Parish Clerk wanted for Store Heddinge Parish

Parish Clerk

As our skilled parish clerk has taken a position in the deanery, the position of parish clerk at St. Catherine’s Church, Store Heddinge Parish, is available from 1 January 2027.

The position is 25 hours per week. We expect you to help shape the content of the tasks in close collaboration with our priests, the parish council and colleagues. You will have your own office in our administration building and perform the work from here.

Store Heddinge Parish has about 4,650 residents, we are 10 staff members and our goals are high employee well-being, work ethic and engagement. In addition to the many church services, we host lectures, music events such as cantorial performances, singing cafe, baby hymn singing and concerts in the church, some in cooperation with other parishes. In summer, outdoor concerts are held at Assistens and concerts in the church and at Assistens Cemetery. New activities include morning song and church yoga.

Various external groups hold events in the church. We hold an annual staff meeting; in addition, staff meet for coffee after each parish council meeting, there is a planning meeting every 14 days and we have summer and Christmas events.

We are looking for a parish clerk who

• Is approachable and friendly – the face of the church office to the public
• Can work independently – juggling many tasks
• Has good collaboration skills – and can maintain overview
• Communicates clearly – and observes confidentiality

We emphasize that you

• Have experience, either as parish clerk or from similar areas of work
• Have good IT skills
• Are good at communicating in Danish in writing and speech – English is also welcome
• Have data discipline and a strong overview
• Can engage in constructive dialogue and close collaboration with priests, colleagues, parish council and volunteers

The parish clerk will handle among other things the following tasks

• Personal registration in the digital church book
• Secretarial tasks for priests and parish council
• Administration and operation of the church office
• Working-time registration for employees
• Manage substitution coverage in case of absence
• PR work, advertising and website

We expect that you have the mandatory 5-week education for parish clerks, or will undertake it as soon as possible.

Appointment is made by Store Heddinge Parish Council located at Kirketorvet 4, 4660 Store Heddinge.

Employment will be covered by the Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and CO10 – Central Organisation of 2010 and the Organizational Agreement between the Ministry of Church Affairs and CO10 – Central Organisation of 2010 for church functionaries with core tasks as parish clerk, parish assistant/church and culture employee or church musician and the corresponding protocol for parish clerks.

The agreements can be viewed at www.folkekirkenspersonale.dk .

Current civil servant parish clerks have the right to retain their civil service status on appointment with direct transfer. In that case, the position must be classified.

It is a condition that the mandatory 5-week education for parish clerks is completed within 2 years after the start of employment.

The position is classified in salary group 2. The annual salary is negotiated within the range of 363,167.44 DKK – 442,215.58 DKK (current prices).

OK allowance of 3,475.85 DKK (current prices) per year.

Salary, OK allowance and any allowance for availability are allocated in accordance with the position’s employment fraction.

An agreement on placement in the salary interval is concluded between the parish council and the Danish Parish Clerks Association.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the chairman and HR responsible Niels-Henrik Norsker at telephone number 30915786 or email: [email protected]

Applications with relevant attachments are to be sent to Store Heddinge Parish Council, by email to [email protected]

Applications must be received by the parish council no later than November 9, 2026.

Hiring interviews are expected to take place on November 16, 2026.

The parish council can indicate that references will be sought.

The appointment is with a three-month probation period.