A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Jobs & voluntary roles
Deputy Centre Manager
The Othona Community West Dorset
Use your energy and drive to support our very experienced centre manager/warden to further develop the business and renew the buildings and facilities of our Christian retreat centre in Dorset.
At our centre we provide fun and restorative times for individuals and families.
https://www.othonawestdorset.org.uk/
You will live on the Dorset coast, overlooking The Chesil beach and Lyme Bay, in a 2 bedroom flat, with all meals and household bills provided.
Salary £16,520.00, 20% employer’s contributory pension, 28 days leave including bank holidays and statutory days.
The centre is staffed by a small resident community who live by a simple rhythm of life described by our founder Rev. Norman Motley as “work, worship, study and play”. The ethos is one of great inclusivity, respecting all faiths and involving many people who may share our values but have no connection with the Christian churches
The Othona Community has a 59 year history on this site and there was a Christian Contemplative Community living here before that.
The role is that of a deputy for the centre manager/warden with special responsibilities for facilities management and business development. If you have experience in systems and processes with the ability to produce simple documentation then your skills will be most beneficial.
The first stage of the selection process will involve one long weekend living on site alongside staff and guests. The second stage, at a later date, will be a whole day of assessment and a formal interview.
Application is by email to chair@othona.org with a CV and a letter detailing why you have applied for the post. Two references from your most recent employment or equivalent will be taken. You will require an enhanced DBS check with barring (children’s list) before commencing employment.
Closing date for applications is 11th May 2024 and the expected start date will be 1st July 2024. Interview date: Saturday 8th June at Othona West Dorset.
Residential Community Team Member
Othona Bradwell is an open and inclusive Christian Community. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs to our centre on the quiet coast of Essex. Through sharing in a daily rhythm of work, worship, study and play, we seek to learn how to live together and learn from each other.
We are a place where people come together to share what they have in common and seek to find a sense of unity together. Therefore, we create a genuine sense of community by sharing and celebrating our common unity. In community we explore the relationship between faith and life and encourage one another in caring for the world and its people. It is a place of welcome and acceptance for whoever you are.