Iona Abbey Warden

The Iona Community is seeking a committed Christian to lead our residential and religious community at Iona Abbey.Working as part of the Resident Team is more than a job; it is a way of life. As Abbey Warden, you will provide leadership, pastoral care and spiritual support to the Abbey’s staff and volunteers, nurturing a vibrant and healthy community for all who live, work and visit here.You will ensure that the Abbey is a place of welcome, rest, hospitality and challenge, maintaining the daily rhythm of worship and supporting creative, meaningful programmes. As a member of our Senior Management Team, you will help to shape the work of the wider Community, and you will be our senior public representative on Iona and Mull.We are looking for someone with:A good knowledge of the Iona Community and a deep commitment to the Common Life, including the ministry of radical hospitalitySignificant experience of team leadership and of planning and leading worshipExperience of providing pastoral or spiritual support and of delivering creative programmesEmotional intelligence, compassion, warmth and flexibilityA willingness to live in a residential communityBeing a committed Christian with a clear passion for, or understanding of, the Iona Community’s commitment to incarnational spirituality is an occupational requirement for this role.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The post-holder must be, or become, a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme., None specified

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The Iona Community is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Church engaged together, and with people of goodwill across the world, in acting, reflecting and praying for justice, peace and the integrity of creation; convinced that the inclusive community we seek must be embodied in the community we practice.

Our mainland office is located in Glasgow. Today, we are about 280 Members, mostly in Britain, with 1450 Associate Members and 1250 Friends worldwide. The Iona Community welcomes people from all walks of life at its centres on the islands of Iona and Mull. It trades through Wild Goose Publications and the Iona Community Shop on Iona, and resources a wide range of church and community organizations through its Wild Goose Resource Group and Youth Resource Team. The Iona Prayer Circle is a worldwide network which prays for people and places in distress. Coracle is the bi-monthly magazine of the Iona Community, which seeks the exchange of thoughts and ideas as a basis for finding common ground.

Full time
Full time
£9350
Residential Team allowance of £779.17 per month (£9350 p.a.); all rent, bills and food included. Fixed Term post (up to 5 years)