Jobs at Worcester Cathedral

We are proud of the people who work for us at the Cathedral and have a very good level of staff retention, which means we don't often have vacancies. However, we do want to attract the best people to our jobs and take the process of recruitment seriously. We are also keen to ensure that Safeguarding is a top priority and will follow the Diocese of Worcester's Safe Recruitment policy and processes.

Vacancies will be advertised on this page for jobs at Worcester Cathedral and our associated Almshouse St Oswald's Hospital. We commit to advertising all our roles on this page. If there are no current vacancies that match your requirements at this time, please do keep checking.

For each vacancy we will include a Job Description and Person Specification, which details the expectations for each role.

Please complete an application form (unless specified otherwise) and equalities monitoring form and return it by the advertised closing date to jobs@worcestercathedral.org.uk, unless otherwise stated in the application pack.

If you do not hear from us within five days of the closing date, we have not been able to shortlist your application. 

If you are invited to an interview, we will advise you of the arrangements. Please let us know if you have any additional needs that we should consider.

Thank you for your interest in Worcester Cathedral.

Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form

Worcester Cathedral is seeking to appoint three Choral Scholars – alto (male or female), tenor and bass – for the academic year 2025-2026.
The scholarships are suitable for graduate or gap-year singers and offer the opportunity to work with and learn from the Cathedral's thriving Music Department. Previous holders of choral scholarships have gone on to obtain posts as lay clerks at cathedrals around the country, and scholarships at colleges at both Oxford and Cambridge.
Closing date: 9am on Friday 22 November 2024.
Interviews and auditions for shortlisted candidates: Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 November 2024.
Please click here to download the Application Pack.

We are also looking for an Organ Scholar for the academic year 2025 – 2026.
The Organ Scholarship is suitable for a graduate or gap-year student. Previous holders of the organ scholarship have gone on to organ scholarships at colleges in both Oxford and Cambridge, and have obtained positions as Assistant Director of Music at Winchester, Birmingham, St Edmundsbury and St Albans Cathedrals.
Closing date: 9am on Friday 22 November 2024.
Interviews and auditions for shortlisted candidates: Thursday 5 December 2024.
Please click here to download the Application Pack.

The role of a principal lay clerk is to sing at all services sung by the Cathedral Choir, including at major festivals during the Cathedral’s year. In a normal week, this involves singing at six services. The Cathedral choir’s term dates broadly follow those of the King’s School, with additional duties most notably in the week running up to Christmas and again in the week before Easter (Holy Week).

Please click here to download the Application Pack. 

Are you looking for a part-time, flexible role? Do you pride yourself on delivering a high standard of customer service?
If this sounds like you, we are currently recruiting for a catering assistant to join the friendly team in our cosy Cloister Café. 
Please click here to download the Application Pack. 
Still interested?
Click here to download an Application Form!