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Page last fully updated 6/8/2010

 

Notices of employment opportunities

 

American Friends Service Committee, (AFSC): a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. See www.afsc.org. For most current listings, see jobs-afsc.icims.com/afsc_jobs/jobs/candidate/jobs.jsp. Listed as of July 27:

**ARC Ecumenical Retreat Community in central Minnesota's pine woods provides space and silence for discernment in times of transition. See www.arcretreat.org. Regular openings for residents to welcome retreatants and share a simple, sustainable, spiritual lifestyle. Room and board provided for volunteers up to three months; stipend, health insurance available for longer term resdents. Openings listed at: http://arcretreat.org/Employment.htm.

 

Australia Yearly Meeting seeks new Secretary. Initial appointment for 3 years beginning March 2011. Requires close familiarity with Australian Quakers. For details, see www.quakers.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=217. (4/2/10, FJ)

 

Ben Lomond Quaker Center is a retreat facility near Santa Cruz, California. see: www.quakercenter.org. (updated 8/18/2010)


Christian Peacemaker Teams is an initiative among Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregations and Friends United Meeting that supports violence reduction efforts around the world. See www.cpt.org. Various opportunities for involvement exist. Two-week delegations focused on education in non-violence and the situation where CPT is working take place throughout the year. Opportunities to become part-time or full-time CPT corps members range from two-three month commitments/year for three years, to a full-time commitment for three years. Contact CPT directly for more information. More at www.cpt.org/participate.

**Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance for all whose way is hard. See www.churchworldservice.org/aboutcws.htm. The job listings can be found at this link: http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=employment_mainListed as of 4/29/2010:

**Council on International Educational Exchange: The Council on International Educational Exchange is the leading U.S. non-governmental international education organization. CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study and teach abroad.
Current employment opportunities listed at www.ciee.org/home/careers/ (as of 6/8/10):

 

Durham Monthly Meeting, a semi-programmed meeting in Mid-coast Maine is seeking a full-time pastor. Serves large rural area; use of parsonage included. Send a request for information by June 15 to Margaret Wentworth, Pastoral Search committee: andrine48@yahoo.com. (FJ)

 

First Friends Meeting, in Richmond, Indiana is a semi-programmed Friends church with a value for theologcal diversity. See www.ffri.org. They seek pastoral leadership which will challenge and nurture their experience of the spirit, of community, and their outreach. To contact the search committee, write Annelies Sizelove or David Johns, co-clerks. (FJ)

 

Friends General Conference (www.fgcquaker.org) is a Quaker organization, headquartered in Philadelphia, in the unprogrammed tradition of the Religious Society of Friends which primarily serves affiliated yearly and monthly meetings. For employment opportunities within FGC see: http://www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/employment-internships. [6/8/10]

A search has begun for a new General Secretary to begin staff leadership of FGC in July 2011. For more information see: www.fgcquaker.org/jobs

Conference Associate, full time. Application deadline July 16, 2010.

Quaker Quest Associate, full time. Application deadline July 16.

Youth Ministries Coordinator, 60% time. Application deadline July 16.

Communications/Quaker Quest Intern, one year. Application deadline July 16.

Quakerbooks/Quakerpress Intern

 

**Friends Journal (www.friendsjournal.org) is an independent magazine serving the Religious Society of Friends. Its offices are located in Philadelphia. See: http://www.friendsjournal.org/internships-employment.

 

Hlekweni Friends Rural Service in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. a small Quaker NGO, is a rural training service that specializes in bio-intensive agriculture and offers practical training courses in such subjects as carpentry, garment-making, and early childhood education. See www.quaker.org/hlekweni/. Seeking new director with a record of achievement at the senior level. Salary and benefits negotiable with family accommodations on site. For details contact sbrooks@uab.edu or 240-328-5439. (4/2/10, FJ)

 

Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends seeks pastors for several monthly meetings. Full and part time positions available. Resumes to Iowa Yearly Meeting, PO Box 657, Oskaloosa, IA, 52577, bryanrj@mahaska.org; 6141-673-9717.
See: www.iaym.org/opportunities. Pastors are sought for the following meetings (as of 6/8/10):

 

The Jubilee Association of Maryland (http://www.jubileemd.org) is a Mennonite-affiliated human services organization in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. It provides opportunities and support for people with developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their community while fulfilling their personal, family, and spiritual needs. See https://www.smartrecruiters.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/jobmarket.woa/wa/jobMarketHomePage?fp1=49950487 for jobs listed.

 

MMA (Mennonite Mutual Aid) is a church-affiliated organization based in Goshen, Indiana, that nurtures the practice of holistic, biblical stewardship. They help individuals and groups act on their faith values in everyday decisions about resources. MMA employs a variety of professionals including actuaries, attorneys, claims examiners, computer programmers, graphic designers, writers, insurance professionals, investment managers, nurses, and underwriters. Positions are located in the organization's headquarters in Goshen, Ind., and in field offices across the country. To access their job bank search page: www.mma-online.org/g.aspx?id=467. (1-8-10)

 

Mennonite Central Committee U.S. (www.mcc.org/) in Akron, PA, is a Christian relief and development organization with a strong commitment to peacemaking. All MCC workers must have a personal Christian Faith, be active members of a Christian church, and be committed to the teaching of nonviolent biblical peacemaking. Candidates of a gender or ethnic group typically underrepresented in this type of MCC assignment are encouraged to apply. Openings are listed at: www.mcc.org/serve/. For a list of jobs, go here http://mcc.org/serve/positions (6/8/10)

 

New York Yearly Meeting New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 15 Rutherford Place New York, NY 10003. (212)-673-5750 office@nyym.org

 

North Carolina - Archdale Senior Pastor -- The Cedar Square Friends Meeting is seeking a full time pastoral position in central North Carolina just outside Greensboro. Salary is $30-50k, DOE, plus benefits. Three bedroom brick parsonage across from the meeting house included. Average 250 attend weekly worship. Very active ministries of all ages. Send resume to:

Phil Hyde, M&C Clerk
6503 Hyde Away Lane
Archdale, NC 27263

 

Pendle Hill is a Quaker retreat and study center located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. See www.pendlehill.org. Openings for employment listed at www.pendlehill.org/employment (as of 8/18/10) include:

 

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (www.pym.org) is comprised of over one hundred local Friends meeting communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, all of Delaware and Eastern Maryland. Volunteer and paid positions are posted at www.pym.org/pm/jobs.php. The following positions are listed (as of 8/5/10)

Quaker Earthcare Witness is an organization of Friends and others in North America taking spirit-led action to address the ecological and social crisis of the world from a spiritual perspective, emphasizing Quaker process and testimonies. See www.quakerearthcare.org.

They wish to hire a General Secretary/Business Manager to begin January, 2011. A 3- or 4-day-a-week position (dependent on business manager work). Modest salary and benefits. Location and working arrangements negotiable. The General Secretary supports QEW's spirit-led work on environmental issues. Duties include outreach, support services, and fund-raising, as well as coordination and liaison with QEW committees and Monthly and Yearly Meetings. For a job description or to apply, email ruah@quakerearthcare.org or call all Ruah at 802/658-0308. Deadline for submitting your resume is June 10, 2010.

 

**Sidwell Friends School (www.sidwell.edu) is a PK-12, co-educational Quaker day school with campuses in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD. Founded in 1883, the School is a non-profit, tax-exempt institution governed by an independent Board of Trustees. Sidwell Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid and loan programs, physical education program, or other School-sponsored programs and activities, or in the hiring and terms of employment of faculty and staff. More information is available about the following positions (as of 4/29/10) at: www.sidwell.edu/employment/index.aspx:

 


The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), a liberal religious organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. See http://www.uua.org/  Openings with UUA and related organizations are listed at: www.uua.org/aboutus/careeropportunities/index.shtml

 

William Penn House, Washington, DC --The William Penn House (WPH) is a Quaker seminar and hospitality center five blocks from the halls of Congress in Washington, DC.   Its mission is to provide a setting for Friends and others concerned with the development of spiritual values and a bridge between those values and pressing domestic and international concerns.   WPH is best known for its seminar programs for groups from schools, colleges and universities, monthly meetings, and other organizations.  See: www.williampennhouse.org. William Penn House welcomes Friends from each of the spiritual traditions of Friends and is seeking interns with Quaker backgrounds. Over the recent past interns have come from Conservative Friends, FUM, FGC and Evangelical Friends. Details posted at http://www.williampennhouse.org/?q=internships.

 

Witness for Peace (WFP) is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and conscience. WFP’s mission is to support peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by changing U.S. policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean. Opportunities listed at http://witnessforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=91 updated: (2/2/10).

 

Other listings for jobs with Friends organizations:

Job Openings in Quaker colleges, maintained by FAHE (Friends Association for Higher Education)

Job Posting Service for job openings in Quaker schools, maintained by the Friends Council on Education, for their member schools.

Employment with retirement facilities and nursing homes that are member organizations of Friends Services for the Aging 

Quaker related jobs are also posted at Friends General Conference Youth page.

 

Other employment listings with nonprofit organizations:

Worldwide listings from Action Without Borders: www.idealist.org/

In the greater Philadelphia area, see listings through the La Salle University Nonprofit Center at: www.nonprofitjobscoop.org/content.php?content=searchJobs&id=3


 

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