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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.
Canon Residentiary & Precentor
The Acting Bishop of Worcester is seeking a priest to be Residentiary Canon and Precentor of Worcester Cathedral. The person appointed will be responsible for the organisation and development of the liturgical and musical life of the Cathedral. They will be expected to play a full part in the Chapter and Cathedral community and to contribute to the work of the wider diocese.
Applications can be made via the Church of England's Pathways website. Any queries about the application process can be directed to the Chief Operating Officer at matthewhall@worcestercathedral.org.uk. The closing date is 12 noon on Monday 7 July 2025.
Please download the Application Pack for full details, including Job Description and Person Specification.
You can also download more information about the Cathedral's strategic vision and liturgy plan as background to Worcester.
Finance Assistant
We are currently recruiting for a Finance Assistant to provide support to the finance team on accounts ledger input and reconciliation for purchase, sales and cashbook and to support the wider Cathedral with general office tasks.
The role is 22.5 hours per week over four days.
The closing date for applications is Friday 11 July 2025.
Foundation Certificate in Heritage Stonemasonry | June 2025 for September 2025 start
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a distinctive one-year programme of work-based study, providing stonemasonry apprentices who have completed their Level 2 qualification in Stonemasonry with the chance to improve their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the cathedrals and other historic buildings they work on, whilst working and learning with our highly skilled stonemasonry team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual who is interested in heritage skills and historic buildings, who wants to develop their stonemasonry craft skills through this opportunity in order to care for and maintain historic buildings in future. The closing date is Monday 14 July 2025 at 12pm.
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.