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Page last updated 6/18/2009

 

Notices of employment opportunities

 

Adirondack camp location (remote), July and August. Cook/kitchen manager sought for elderly Quaker couple and their family. Contact Carolyn Sprogell at CASprogell@aol.com. (5/28/09)

 

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. Openings listed as of 5/28/09 include:

**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. Contact

Jan Wiersma, Director
1680 - 373rd Ave. NE
Stanchfield, MN 55080
Telephone: 763-689-3540 | Fax: 763-689-1572 (call before sending)
arcretreat@hotmail.com.(9/24/08)

 

Atlanta Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends has begun a search for a Friend in Residence for the Meetinghouse in Decatur, Georgia, which is located approximately six miles east of downtown Atlanta.  
This Friend will provide support for the spirit and activities of the Meeting and will consider the residency as a form of ministry. The Friend will enrich the life of the Meeting through engagement in a program supported by the Meeting and represent the meeting to visitors.  More information, including a job description and an updated status of the search process, will be posted on our web site (http://atlanta.quaker.org). (5/18/09)

 

**Chandler Hall--  Situated in suburban County in Newtown, Pennsylvania, Chandler Hall provides a wide range of health and wellness services for the aging, including assisted living, nursing care, home health, hospice, adult day programs, geriatric assessment, and case management.   It includes specialized Alzheimer's and ALS care, an aquatics program and features intergenerational programs in conjunction with an on-site child development program.
Current openings (as of 3/23/09):

For details regarding employment at Chandler Hall: Call 215-860-4000 Ext. 1351 e-mail employment@chandlerhall.org    Online at  www.chandlerhall.com      Job listings at www.chandlerhall.com/job_bank.php (9/24/08)

 

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. 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.

Christian Peacemaker Teams
PO Box 6508
Chicago, IL 60680
773-277-0253
email: peacemakers@cpt.org
webpage: www.cpt.org

 

**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 Amity Program prepares teachers of English for service in China: www.churchworldservice.org/amity.
Current Openings (as of 3/23/09):

Most up-to-date employment opportunities listed at: www.churchworldservice.org/employment    (9/19/08)

 

Council House Friends Church, OK, NW of Grove, OK. Seeking full or part-time pastor. Contact David Nagle at 405-86-3-6685; davnagle@juno.com. www.greatplainsyearlymeeting.org.

 

**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 (as of 3/23/09):

See website for most up to date opportunities: http://www.ciee.org/about/careers.aspx (9/24/08)

 

Cuba Friends (Ohio), growing country meeting seeks part-time minister. Parsonage or housing allowance provided. Contact Dick Gray: email - grayagr@erinet.com; Phone - 800.347.0859.

 

Earlham School of Religion seeks a Director of Recruitment and Admissions. The person occupying this position bears primary responsibility for identifying and recruiting qualified students for the school. The Director must understand the value of theological education, the diversity of Friends and the wider Church, and the Quaker understanding of universal ministry. A bachelors degree is required. A Master of Divinity or Master of Ministry degree is strongly preferred.
For a full description, contact:
Jay Marshall at marshja@earlham.edu or
Call (765) 983-1423.

 

Friends Committee on National Legislation is a Quaker lobby in the public interest located in Washington, D.C. See www.fcnl.org. Listed at www.fcnl.org/about/jobs.htm as of 3/23/09:

 

Friends General Conference (www.fgcquaker.org) is 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 see: http://www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/employment-internships.

 

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

 

Friends Meeting of Washington DC is a large, urban, unprogrammed meeting belonging to both FGC and FUM, seeks an assistant administrative secretary, to begin in the summer of 2009. Interested aplicants should contact FMW.DCFriends@verizon.net for a copy of the complete job description, which will be available after approximately Januray 20, 2009.

 

 

Friends Theological College of Kenya is seeking a Principal. "Chief Administrative Executive at Quaker college for training pastoral leaders in East Africa, located in Kaimosi Friends Mission of western Kenya. Appointed as Field Staff by Friends United Meeting, reports to college BOard of Governors and FUM General Secretary. Responible for managing all academic, financial and personnel matters at teh college. Major goals include securing full accreditation and construction of new administration building and library. Requirements include minimum master's degree in theology or related field, minimum five years of administrative experience and excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Prefer doctorate in theology or related field. Pastoral ministry, cross-cultural and fundraising experience helpful. Quaker applicants encouraged."
To Express Interest: email terrij@fum.org; or call 765.962.7573.

 

Friends United Meeting, headquartered in Richmond, Indiana, commits itself to energize and equip Friends through the power of the Holy Spirit to gather people into fellowships where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord. See www.fum.org. (9/24/08)

 

  • Principal, Friends Theological College, Kaimosi, Kenya

    Chief Administrative Executive at Quaker college for training pastoral leaders in East Africa, located in historic Kaimosi Friends Mission of western Kenya. Appointed as missionary Field Staff by Friends United Meeting, reports to college Board of Governors and FUM General Secretary. Responsible for managing all academic, financial and personnel matters at the college. Includes academic and non-academic operations; admissions, bursar and registrar functions; maintenance and development of physical plant and farm. Major goals will include securing full accreditation and construction of new administration building and library. Requirements include minimum master's degree in theology or related field, minimum five years of administrative experience, and excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Prefer doctorate in theology or related field. Pastoral ministry, cross-cultural and fundraising experience helpful. Quaker applicants encouraged. For more information or to express interest email Terri Johns at FUM. Targeted appointment summer 2009.
    Download Personal Information Form and/or Application for Employment form.

 

Global Voice Quevedo

English Teachers Wanted
English teaching institute seeking qualified English instructors to work in the city of Quevedo, Ecuador, South America.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree on Teaching English as a Foreign language or Bachelor's degree on other fields + TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign language) certificate.
Experience: Two or more years teaching English as a foreign language.
Salary: US$4800 per year
Private room with kitchen and bathroom.
Candidates are expected to sign up for at least a one-year contract.
Class size may vary between 1 and 12 students. Classes may be made up of students in different age groups - children, teenagers or adults.
Schedule: 30 hours per week divided into 4 days (Mornings, afternoons, and evenings).
Quevedo is a thriving tropical city located at an altitude of about 250 meters, some 190 kilometers from Guayaquil and 240 km from Quito. Set in an agricultural fertile area of the coastal region of Ecuador, it is the second most important city of the Province of Los Rios ("The Rivers"), touting the title of being the province's "commercial heart".
It is located on the banks of its namesake river, in the Guayas River Basin, and its temperatures oscillate between 71 and 89 degrees Farenheit. Its population is usually cited as 120,000, and many of its inhabitants belong to the large Ecuadorian Chinese colony. (It has even been called the "Chinatown of Ecuador".)
Quevedo is forty minutes away from the town of La Maná, with its beautiful cascades, and about three hours away from the Ecological Reserve of Aguas de Mantequilla (Butter Waters). Along with many other places of natural beauty nearby, and Quevedo enjoys easy access to the wonders of Ecuadorian shores on the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Andean highlands and peaks to the East.
Contact information: Marcelo Haro:harogm@hotmail.com or glovoquec@hotmail.com.
Additional information about the city of Quevedo may be found at
www.quevedo.gov.ec.

Indiana Yearly Meeting (Friends, Quakers: www.iym.org/contact.htm) has pastorates available. Contact Doug Shoemaker: doug@iym.org;(1 800) 292-5238 . (5/18/09)

**Innisfree Village is a lifesharing community with adults with mental disabilities in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sixty members live together in family-style homes on 550 acres, and work together in our weavery, kitchen, bakery, gardens and woodshop. See www.innisfreevillage.org. Contact Nancy at info@innisfreevillage.org or 434-823-5400. (9/24/08)


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 4/13/09):

 

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 http://www.jubileemd.org/jobs/index.cfm.

 

Kendal Corporation, Kennett Square, PA (http://www.kendal.org/default.aspx) Kendal is a system of communities and services for older adults integrating Quaker values in its work by fostering continued learning, outreach programs in the field of aging, and a culture of giving. See www.kendal.org/working/postings.aspx.

Embraces principles of the Religious Society of Friends. Competitive wage/benefits. Ten affiliates/six states. Values and Practices /Annual Report on web site, www.kendal.org.

Successful candidate fosters Kendal's values in outcomes and processes. With Director develops/coordinates public/media relations and publications programs. Full description at: www.kendal.org/working/postings.aspx?department_id=17. Send resume to: AssocDirComm_and_PRSearch@kcorp.kendal.org

 

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. You can also fax or email resume to (574) 537-6635 or email hr@mma-online.org.
To access their job bank search page: www.mma-online.org/g.aspx?id=467.

 

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. Urgent openings as of 6/18/09:

For other listings and further information, see www.mcc.org/serve/.


Mt. Airy Friends Meeting of North Carolina seeking Quaker Pastor. Immediate part-time employment with expectations of growing to full-time. Call (336) 786-5929 for more information.

 

North Carolina Yearly Meeting-Friends United Meeting announces: Pastorates available. Contact John Porter, superintendent, North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends: 4811 Hilltop Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407; jporter@ncym-fum.org. (336) 292-6957. (5/18/09)

 

Pendle Hill, a Quaker center for study and contemplation in Wallingford, PA (see www.pendlehill.org) lists the following openings at http://www.pendlehill.org/employment (as of 6/23/09):

 

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting )is comprised of over one hundred local Friends meeting communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, all of Delaware and Eastern Maryland. See www.pym.org. Volunteer and paid positions are posted at www.pym.org/pm/jobs.php. The following positions are listed (as of 6/18/09):

**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 6/18/09) at: http://www.sidwell.edu/employment/index.asp


Urban Quaker early education center in New Haven, CT, seeks energetic, enthusiastic leader to develop, plan, and implement an expansion of our fledgling program. Responsibilities include teachering, community outreach, working with the Board, on-going administration, oversight, supervision of existing program. Minimum requirements: BA or MS early childhood education, 5 years teaching and supervision. Send resume: FCFC1966@att.com attention: Wendy.

 

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), a liberal religious organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. See http://www.uua.org/  Currently listed at www.uua.org/aboutus/careeropportunities/index.shtml (as of 6/18/09 ):

University Friends Meeting in Seattle has an opening for a half-time, salaried Quest Coordinator. Requires experienced administrator, program developer, trainer for established program providing six interns with year-long positions at local social change and service organizations. Quaker or active among Friends. Apply by June 15 to start early August. Contact personnel committee at UFMeeting@gmail.com or 360-668-9370.

 

Wellington Friends in New Zealand seek Resident Friend(s) to begin April 2010. Suitable for couple or single person. Management of the small bed and breakfast (see www.quaker.org.nz/contact/wellington-friends-centre) and the meeting house take about 32 hours per week, in exchange for accommodations. Contact: Heather Roberts, 2 Glouster Street, Wellington 6012 or heather.roberts@clear.net.nz or 64-04-9387543. (5/28/09)

 

Whittier First Friends Church -- an urban programmed meeting in Whittier, CA (www.firstfriendswhittier.org), in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, seeks a full-time pastor. Meeting is member of Friends United Meeting, and is diverse in makeup. Interested applicants should send material to, or contact, Bob Secord, Clerk, Pastoral Serach Committee, First Friends Church, 13205 Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA 90601, or at searchclerkbob@earthlink.com. (5/18/09)

 

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 www.williampennhouse.org/About-William-Penn-House/employment.php. (4/13/09)


Wisconsin, Sturgeon Bay: Small church seeks pastor. Seeking individual or couple motivated for the calling; potential for significant growth with a long-term pastor. Resume's to Iowa Yearly Meeting, PO Box 657, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, bryanrj@mahaska.org; 641-673-9717. (5/18/09)

 

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

 

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 

 

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


 

Quaker-Related Institutions of Higher Education, and Quaker Study Centers:

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