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Current opportunities to work at Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral employs a number of staff members who do a variety of jobs ranging from office administration, to maintenance, to teaching music and many more.

We periodically have job opportunities and volunteer roles that are advertised on this page as well as internships that are suitable for students or graduates.

If you are interested in manual sessional work, we employ events crew to rig and de-rig events – activities include chair moving, staging, bar tending, and stewarding. Please call the Events Manager on +44 (0)24 7652 1228 for more details if you are interested in this type of work

If you have any queries about working at Coventry Cathedral or are interested in jobs advertised, please contact us on +44 (0)24 7652 1227.

Head of Schools’ Engagement

Pro rata of £36,536 (actual salary: £21,922 rising to £22,579 from 1st Jan 2025)

Coventry Cathedral welcomes thousands of school students each year to engage with our wonderful building and its inspiring story of working for peace and reconciliation. We have developed an outstanding reputation for our welcome of students, and our delivery of programmes that are engaging, innovative, stretching and which support schools’ curricula. We are looking for someone to build on this legacy, leading and managing our fantastic schools’ team. They will be energetic, creative, able to work within a complex organization and a busy building and keen to work cross-departmentally with a team of exciting and dedicated colleagues.

Closing date: 6th November 2024
Interview date: 14th November 2024
Vacancy: This vacancy is available with immediate effect.

For Full Job details and requirements please download the job pack below.

Head of Schools’ Engagement Job Description

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Two Alto Lay Clerks & One Bass Lay Clerk

(£6000 Remuneration)

Coventry Cathedral is well known internationally as a striking example of twentieth century church architecture and for its ministry of reconciliation. It has a committed core of worshippers who delight in the combination of traditional and contemporary liturgy and music and it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors both from this country and abroad. We are seeking to appoint someone who will join our team of musicians to contribute positively to our fine musical tradition.

These three posts offer an average of 7 hours per week, spread over two to six days and worked mostly over the weeks of term time, together with Christmas, Holy Week and Easter. You will need to operate flexibly to fit the needs of the Cathedral Choir. The contract offered will be for two years with the intention to extend this indefinitely.

These posts are subject to DBS clearance, and will include weekend and bank holiday working.

Auditions and interviews will take place at the Cathedral at a mutually convenient time and if successfully, the position would commence in September 2024 and as soon as the necessary clearance and training have taken place.

For Full Job details and requirements please download the job pack below.

Lay Clerk Job Description

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