Seafarer

The Mission to Seafarers

Port Welfare Officer (Part-time) - Fowey

Location: Fowey Docks

Salary: £7,105 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave pro rata + bank holidays pro-rata, Pension, Group Life Insurance

Hours: Part time, 16 hours a week worked flexibly depending on port schedules

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date for applications (CV + cover letter): 12 noon on Friday 9 December 2016

Interviews: Tuesday 20 December 2016

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills to work in an international development charity which was established 160 years ago. On behalf of The Mission to Seafarers you will work to ensure an effective port welfare service in line with the Mission's core purpose: the provision of physical, moral and spiritual support to seafarers and their families, of all different backgrounds and nationalities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is able to work flexibly, depending on port schedules, offering support to seafarers by visiting ships, managing the seafarers' centre, building friendship, offering support and responding to need as appropriate.

A full, clean driving licence is a requirement of this role. The Mission to Seafarers is an Anglican Mission. Candidates must be comfortable with the Christian ethos on which the Mission is based and be prepared to work in line with it.

Founded in 1856, and entirely funded by voluntary donations, today's Mission to Seafarers offers emergency assistance, practical support, and a friendly welcome to crews visiting 200 ports around the world. Whether caring for victims of piracy or providing a lifeline to those stranded in foreign ports, we are there for the globe's 1.5 million merchant seafarers of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs.

To find out how we help those facing shipwreck, abandonment, loneliness and danger, visit our website at www.missiontoseafarers.org.

Up to date CVs should be submitted along with a covering letter of no more than 500 words to jobs@missiontoseafarers.org or by post to Mrs Tomi Toluhi, Governance & HR Manager, The Mission to Seafarers, St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4R 2RL.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 20 December 2016 in Fowey.