Church Office Secretary/Administrator

Harlesden Methodist Church is a friendly, busy, outward looking community situated at the heart of Harlesden, on the High Street, near the Jubilee Clock. We are seeking a replacement for our current Church Office Secretary/Administrator. This is a part-time post and precise hours are open to negotiation, but we envisage about 20 hours per week spread over 4 days, one of which should be a Friday. The office is on the church premises.

The main duties are financial (putting information into the computerised accounting system, invoicing, banking and preparing cheques), administrative/secretarial (dealing with telephone calls and visitors, maintaining contact lists, handling incoming correspondence, producing church paperwork, typing minutes and agendas, looking after office equipment) and property-related (helping with requests for rooms, typing letting agreements, liaising with groups using the church buildings). Your supervisor will be the Church’s minister, the Revd Madeleine Andrews.

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Among the qualities we are looking for are: 

• Ability to get on with a wide range of people
• Familiarity with church organisation
• Sympathy with the objectives of the church
• Confidentiality with personal information
• Good word-processing skills, including Excel and Microsoft Publisher
• Understanding of basic financial transactions and numeracy
• Willingness to work unsupervised and quickly.

Conditions:  
The salary offered is £160 per week for 20 hours. Leave and sick pay will be pro rata based on a notional working week of 36 hours. We are aiming for commencement at the beginning of September 2004. There would be a trial period of 3 months before a full two year appointment was confirmed.

If you think you could do the job and are interested we should be delighted to hear from you. You do not have to be a Methodist and we do not discriminate on any grounds whatsoever.

Application by letter outlining your qualifications, experience and interests, with the names and addresses of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

Applications should reach the minister by 15th July 04

For further information: please contact the Revd Madeleine Andrews at the Church office on 8965 7454 or email: minister@harlesdenmethodistchurch.org.uk

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