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Current vacancies

HR
Archdiocese

HR Adviser

Are you a values-driven HR professional looking to make a real difference in a purpose-led organisation? We are looking for a proactive and collaborative HR Adviser to join our small but ambitious HR Team.

You will provide high quality advice and guidance and coaching to managers, clergy and staff on a broad range of HR matters – from recruitment and performance to policy development and organisational change.

The ideal candidate with have experience working with multiple terms and conditions and supporting staff at remote sites.

You will be a generalist who is confident in their skills and happy to be hands on with managers who need guiding and coaching.

You will have strong employment law knowledge and be able to translate into user-friendly advice. Skills and experience in the use of data to support and drive decisions and planning workforce development interventions would be beneficial.

Closing date:

July 28, 2025

Interview dates

HR
Archdiocese

HR Assistant

You will be the first point of contact for employee and manager queries on a range of issues from recruitment to pay and benefits, escalating to Advisers where required.

You will manage the recruitment and onboarding process and support the induction and probationary process.

You will support both employees and managers with advice on absence and ensure allrelevant processes are followed.

In conjunction with our payroll team you will ensure all changes affecting pay and benefits are actioned monthly and be responsible for communications with employees.

You will also organise and facilitate training events and programmes across the companies.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in successfully managing multiple work streams at once.

You will have excellent IT skills and be confident in learning new software as you will be administrator for our HR software.

You will be confident in dealing with people on the phone and in person and building relationships with our customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in HR and build on existing experience.

Closing date:

July 28, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, St Helens

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly with the school.

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated practising Catholic to lead the school in the next exciting stage of its journey.

 At Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Christ is at the heart of everything they do. Their mission is to provide a nurturing, high-quality Catholic education where every child is encouraged to grow in faith, love, and learning. They are proud of their strong sense of community and commitment to Gospel values.

Closing date:

September 15, 2025

Interview dates

September 29 & 30 2025

Archdiocese

Parish Director of Music/Organist at St Bartholomew, Rainhill

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Director of Music/Organist to be based at St Bartholomew’s Church, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NY. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Rev Philip Swanson, Choir members, parishioner's and volunteers.

This is a permanent post working 20 hours per week. Although generally the hours will be worked flexibly to include evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the parish, there are some fixed times for weekly choir rehearsals (Thursday 7pm-10pm) and weekly Mass (Sunday 8.30am-11.00am) Further details about the allocated times can be found in the additional information document.

Closing date:

July 25, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher, St Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook, St Helens

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly with the school.

Following sixteen years of dedicated and highly successful service, the current Headteacher is leaving to pursue new challenges. The pupils, staff and Governors of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary Blackbrook are seeking to appoint an inspirational, creative, and highly motivated Catholic Headteacher to lead the school and move it to the next stage of its aspirational journey.

Closing date:

September 11, 2025

Interview dates

Archdiocese

Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) at Holy Name, Fazakerley

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) to be based within the parish of Holy Name Presbytery, Moss Pits Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 9LG. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Father Mark Fairhurst and other staff based within the parish.

This is a part-time permanent post, working 28 hours a week. The post holder will be expected to work these hours Monday to Friday between the hours of 10am and 4pm. The salary is £19,400 per annum (FTE £24,250.00).

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality support in all aspects of the day-to-day administration and financial tasks to include maintaining parish registers, recording income and expenditure and managing petty cash and updating websites. Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications.

Applicants should also have; experience of working in a similar role dealing with a broad range of administrative tasks, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work unsupervised. Experience of implementing new administrative processes and knowledge of local parish community would be advantageous.

Closing date:

July 18, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher, St John's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy.  Please apply directly with the school.

St John’s Catholic Primary School is a highly successful and inclusive school within the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Due to the forthcoming retirement of their highly respected, successful and much loved headteacher, governors are looking to appoint a headteacher, who is inspirational, enthusiastic and committed to leading their school in the next stage of its development. Their reputation is strong, and the school community supports the vision and Catholic ethos of the school. This is a wonderful opportunity for a practising Catholic, who is dynamic, forward thinking and who can work in partnership with staff, children, senior leaders and governors, to drive the continued and future successes of this school.

Closing date:

September 12, 2025

Interview dates

September 25 & 26 2025

HR
Archdiocese

HR Adviser

Are you a values-driven HR professional looking to make a real difference in a purpose-led organisation? We are looking for a proactive and collaborative HR Adviser to join our small but ambitious HR Team.

You will provide high quality advice and guidance and coaching to managers, clergy and staff on a broad range of HR matters – from recruitment and performance to policy development and organisational change.

The ideal candidate with have experience working with multiple terms and conditions and supporting staff at remote sites.

You will be a generalist who is confident in their skills and happy to be hands on with managers who need guiding and coaching.

You will have strong employment law knowledge and be able to translate into user-friendly advice. Skills and experience in the use of data to support and drive decisions and planning workforce development interventions would be beneficial.

Closing date:

July 28, 2025

Interview dates

HR
Archdiocese

HR Assistant

You will be the first point of contact for employee and manager queries on a range of issues from recruitment to pay and benefits, escalating to Advisers where required.

You will manage the recruitment and onboarding process and support the induction and probationary process.

You will support both employees and managers with advice on absence and ensure allrelevant processes are followed.

In conjunction with our payroll team you will ensure all changes affecting pay and benefits are actioned monthly and be responsible for communications with employees.

You will also organise and facilitate training events and programmes across the companies.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in successfully managing multiple work streams at once.

You will have excellent IT skills and be confident in learning new software as you will be administrator for our HR software.

You will be confident in dealing with people on the phone and in person and building relationships with our customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in HR and build on existing experience.

Closing date:

July 28, 2025

Interview dates

Archdiocese

Parish Director of Music/Organist at St Bartholomew, Rainhill

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Director of Music/Organist to be based at St Bartholomew’s Church, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NY. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Rev Philip Swanson, Choir members, parishioner's and volunteers.

This is a permanent post working 20 hours per week. Although generally the hours will be worked flexibly to include evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the parish, there are some fixed times for weekly choir rehearsals (Thursday 7pm-10pm) and weekly Mass (Sunday 8.30am-11.00am) Further details about the allocated times can be found in the additional information document.

Closing date:

July 25, 2025

Interview dates

Archdiocese

Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) at Holy Name, Fazakerley

An opportunity is available for an experienced Parish Administrator (Admin & Finance) to be based within the parish of Holy Name Presbytery, Moss Pits Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 9LG. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with Father Mark Fairhurst and other staff based within the parish.

This is a part-time permanent post, working 28 hours a week. The post holder will be expected to work these hours Monday to Friday between the hours of 10am and 4pm. The salary is £19,400 per annum (FTE £24,250.00).

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and pension scheme are available.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality support in all aspects of the day-to-day administration and financial tasks to include maintaining parish registers, recording income and expenditure and managing petty cash and updating websites. Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications.

Applicants should also have; experience of working in a similar role dealing with a broad range of administrative tasks, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to work unsupervised. Experience of implementing new administrative processes and knowledge of local parish community would be advantageous.

Closing date:

July 18, 2025

Interview dates

At present, we have no career vacancies. Please check back in the future for updates.

Schools

Headteacher, Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, St Helens

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly with the school.

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated practising Catholic to lead the school in the next exciting stage of its journey.

 At Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Christ is at the heart of everything they do. Their mission is to provide a nurturing, high-quality Catholic education where every child is encouraged to grow in faith, love, and learning. They are proud of their strong sense of community and commitment to Gospel values.

Closing date:

September 15, 2025

Interview dates

September 29 & 30 2025

Schools

Headteacher, St Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook, St Helens

This is an external vacancy. Please apply directly with the school.

Following sixteen years of dedicated and highly successful service, the current Headteacher is leaving to pursue new challenges. The pupils, staff and Governors of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary Blackbrook are seeking to appoint an inspirational, creative, and highly motivated Catholic Headteacher to lead the school and move it to the next stage of its aspirational journey.

Closing date:

September 11, 2025

Interview dates

Schools

Headteacher, St John's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

This is an external vacancy.  Please apply directly with the school.

St John’s Catholic Primary School is a highly successful and inclusive school within the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Due to the forthcoming retirement of their highly respected, successful and much loved headteacher, governors are looking to appoint a headteacher, who is inspirational, enthusiastic and committed to leading their school in the next stage of its development. Their reputation is strong, and the school community supports the vision and Catholic ethos of the school. This is a wonderful opportunity for a practising Catholic, who is dynamic, forward thinking and who can work in partnership with staff, children, senior leaders and governors, to drive the continued and future successes of this school.

Closing date:

September 12, 2025

Interview dates

September 25 & 26 2025

At present, we have no career vacancies. Please check back in the future for updates.

Why work here

It is an exciting time to be joining the archdiocese as we are go through a period of change and implement our pastoral plan. Everyone who works here is involved in the meaningful work of our mission, sharing the good news of Jesus.

Our pay and benefits

The archdiocese matches employee contributions up to 6% of their pensionable salary and give generous annual leave allowance. Other benefits include a pension salary sacrifice scheme, death in service scheme (subject to criteria), discounted gym memberships and access to a 24/7 counselling scheme.

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m.nakamura@rcaol.org.uk
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