The Diocese of Brentwood is accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a Living Wage Employer.

For Education vacancies, please go to https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/education/vacancies/

Download a general application form here: Recruitment Application Form

Current vacancies

 

Parish Bookkeeper – Cathedral House

A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Bookkeeper, to provide dedicated support in respect of financial control and reporting functions to individual Parishes and manage the day-to-day parish related accounting function within the central finance department. The role will work closely with the Parish Support Finance Assistant.

The post will be primarily based at Cathedral House with some travel to parishes required.

Hours: 14 hours per week worked over two days. 

The closing date for applications is 31 July 2026 and we will then invite suitable applicants to interview.

If you have any queries or if you would like to apply, please send your CV to [email protected]

Job description: JD Parish Book-keeper

Deputy Director of Education – Cathedral House

A vacancy has arisen for a Deputy Director of Education to join the Education Department at Cathedral House, Brentwood.

The position is a permanent full-time role, working term time only plus five days.

The start date for the role will be around January 2027 or earlier.

The Diocese serves a network of 90 schools: comprising 72 primary and 18 secondary schools, providing for the formation and educational needs of some 40,000 children and young people.

The role of Deputy Director of Education is an inspiring, rewarding and fulfilling position.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated and committed team at a significant time for the education sector, for Catholic education nationally, and for the schools and colleges across our own Diocese as we look to serve Bishop Alan and the mission of our Church with Christ as the foundation of our entire educational enterprise.

As Deputy Director you will be expected to establish good relationships with each authority as well as engaging with the Regional Director, DfE, and Ofsted so that our schools and their staff are well served.

The role offers the opportunity to utilise your existing skills, gifts and talents in new and innovative ways as we look to preserve and protect our distinctive educational heritage and history whilst forming and co-constructing an authentically Catholic educational landscape for the future.

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Extensive leadership experience in an education context, at Headteacher/Deputy level in school/academy/diocesan leadership or local authority/SIP setting.
  • A strong grasp of current educational issues (including CMATs’ evolving role within the parish, diocese and local community)
  • A deep knowledge and understanding of Catholic education as structured in this country.

 

A requirement of the post is that applicants must be practising Catholics.

If you would like to apply for this role please forward your CV to [email protected].

Closing date: 18 September at 5 pm; interviews will be carried out in July.