The below documents have been created to help when looking to employ someone within your parish. Church Recruitment & Employment Handbook is designed to guide churches through the process of recruiting and employing staff in a way that is legally compliant, ethically sound, and aligned with Christian values. It is intended for church leaders, trustees, volunteers involved in HR, and anyone responsible for staffing decisions. It is packed full of useful information, such as how to calculate holidays for part-time staff, and things to think about when employing people.
Church PCCs, as employers, must adhere to employment laws and safeguarding regulations. This includes fair recruitment practices, proper documentation, and ensuring a safe working environment.
Church Recruitment & Employment Handbook
The link below is a template for the main written statement. You will need to look at that alongside the guidance in the Handbook above and adapt it to your own situation.
Statement of Main Terms and Conditions of Employment Template for Parishes
Job descriptions
Below are sample job descriptions which you can review and adapt for your purpose. You need to ensure that the requirements and content are realistic and fair, bearing in mind the hours of work and pay for the role.
Sample Job Description – Youth Worker
Sample Job Description – Administrator
Policy templates
Below are templates for key policies that you need to have in place when employing staff. These will be added to over time.
NDBF template for PCCs – Grievance Policy & Procedure
NDBF template for PCCs – Disciplinary Policy & Procedure
We are looking to add further documents, guides and templates over the coming months. If there is anything you would find particularly helpful, please email hr@dioceseofnorwich.org and let us know what you would find helpful.
Online training events
At the Clergy Conference in September a session was offered on recruitment and employment of staff. This will now be made available as an online session where all the important things to consider will be discussed followed by a question-and-answer session. The first two sessions will be on:
- Tuesday 20th January from 11am to 12pm – click here if you want to join, and
- Thursday 12th February from 3.30pm to 4.30pm – click here if you want to join.
More information about the HR Team at NDBF can be found here: Human Resources Team