Corps Assistant

**Please note: This is a 12-month Fixed Term position.**

**Working hours**:20 hours per week (Flexible approach - Mon to Fri work pattern)

**Contract**:12 months fixed term contract

**Interview Date**:To be confirmed

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The Salvation Army, Wisbech Corps is looking to recruit a Corps Assistant as part of our staff and volunteer team. This role aims to deputise and assist with the facilitation of spiritual and community programmes and community outreach within the Corps and local community. Applicants must be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army and be a practising Christian.

**Key Responsibilities**:
A highly motivated individual to act as a point of spiritual contact at the Corps, meeting the needs of the Corps / local community and showing them the love of Jesus. To provide ongoing pastoral and spiritual support to members of the community and volunteers. To identify pastoral/practical needs and provide appropriate care and support. You will facilitate the Corps' spiritual programme, including children's and young people’s activities and Sunday worship services. In consultation with the Corps leadership team and DHQ, the post holder will undertake other duties as required for the effective running of the Corps.
- Reception duties: dealing with telephone enquiries and visitors, responding to agency requests for food parcels and signposting to other agencies.
- Basic financial responsibilities, including maintenance of office petty cash.

**In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.**

**Promoting equality in the workplace and as a **disability confident leader scheme employer, **we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.