to Apply

To apply for any the above roles, please complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form.

Please also complete a confidential declaration if the role you are applying for requires a DBS check/centres around children or vulnerable adults.

Please send all documents to hrapplications@blackburn.anglican.org.

Our safer recruitment information is available upon request.

See our Privacy Notice


Parish Roles

Post

Location Documents                                    

Closing

Date

Interview

Date(s)

Ignite Youth Leader

St George’s and All Saints’ Church,

Chorley

Job Pack

Ignite Information

Application Form

Sunday 18

January 

2026

Wednesday 2

February 

2026

Ignite Children and Youth Leader 

(KS2-5)

St Lawrence with St Paul,

Longridge,

Preston,

PR3 3WA

Job Pack

Application Form

Website

Sunday 30 November  2025 Wednesday 10 December 2025
Worship Lead

St Luke's Church,

Bank Top, 

Blackburn,

BB2 1TA

Job Pack

Application Form

Friday 2 

January 

2026

TBC
Choir Leader and Organist

St Leonard's Church, Penwortham,

Preston, PR1 9JA

 

Advert

Job Description

Application Form

Confidential dec.
Upon appointment TBC

Organist and

Choir Leader

Brindle St James

CofE Church,

Water Street,

Brindle, PR6 8NG

Advert

 

Please contact

Rev Jon Price

 

 

 

To advertise a parish role, please send a recruitment pack, blank application form, location of work, closing date and interview date to HREnquiries@blackburn.anglican.org


School roles

Post

Location                                                

Documents                                                 

Closing

date

Interview

date(s)

Clerk to the

Governing Board/

Governance
Adviser

Various

locations

Advert  

Applications

open                         

 

Head Teacher

Bolton-le-Sands CofE Primary School

Mount Pleasant Lane

Bolton-le-Sands

Carnforth  LA5 8DT

Advert

12 Noon

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Friday 30

January 2026

Head Teacher

Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School

Dubside

Wrea Green

Preston  PR4 2WQ

Advert

12 Noon

Friday 9

January 2026

TBC

Other Roles

Post Location Documents Closing date Interview date(s)

Chair of the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel (DSAP)

 

Recruitment Pack

Noon

Monday 22

December 2025