Iona Abbey is looking for a church musician.  Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. As Musician, you will provide a variety of music, such as congregational songs, appropriate for Iona Abbey’s twice-daily public worship services and will support the Abbey centre’s visitor programmes.  You will have the opportunity to introduce the Iona Community’s musical culture in collaboration with Glasgow-based Wild Goose Resource Group (WGRG).

This post contains elements of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The post-holder will need to be or to become a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme. Due to the nature of this work, it will not be possible to consider candidates who do not already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

This post is offered on a seasonal basis (9 months) although shorter lengths of contract might be considered.
The post can be either residential, or a non-residential island-based post.

As residential post: annual allowance of £9,167 including all rent, bills and food. As non-residential island based post: salaried position at salary band F £29,672
Contract Start Date: 1 February 2025
Contract End Date: 31 October 2025
Closing date: 23:59 19 November 2024

Interviews will be held on Iona during the week commencing 2 December 2024. An overnight stay will be required and full details will be provided to interviewees.  Job Description, information about working for the Iona Community on Iona, and application form can be found on our Website.    https://iona.org.uk/about/vacancies/