St Helen’s is a thriving and growing church with a reputation for the warmth of our welcome and our openness to everyone. We are blessed with a committed congregation, a breathtaking building in good repair, excellent modern facilities and robust finances.
We are seeking a priest to minister to this urban parish of modern catholic tradition, with a strong record of community engagement and good relationships with its church primary school. A well-appointed vicarage is provided.
The parish is seeking an incumbent:
* To lead us to find new ways to engage with our community
* To lead us in development of mission in our community
* To encourage our congregation to live out their faith in daily life, Monday-Saturday, not just on a Sunday
* To lead us to develop our worship in ways that challenge us and bring us together
* To help us deepen our devotional lives as individuals and as a congregation
* To foster a strong safeguarding culture in the parish
Closing date for applications: 12 April 2026
Interviews: 7 May 2026
Safeguarding
* The Diocese of Chester is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
* An Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for the successful candidate.
* Applicants are required to submit relevant training certificates with their applications. They will not be shortlisted unless they can provide an assurance of up-to-date safeguarding training and a valid DBS check for their current post.
Diversity
* We will particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
About us: The Diocese of Chester is in the province of York in the Church of England, part of the global Anglican Communion. For more information about our life, ministry and work please visit our website We are linked with the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and the Dioceses of Aru and Boga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Diocese covers an area of 1025 square miles, approximately the old Victorian County of Chester, including parts which subsequently became absorbed into Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Rivers Mersey and Tame approximately delineate the boundary with Liverpool and Manchester. There are areas of dense urban population, mainly in the north, stretching from Birkenhead to East Manchester. There are prosperous suburban regions of West and South Wirral, Chester and south of Manchester, with a mainly rural heartland, bounded by the Derbyshire Pennines and the Welsh Border. The overall population is around million. The Diocesan Bishop is Mark Tanner, Bishop of Birkenhead Julie Conalty and the Bishop of Stockport is Samuel Corley. The Cathedral for the Diocese is in Chester. The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries: Chester covering the western half and Macclesfield the eastern, each with nine deaneries. There are 273 parishes, about 100 of which can be described as rural. Compared with many dioceses, there are few teams, and few multi-parish benefices. There are approximately 231 stipendiary clergy. The ministry of Readers and Pastoral Workers is important, with over 400 licensed. The role of self-supporting ministers is increasing, with over 80 in post at present. Roughly speaking, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield covers that part of the diocese to the east of the M6, plus the area around Crewe and Nantwich. The Archdeaconry of Chester covers the rest of the diocese to the west of the M6. Each archdeaconry has a broad mix of urban and rural parishes. The Archdeacon of Chester lives in Chester, and the Archdeacon of Macclesfield lives in Congleton. Both now work from Church House, Daresbury.