Thank you for you interest in working at St Laurence: Stroud Centre for Peace and the Arts.
We currently have the following opportunities available:
Duty Manager / Closing Date: 25 January 2026
Salaries: £13 - £15 per hour (depending on experience)
Reporting to: Social Enterprise Development Manager
Days / hours:
- 5 set hours per week (Retainer)
- Up to 12 hours depending on events
- Set hours include alternate Wednesdays 8.45am -1.45pm (To be discussed at interview.)
- Additional hours will include evening and weekend working (with notice)
- Fixed Term for 12 months (with option to extend dependent on business planning)
- 3 month probationary period
To Apply: CV and cover letter to kate.jackel@stroudparishchurches.org.uk
We’re looking for a motivated, proactive and reliable Duty Manager to join our friendly team at St Laurence. You’ll be at the heart of our busy town centre venues - St Laurence Church and Shambles Hall, as well as our emerging Green Space - helping to create welcoming, well-run spaces for a wide range of activities: from weekly classes and support groups to concerts, festivals, markets, and community events. This is a varied, hands-on role with plenty of opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the life of our town.
The Duty Manager is a vital member of the team, ensuring effective running of St Laurence Church and Shambles Hall. Working alongside paid staff and volunteers, the Duty Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the venue during events and day-to-day operations. This includes managing event setup and takedown, ensuring the venue is presented to a high standard, and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for visitors, clients, and performers. This may also include light maintenance such as restocking the toilets with supplies, sweeping, or reporting larger maintenance issues.
To see the full Job Description and information of how to apply, please click below.
Caretaker / Closing Date: 25 January 2026
Salaries: £13 - £15 per hour (depending on experience)
Reporting to: Social Enterprise Development Manager
Days / hours:
- 5 hours per week, with occasional additional hours (to be discussed at interview)
- Set hours include alternate Wednesdays 8.45am -1.45pm
- Fixed Term for 12 months (with option to extend dependent on business planning)
- 3 month probationary period
To Apply: CV and cover letter to kate.jackel@stroudparishchurches.org.uk
We’re looking for a motivated, proactive and reliable Caretaker to join our friendly team at St Laurence. You’ll be at the heart of our busy town centre venues - St Laurence Church and Shambles Hall, as well as our emerging Green Space - helping to create welcoming, well-run spaces for a wide range of activities: from weekly classes and support groups to concerts, festivals, markets, and community events.
With the support of the St Laurence Facilities & Events Coordinator, you will:
- Enable the day-to-day practical management of St Laurence Church and Shambles Hall
- Ensure facilities are clean, safe, and well-maintained
- Occasionally provide access to buildings for contractors and hirers
- Carry out basic maintenance, including mowing lawns, watering plants, taking meter readings, testing fire alarms, maintaining toilet supplies, making and receiving orders of supplies.
- Oversee health & safety checks and equipment services
This is a role for someone practical, organised, and community-minded — someone who takes pride in seeing spaces well cared for and enjoyed by others.
To see the full Job Description and information of how to apply, please click below.
Photography, Digital & Video Services / Closing Date: 15 January 2026
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As part of our project, we require a photography and video service to create a visual record of key works, investigations, community activities, and project milestones. The outputs will support grant reporting, evaluation, fundraising, and public engagement.
Heritage Engagement and Interpretation Lead / Closing Date: 30 January 2026
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This role will help realise that vision by developing an interpretation strategy and leading on creative implementation – reporting to the Community Engagement Lead and working in close partnership with the team made up of archivists, designers, artists, volunteers and local partners. Interpretation will be shaped by how people want to engage with heritage now and in the future, both inside the church and throughout the wider St Laurence Quarter.
The role includes active collaboration with the team delivering external interpretation boards, the Apex Cross design competition, and digital storytelling elements. The consultant will also contribute to shaping the evaluation approach and legacy planning.
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Access Consultant / Closing Date: 12 February 2026
Total Contract Period: January 2026 – December 2028
Estimated Days: 20–25 days across both phases
Budget Range: £6,000–£8,750 inclusive of VAT and expenses (based on £300–£350/day)
We are seeking an experienced Access Consultant to ensure that St Laurence Church becomes fully accessible to all members of the community, regardless of physical, sensory, cognitive or other access needs. This role includes both the development of a robust Accessibility Plan during the Development Phase and active collaboration in delivering that plan during the Delivery Phase.
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Archivist / Closing Date: 1 April 2026
Contract Period: May 2026 – September 2026 (Development Phase only)
Estimated Days: 6–8 days
Budget Range: £1,800–£2,000 inclusive of VAT and expenses (based on £300 day)
We are seeking an experienced Archive Advisor to support the Development Phase of the project. This role will focus on analysing the church’s existing archives, assessing their content and condition, and advising on best-practice approaches to future public access and interpretation. This role will explore how existing records and materials can be made more accessible, meaningful, and inspiring now and for the future.
This commission is advisory and strategic, not delivery focused. The work will underpin future decisions about how St Laurence Church incorporates its archival materials into the wider project (The Delivery Phase) and long-term heritage offer. The Heritage Engagement Interpretation Lead will be responsible for delivering archive-based engagement during the Delivery Phase, based on the Archive Advisor’s recommendations. Subject to funding and project needs, there may be an opportunity to extend involvement into the Delivery Phase (e.g., supporting implementation of archive engagement activity).
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