Incumbent: St Barnabas, Clarksfield and Holy Trinity, Waterhead

The PCCs and Patron are looking for a pastoral and prayerful priest, committed to working collaboratively to increase numbers and deepen discipleship. They will want to be part of churches at the centre of local life and looking outwards towards the community.

They will:

• be a person of prayer with a desire to lead a church which is growing in numbers, faith, and community engagement
• be committed to a strong Safeguarding culture
• be enthusiastic about work with children, young people and families, both in schools and in church 
• be able to see and encourage the gifts of others, of all ages and stages in life
• be keen to enable whole-life and life-long discipleship
• be comfortable with a variety of styles of worship, from traditional to new
• have experience of developing links with the wider local community, including inter-faith work.

This is a Crown appointment.

We offer a warm Christian welcome to an area where the churches serve the community through the Thrive Project (a winner of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service). Our churches have experienced members in the wider congregation who serve as Church Officers and are able to offer practical assistance. We are seeking to grow in numbers, and in discipleship. We have a background of working together as parishes and look forward to working together with our new incumbent. We understand the pressures of ministry and offer our pastoral support to a successful candidate, as well as our respect for the privacy, time and wellbeing of our Vicar (and if applicable, their family).

Following a full review of the parsonages in the Diocese it has been decided that the vicarage at Clarksfield does not meet the standards we would hope to offer our clergy. The successful applicant would therefore be housed at the Vicarage in a neighbouring parish (The Vicarage, 1 Glebe Lane, Moorside, Oldham, OL1 4SJ) pending purchase of a new parsonage for the benefice.

Further information is available in the Parish Profile, Person Specification and Role Description.

Conversation about the post is welcomed. Please contact The Reverend Daniel Ramble, Area Dean of Oldham and Ashton: danielramble@manchester.anglican.org

Applications close on: Wednesday, 17th December 2025

The interview date/time will be: The afternoon of Monday, 26th January 2026