Job title: Canon Precentor
Salary: £35,295
Closing date: 31 March 12 noon
Interviews: 10 and 11 April
Canon Precentor for the Metropolitical Cathedral of Christ at Canterbury with responsibility for Liturgy and Music, coordination of our Congregational Development, and Deputy Safeguarding Lead for Children and Young People.
The Crown with the Bishop of Dover in consultation with the Dean and Chapter wish to appoint a priest as Canon Precentor - whose role will include preparing the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury - as head of Worship and Liturgy.
The role has additional focus on co-ordination and attention to congregational development in faith and spirituality and numbers. This role also leads the safeguarding for our work with children and young people as we prepare for our INEQE audit scheduled for November 2026. We seek a colleague with creative flair who will support the Cathedral’s life, sustaining all that is good and helping us to fulfil our prayer of ‘inspiring life in all its fullness’.