Volunteer with us
Find out more about Worcester Cathedral and the work that our volunteers do.
We are proud of the people who work for us at the Cathedral and have a very good level of staff retention, which means we don't often have vacancies. However, we do want to attract the best people to our jobs and take the process of recruitment seriously. We are also keen to ensure that Safeguarding is a top priority and will follow the Diocese of Worcester's Safe Recruitment policy and processes.
Vacancies will be advertised on this page for jobs at Worcester Cathedral and our associated Almshouse St Oswald's Hospital. We commit to advertising all our roles on this page. If there are no current vacancies that match your requirements at this time, please do keep checking.
For each vacancy we will include a Job Description and Person Specification, which details the expectations for each role.
Application Process
Please complete an application form (unless specified otherwise) and equalities monitoring form and return it by the advertised closing date to jobs@worcestercathedral.org.uk, unless otherwise stated in the application pack.
If you do not hear from us within five days of the closing date, we have not been able to shortlist your application.
If you are invited to an interview, we will advise you of the arrangements. Please let us know if you have any additional needs that we should consider.
Thank you for your interest in Worcester Cathedral.
Current Vacancies
Christmas Tree Festival Team Member
Every Christmas, Worcester Cathedral is transformed into one of the UK’s most spectacular festive attractions, welcoming over 75,000 visitors through its doors. This year marks an exciting new chapter as we introduce ticketing for the first time, and we’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly people to help make every visitor’s experience memorable.
As a Christmas Tree Festival Team Member, you’ll be one of the first faces visitors meet. Whether you’re welcoming families, checking tickets, helping people find their way, answering questions or supporting the smooth running of the festival, you’ll play an important role in creating a warm, well-organised and enjoyable experience for everyone. Closing date is Monday 7th September, 5pm.
Please click here to download the application pack.
Please click here to download the application form.
Christmas Tree Festival Project Coordinator
Help Bring one of the UK’s largest Cathedral Christmas Tree Festivals to life.
We’re looking for an organised, enthusiastic and proactive candidate to make help make it all happen.
Working closely with the Events Team, you’ll help to coordinate many of the behind-the-scenes elements that bring the festival together. From encouraging organisations to take part and advising them on the type of tree that would suit them best, to guiding them with creative ideas, to planning tree locations, coordinating set up deliveries and ensuring customers have everything they need on the day, you’ll help turn months of planning into a spectacular visitor experience.
This is a varied role for someone who is extremely organised, has excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and who likes seeing a project come to life.
This is a fixed term role requiring a total commitment of around 350 hours work between September 2026 – January 2027.
The closing date for the job is Friday 14th August at 12pm.
Choral Vacancies
Principal Tenor Lay Clerk
The role of a principal lay clerk is to sing at all services sung by the Cathedral Choir, including at major festivals during the Cathedral’s year. In a normal week, this involves singing at six services. The Cathedral Choir’s term dates broadly follow those of the King’s School, with additional duties most notably in the week running up to Christmas and again in the week before Easter (Holy Week).
Please click here to download the Application Pack.
Assistant Tenor Lay Clerk
The role of an assistant lay clerk is to sing in the Cathedral Choir at weekends and at major festivals during the Cathedral’s year. In a normal week, this involves singing a service on Saturday evening, and two services on Sunday – one in the morning and one in the afternoon - with additional duties most notably in the week running up to Christmas and the week before Easter (Holy Week).
Please click here to download the Application Pack.
Governance Roles
We are currently seeking to recruit three governance roles:
Finance Committee Member
The Chapter members, as the charity trustees, are collectively responsible for managing the financial assets of the Cathedral. The Finance Committee is tasked with keeping the activities and management of the Cathedral under review, in relation to such matters as the Chapter has specified in the Finance Committee Terms of Reference.
Please click here to download the Application Pack.