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Opportunities for Service with CLC

How do people join CLC?
Whether they serve as a volunteer for a few hours or a couple of days a week, or as a short-term or long-term missionary, we believe that the the people who work with us will receive a call or direction from God, a sense that God would want them to serve Him in this way. Psalm 32:23 says, The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalm 32:8 says, The Lord says, 'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.' 
We encourage people to seek the Lord for His answer as to their future when thinking of CLC.

Be aware that CLC in the UK does not normally <employ> people. We do not pay salaries as a rule.

Personal Finances

We trust God to supply all of our financial needs, whether for the income to cover the daily running costs of the ministry, or personal financial needs of our staff.

CLC UK does not normally pay salaries as such.
Since taking over 6 existing bookshops together with their paid staff in December 2009 CLC now has a hybrid support system. Most of our full time workers continue to be supported in a combination system whereby some overheads can be covered by CLC and personal expenses are funded by friends, family members, churches, pensions and savings. Besides the accommodation costs that can be covered by CLC for those serving full time, an basic allowance is available providing there are sufficient gifts to the ministry for it to be paid out.

Though marking a distinct departure from our long-established personal support system, paying salaries is nothing new to CLC worldwide. In fact our workers are salaried all over the world. In some coutries with a missionary tradition, gifts are received into CLC and those that are not designated go towards personnel costs.

The founders of CLC, Ken and Bessie Adams, felt that salaries should not be paid; rather, members of CLC should make their needs known only to God. Things have changed somewhat since those early days. Whether salaried or not, each missionary is still dependent on God's provision for their needs and minister from a position of faith and trust in God.

In short, every full-time CLC worker who is not salaried, whether based in the UK or serving overseas, needs some personal means of support (eg own resources, or via friends, family, churches, etc.)

CLC Service Opportunities

There are various ways to serve in CLC UK:

  1. Volunteer - offering your spare time, from half a day upwards, to help in your local CLC centre
  2. Gap year or university course placement (eg languages, business, intercultural studies...)
  3. "Taster" placements - to see if CLC is for you
  4. Short-term from a few months to a couple of years or so
  5. Long-term career missionary
  6. And we can train you and prepare you for service with CLC overseas

There are various UK opportunities available to you:

  1. Bookshop personnel are needed in a number of city centre locations around the country.
    Duties include helping customers in the shop and by phone, cash and card handling, and stock control and display to name but a few.
    Good inter-personal skills are required. Experience is appreciated but full training is given. 
  2. Bookshop Managers and Assistant Managers are also needed in a number of locations.
    Duties include shop administration, security, stock control, team motivation and management, customer service, stock purchasing...
    This is an ideal role for someone already working in retail and for quick learners with people and organisational skills.

    Current bookshop staffing needs exist in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Canterbury, Ipswich, Leicester, London, Sheffield, Welling and Wolverhampton
     
  3. Warehouse personnel are needed to pick and/or pack customer orders, replenish shelves, handle telephone orders, and for various administrative tasks. The location is Alresford, near Winchester, Hampshire.
  4. IT and systems management - A suitable person is needed to help with our growing IT needs. A good working knowledge of all IT areas is necessary, as well as good communication skills and the ability to work with others. 
  5. Publicity and design - A need exists for someone with the appropriate skills and experience to create copy and organise the printing of both mission and commercial materials. It is envisaged that this is a part-time role that could be combined with other tasks. 
  6. Human Resources - A suitably qualified and experienced person is needed to develop this department within the ministry. Duties would range from recruiting and HR admin to collaborating in compiling handbooks. 
  7. Website design and development - A suitably qualified and experienced person is needed to oversee and develop an existing ecommerce site and to help create and populate a second site.
  8. Head of Finance - A vacancy exists for a suitably qualified and experienced person to oversee the computerised finances of the ministry. Duties would include staff supervision, VAT Returns, Annual Return, liasing with Auditors, daily postings, payments....

As you pray, if you would like more information about the above openings or have any questions, please contact us.

Click here for the email address

Phone here (0114) 281 2136

Or write here:    CLC UK Personnel Dept.
                       291 Abbeydale Road
                       SHEFFIELD
                       S7 1FJ

 

Office Address:

CLC UK Offices 

Festival Buildings 

Coombs Road 

HALESOWEN 

West Midlands B62 8AE 

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