Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to support the mission of a values-driven organisation? Do you thrive in a role that combines organisation, collaboration, and purpose? If so, the Diocese of Oxford could be the perfect place for you!
Annual Salary: £23,717.15 per annum (£29,251.18 per annum full-time equivalent (FTE))
Salary Band: O
Hours: 30 hours per week (flexible working pattern)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Church House Oxford, Langford Locks, Kidlington, OX5 1GF
Closing date for receipt of applications: Wednesday 29 October 2025
Interviews will take place at Church House Oxford on: Thursday 06 November 2025
About the role:
As the Safeguarding, HR, & DBS Administrator, you will provide essential support across safeguarding, HR, and DBS functions, helping to ensure our communities are safe, well-supported, and compliant with best practice.
Your role will include assisting the safeguarding team and parishes in building effective safeguarding structures, supporting HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle, managing DBS administration for both diocesan staff and parishes, maintaining accurate safeguarding and data protection records in our Contact Management System, and contributing to wider departmental tasks and your own professional development. This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, takes pride in detail, and is passionate about making a difference..
About you:
You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with us - around 50% of our staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins our work. However, all our staff do have a desire to make a difference.
What matters most is your commitment to excellence, your ability to work sensitively and confidentially, and your enthusiasm for supporting others. We’re looking for someone who brings strong administrative and organisational skills, communicates clearly and professionally, and can manage multiple priorities with accuracy and care. Confidence in using Microsoft Office and maintaining databases is important, as is a collaborative spirit and enjoyment of working as part of a team. While experience in HR or safeguarding environments is desirable, it’s not essential as we will support your development.
Benefits and Rewards:
We offer a generous package including:
• Competitive salary with progression opportunities
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% into the auto-enrolment pension scheme, which includes a death-in-service benefit (5% employee contribution)
• Annual holiday entitlement starting at 25 days, excluding public holidays, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days, pro-rata for part-time employees
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days namely Maundy Thursday, Ascension Day, and Christmas Eve
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and generous occupational sick pay provision
• Flexible working patterns with the ability to do some work from home
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• EV charging points on site
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to low-interest-rate financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union
• Contributions towards eye tests and prescriptive lenses
• A supportive and inclusive working environment
How to apply:
Please email your completed application form and recruitment monitoring form to recruitment@oxford.anglican.org The forms are accessible via the links below:
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.
We want the Church of England’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in our staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority heritage and disabled candidates, who are currently underrepresented.
The Church of England is committed to the safeguarding, care, and nurture of everyone within our church community. In the Diocese of Oxford, we follow and are committed to the Church of England's House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance, "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount