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: 2 March 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 15 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. Deadline Monday 2nd March, 5pm
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: 2 March 2026
Salaries: £13 - £15 per hour (depending on experience)
Reporting to: Social Enterprise Development Manager
Days / hours:
- 5 hours per week.
- Occasional additional hours, mutally agreed (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 by Monday 2nd March, 5pm
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.
Archivist: 1 April 2026
Project Overview
St Laurence Restored: Protecting Stroud’s Historic Heart is a major capital and engagement project to secure and revitalize the Grade II* listed St Laurence Church in central Stroud. Alongside critical conservation work, the project will deliver a rich programme of heritage and community engagement.
The project is structured into two phases:
- Development Phase (60 weeks): Planning, investigation, community engagement pilots
- Delivery Phase (60 weeks): Capital repairs and full public engagement programme
Purpose of This Role
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).
Scope of Work
Development Phase (2026)
Estimated input: 6–8 days
Tasks:
- Conduct an initial audit of existing archive holdings (physical and digital)
- Assess condition, accessibility, relevance, and potential risks/opportunities
- Identify key themes and stories that could support the project's heritage engagement aims
- Advise the Heritage Engagement and Interpretation Leads on best practice for:
- Incorporating archival materials into public interpretation
- Handling, cataloguing, and digitisation priorities
- Sustainable archive stewardship post-project
- Produce a short Archive Recommendations Report summarising findings and proposals
Deliverables
- Archive Audit Report
- Best Practice Guidance Note for using and displaying archival material
- Recommendations for future archive stewardship
- Clear handover brief for the Interpretation Lead to enable confident use of archival material in public-facing outputs
Key Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in archival research, analysis, and public access strategies
- Understanding of heritage engagement and interpretation planning
- Ability to advise on practical considerations (e.g., digitisation, conservation, community use)
- Experience of working with heritage-at-risk, church, or community archives (desirable)
Timescale & Budget
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)
If interested, please submit:
- A CV or brief biography
- 1-2 examples of similar strategic archive advisory work
- A short outline of your approach (max. 1 page)
- Your day rate and confirmation of availability.#
Deadline: 1 April 2026
Interviews: 15 April 2026 Ideally to start on appointment.
Contact: camilla.hale@stroudparishchurches.org.uk
St Laurence Church is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to equal opportunities and actively encourage applications from individuals and organisations from all backgrounds, including those currently underrepresented in the heritage and cultural sectors.
