Please note this is a permanent position
Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday with the occasional need for flexibility
Interview Date: Thursday 17th September 2026
Great Yarmouth Corps has a mainly elderly congregation with reduced traditional activity, and its weekday community programme needs careful, prayerful development to create practical, relational spaces where people can experience care, dignity, and the presence of Jesus.
Job Summary:
The Community Mission Manager is essential in rebuilding this Kingdom focused programme, supporting staff, managing building operations including setting up for programme activities, and assisting the Corps Officer in encouraging healthy connection between the corps and the wider community, while helping the fellowship gently refocus as an outward facing missional corps.
Key Responsibilities:
You will contribute significantly to the development and be responsible for the delivery of missional and management objectives to facilitate local mission flourishing, including managing the business resources of the corps (finances, people, buildings) and procedural/statutory compliance.
Facilitate people’s Christian discipleship, worship and social action, leading prayer, facilitating group worship, providing pastoral support as appropriate, and modelling a consistent Christian lifestyle within the community
Successful candidate will have:
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Proven experience of successfully managing a complex and busy setting.
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Strong experience of successfully integrating and delivering multiple and diverse programmes.
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Practical knowledge and experience of relevant compliance requirements related to areas including health and safety, safeguarding, data protection, equality and diversity.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong successful & collaborative working relationships.
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Experience of managing employees, ability to plan & prioritise tasks.
This role has an "occupational requirement" to be a practising and committed Christian, actively involved with your own Church
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
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.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record check (DBS: Enhanced Adult & Child barred list disclosure check), relevant qualifications, Health Assessment and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.
As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.
The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
