This role will give you the amazing opportunity to explore more of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and grow as a leader of mission in a local church.
For two years we will give you skills that will equip you for life, work, mission and leadership, and the opportunity to use and develop them in a local church setting.
It's a two-year long adventure giving you the experience of leadership and service, learning alongside a community of other Mission Apprentices.
This role is part-time, 20 hours per week.
We are currently looking for Mission Apprentices in the following places:
- Fountains Church Bradford, our City Centre Resource Church, linked with Frizinghall, Shelf with Buttershaw and Fairweather Green – 6 Mission Apprentice vacancies
- BD7 Churches - St John’s Great Horton, St Wilfrid's Lidget Green & St Columba's Horton Grange – 2 Mission Apprentice vacancies
- North East Bradford - opportunities across the five parishes of Idle (Holy Trinity Idle), Greengates (St John's Greengates), Wrose (St Cuthbert's, Wrose), Thorpe Edge and Eccleshill - 4 Mission Apprentice vacancies
- St John’s Clayton and St Peter's Allerton – 2 Mission Apprentice vacancies
- Girlington, Heaton & Manningham – 3 Mission Apprentice vacancies
For more information about what opportunities there are in these different contexts, please read the Bradford Mission Apprentice Brochure 2025-27.
The Diocese of Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
To apply:
- please read the Mission Apprentice Role Description, Mission Apprentice Person Specification and Bradford Mission Apprentice Code of Conduct before you apply;
- please fill in the Application Form and send it back to carmel.dylak@leeds.anglican.org by the deadline of Thursday 8th May 5pm. Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd May in Bingley.
For an informal chat about these roles please contact Archdeacon Andy Jolley on 07973 458403 or email andy.jolley@leeds.anglican.org.