House for Duty Assistant Curate of the Benefice of Upper Ryedale

Is God calling you to serve our delightful rural communities in the south western corner of the picturesque North York Moors?

This attractive role offers opportunity to minister with creativity and care across five small rural communities who come together every Sunday for a single service which rotates around the four church buildings.

Working alongside an Interim Priest in Charge who holds, in plurality, responsibility for Upper Ryedale alongside the nearby market town of Helmsley you will be offered support and colleagueship alongside freedom to lead and serve. A Children and Youth Worker and two associate priests join in an outward focused ministry team which is ecumenical in nature, enjoying a close and developed partnership with Ryedale Methodist Circuit.

This is a post for a priest who is prayerful and collaborative, a pastor who enables others in ministry and inspires the whole Church to invite all in our communities to join in the story and know the hope and life of Jesus Christ.

Should you wish to have an informal conversation about this vacancy, please contact

• The Archdeacon of Cleveland, the Ven Dr Amanda Bloor, adcl@yorkdiocese.org / 01642 706 095
• The Bishop of Whitby, the Rt Revd Barry Hill, bishopofwhitby@yorkdiocese.org / 01642 593 273

​We are seeking someone who is:

• A priest of the Church of England with a passion to make a difference and a desire to work within and for our rural and farming communities.
• Enhanced DBS checked and and an up-to-date working knowledge of the requirements of the Church of England Core and Additional Learning Pathways and Parish Safeguarding Handbook.
• IT literate with sufficient skills and a willingness to learn and develop these further with an understanding and awareness about the benefits and challenges of social media.
• Able to show evidence of working in a Church of England parish ministry, and of preaching styles that engage with people of varying age, understanding and outlook.
• Able to reach out beyond church to the wider community
• Secure in their personal Christian faith with confidence to be a Christian leader.
• A good listener and communicator
• Empathetic and able to help, bring comfort and reassurance to those in need
• Able to travel among the parishes

Applications via Pathways: Click HERE

The Diocese of York takes in much of North and East Yorkshire, including the cities of York, Hull and Middlesbrough, and two National Parks. Extending from the River Tees to the River Humber, and from around the A1 road to the incomparable Yorkshire coast, the area is home to around 1.4 million people.

Welcome to the Diocese of York in the Church of England;

· a family of 579 churches and 125 schools in 442 parishes
· committed to the praise of God through Jesus Christ and service to others
· led and guided in their faith and work by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.

The appointment of a new Archbishop of York has encouraged the reshaping of the Diocesan vision and examination of our priorities. We are determined to become a simpler, bolder, humbler and more diverse church of missionary disciples which is Christ centred and Jesus shaped, ensuring in partnership with other churches that there is a Christian witness in every community. We wish to be a people who are ‘Living Christ’s Story.’

Visit our website here: Diocese of York