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Clergy Terms
of Service
What is
Clergy Terms of Service ?
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CTS introduces a new ecclesiastical office called
Common Tenure
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Why do we need Common Tenure?
• Better ongoing support for officeholders
• Security for the vulnerable• Shared accountability• Getting in line with employment
legislation
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What is Common Tenure?
• A new way of holding office for all clergy
• Eventually freehold will disappear
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Common Tenure provides ‘rights’ for clergy
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Greater protection for clergy through:Description of the Office
Regular ministry review Engagement in continuing
development
Common Tenure provides ‘rights’ for clergy
Access to new procedures for capability and grievance
Redundancy in the case of pastoral re-organisation
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What does Common Tenure require from the clergy?
• commitment to CME• Participation in MDR• Subject to capability procedures
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Statement of Particulares
• Issued to everyone on Common Tenure
• Basic terms and conditions that apply to this particular post-holder
• Not a contract of employment!• As succinct as possible – will refer to
other documents• Some clergy will have more than one
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Statement of Particulars
What is in such a statement?• Name of office holder• Title to which appointed• Officer nominated to give SoP• Period of notice
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Statement of particulars
• Termination of appointment• Stipend, grants and other benefits• Parochial and other fees• Expenses• Housing
(cont)
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Statement of Particulars
• MDR and CME• Leave• Sickness• Discipline, Grievance and Capability
Procedures(cont)
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Statement of Particulars
• Respondent in Employment Tribunal proceedings
• Informal support or conversation
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Role Description
An Interesting Area!• Will be an evolving document, important in
MDR• Some elements generic to all parish clergy• Some elements generic to incumbent and
‘equivalent’• Some elements specific to setting to aid
focus and protect against unreal expectations
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Role Description
What will it include?• Details of the post• Role purpose: general & specific• Key contacts• Role context• Benefice summary
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Role Description
How will they be drawn up?• In a vacancy, as part of the
benefice / parish profile process; archidiaconal input; reviewed 6 months in
• For current post holders … more in the autumn … invited to draft your ownwww.commontenure.org
Capability
• The aim is to improve performance and support clergy in the performance of their ministry
• Not about clergy discipline
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Grievance
• When issues are not dealt with fairly• Informal stage• 3 formal stages
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Timetable
• Spring – draft Statement of Particulars
• Summer – issue draft Statements
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Timetable
• Autumn – Role description workshops• Bishop Nigel will write to clergy on
freehold• October – MDR commences
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Timetable
CTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 31ST JANUARY 2011
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Clergy Terms of Service
Pause for questions
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Why Review?
• Concerns vocation• ‘Professional development’• A corporate task• Accountability
What form of review?
• Review distinct from appraisal• and distinct from spiritual direction• yet elements of both of these …
Reflecting on ministry: what has gone well, what has been difficult, what hopes and plans for the future
A three-year cycle of review
Who is reviewed and by whom?
• All licensed clergy, other than IME4-7 / ass. Curates (plus licensed Readers on different scheme)
• Annual review • A reviewer of your choice in years 1
& 2• Bishop or Archdeacon in third year• Strict confidentiality
Who are the reviewers?
Appointed by BishopsChosen for skills in listening, summarising
and assisting reflection and goal-settingAll are church members; many lay peopleAll (including Bishops) undergo training
and meet to share good practiceList of reviewers will be circulated
The three-year cycle
• First year: preparation form, interview– (option of ‘360-degree’ review)– summary and action plan drawn up– summary sent to Bishop; CME section to
CME Adviser
• Second year: meeting to review actions and goals, further short summary
• Third year: Episcopal Review
Experiencing MDR
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What is it like?
Arrangements for introducing MDR
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• Phased, commencing in October• Starting with clergy on Common Tenure who have not been reviewed recently• Clergy with Freehold will have Episcopal Review
More information
Diocesan website –
Admin > Policy > Clergy Terms of Service
or
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