Profession verger

Vergers perform administrative duties for churches and parishes, ensure equipment maintenance and support the parish priest or other superiors. They also perform assisting duties before and after church service such as tidying, readying the equipment and supporting the priest.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Bible texts

    The content and interpretations of the bible texts, its different components, the different types of Bibles, and its history.

  • Accounting techniques

    The techniques of recording and summarising business and financial transactions and analysing, verifying, and reporting the results.

Skills

  • Keep task records

    Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.

  • Respond to enquiries

    Respond to enquiries and requests for information from other organisations and members of the public.

  • Manage accounts

    Manage the accounts and financial activities of an organisation, supervising that all the documents are correctly maintained, that all the information and calculations are correct, and that proper decisions are being made.

  • Maintain storage facilities

    Maintain or ensure the maintenance of cleaning equipment, heating or air conditioning of storage facilities and the temperature of premises.

  • Manage administrative systems

    Ensure administrative systems, processes and databases are efficient and well managed and give the sound basis to work together with the administrative officer/staff/professional.

  • Prepare religious services

    Perform the necessary actions for the preparation of religious services and ceremonies, such as gathering the necessary props and materials, cleaning tools, writing and practicing sermons and other speeches, and other preparation activities.

  • Ensure equipment availability

    Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

Optional knowledge and skills

anticipate installation maintenance perform ritual cleaning activities use different communication channels promote religious activities arrange equipment repairs write work-related reports assist in church service manage fundraising activities interpret religious texts budgetary principles build community relations follow work schedule observe confidentiality follow given instructions

Source: Sisyphus ODB