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Job Vacancy at the Priory
St Antony’s Priory is looking for a practising spiritual director to join our dynamic team.
The Priory has a well-established role as a provider of training and ongoing support for Spiritual Directors, as well as administering a referral service for people seeking a Spiritual Director.
Reporting to the Spiritual Accompaniment Team Leader, the role will cover various aspects of delivering Priory’s work in the area of Spiritual Accompaniment, including:
- administration relating to those seeking a Spiritual Director
- supporting the delivery of training for Spiritual Directors
- ongoing support of the network, such as facilitation of supervision groups
- supporting the development and delivery of other courses and programmes relating to Christian spirituality
The successful candidate will be an experienced spiritual director. Experience of delivering training or facilitating supervision will be an advantage.
There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
This role is offered part-time for a minimum of three days per week (which may sometimes include Saturdays). Remuneration is offered pro rata on the basis of a full-time equivalent annual salary of £32,326.
Application Process
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter addressing all the requirements of the post by email to:
Revd Dr Nicholas Buxton, Director
St Antony’s Priory, Durham
Email: nicholas.buxton@stantonyspriory.org
Closing date for applications: Thursday 10 April 2025
Interviews: Monday 28 April 2025
Start date: Tuesday 1 July 2025
St Antony’s Priory is a Christian spirituality centre in Durham operated by the Society of the Sacred Mission, an Anglican Religious Order originally established towards the end of the 19th Century.
Today the Priory offers spiritual accompaniment and training for spiritual directors, hospitality for groups and individuals, and a varying programme of other activities, including speaker events put on by the Institute for Anglican Religious Life.
There is a full timetable of weekday and Sunday services in the chapel (which members of the public are very welcome to attend), as well as the principal festivals of the Christian year. Our worship is in the catholic tradition of the Church of England, and includes significant periods of silent prayer. Please note that if attending services outside of normal office hours (e.g. on a Sunday or in the evening) it will be necessary to access the Chapel via the outside steps.
Overnight accommodation is available in the Cottage guesthouse, which has four self-catering rooms for people wishing to spend a few days on retreat.
Latest News from St Antony's Priory
We are excited to be establishing a new Institute for Anglican Religious Life, here at St Antony’s in Durham. This will involve working with Anglican religious communities to ensure the preservation of their legacy, as well as exploring how the wisdom of the past might inform future expressions of religious life. For more information about this development, including our programme of speaker events, see the dedicated Insitute website here.
The Letters of herbert Kelly and Dorothy L. Sayers
In 1937 Herbert Kelly, founder of SSM, and the celebrated novelist and playwright Dorothy L. Sayers, began a fascinating correpsondence that would go on until 1950. This volume, edited and with an informative introduction by Scholastica Jacob, our Librarian and Archivist, publishes the full correspondence for the first time. It is now available to order from Amazon.
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St Antony’s Priory
74 Claypath, Durham, DH1 1QT
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