Parish Secretary

We are recruiting a Parish Secretary for the Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady, Abbey Road, Torquay reporting to the Parish priest. The purpose of the role is to manage the administrative and secretarial support alongside the office resources to ensure the smooth running of the Parish and to enable the Parish Priest to carry out his Diocesan responsibilities. Your duties will include: Dealing with routine enquiries and requests, either in person, on the telephone or by electronic means in a sympathetic manner , recognising the need for confidentiality. Sorting correspondence and drafting replies of a routine nature . Producing booklets, service sheets and word-processing Prayers of the Faithful and Mass Intentions. Maintaining an efficient office filing system. Creating a Parish database (either using a database or spreadsheet programme ), and regularly updating it. Preparing and duplicating , if necessary, the weekly Bulletin and maintaining a Diary of forthcoming Events . Co-ordinating, printing and distributing rotas for the various ministries in the church. Supporting work of Parish committees and catechetical groups and providing clerical assistance to such. Maintaining the Parish Diary. To maintain and oversee the timely and efficient supply of materials required including stationery, sacristy and household requirements. Arranging routine repairs, maintenance and replacement in the churches and presbytery, monitoring service and repair contracts. Taking bookings for the Hall. Keeping church notice-boards up-to-date . The post holder will be given scope to develop the role, review essential processes and improve them where necessary to ensure the effective provision of support for Parish activities. If you are competent in the use of Microsoft office systems such as Word, Outlook, MS Teams and MS Publisher, excellent organisational skills and the ability to act as a key representative for the Diocese of Plymouth we would love to hear from you! Hours: 12 hours per week - Tuesday to Friday Location: The Parish Office, 76 Abbey Road, Torquay, TQ2 5NJ ADZN1_UKTJ

Location: Torquay, GB

Posted Date: 5/11/2025