Minor Canon Youth Chaplain

In consultation with the Dean and Chapter, the Lord Bishop of St Albans is seeking to appoint a Minor Canon Youth Chaplain at St Albans Cathedral. 

With an electoral roll of over 1200 adults, St Albans Cathedral is a lively, welcoming and intergenerational worshipping community motivated in active service both here at the Cathedral and beyond. 

This is an excellent role for someone with an enthusiastic and creative vision for the place of children and young people in the life of the Church, working with one of the largest and most active Cathedral congregations in the country. The two minor canons (Youth Chaplain and Precentor) are supervised by the Dean, and play an important part in shaping the mission and ministry of the Cathedral. The Chaplain has a unique opportunity to exercise a full priestly ministry, whilst leading the Cathedral's work with children and young people, encouraging and enabling them to find their place in the Cathedral Community. 

The successful candidate will be a champion for children and young people, resilient and able to prioritize the important place of youth work within the busy life of the Cathedral while also being able to relate well to people of all ages, and be committed to pastoral ministry across the parish and congregation.  With the appointment of our Children and Families Worker, bringing additional capacity, we see a key emphasis of the new Chaplain to continue to grow our ministry with teenagers. 

A curate would be considered for this post and while, customarily, it has been held by a priest for 3 to 5 years, we are open to all possibilities.  

The full terms of appointment offered with this position are detailed in the job pack which can be viewed on the Cathedral’s website: https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/minor-canon-youth-chaplain/

For an informal conversation about this role with the Dean please contact her EA, Mrs Penny Fray, E: deanea@stalbanscathedral.org

Applicants are invited to submit an application form (Church of England) and a covering letter to Penny Fray, the Dean’s Executive Assistant, by email to deanea@stalbanscathedral.org

The closing date for applications is Sunday 2 February 2025. 

Interviews will be held on Monday 24 February 2025. 

Details of the programme for interviews will be sent to all shortlisted candidates.