The Catholic Church Biel is a vibrant place of encounter, faith, and community. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed, responsible, and service-oriented individual as Chief Sacristan by agreement.

Your tasks:

• Overall responsibility for the sacristan service, preparation of services and church celebrations.
• Leadership, planning and coordination of the assignments of sacristans and cleaning staff for all locations of the parish.
• Employee discussions, job descriptions, personnel development.
• Preparation and accompaniment of baptisms, weddings, funerals and special liturgical occasions.
• Participation in church festivals and events.
• Close cooperation with pastoral care, administration, and volunteers.
• Maintenance, upkeep and provision of liturgical equipment, vestments and church rooms.
• Responsibility for the operation, cleaning and maintenance of all churches, centres and administrative buildings.

Qualifications:

• Completed training as a sacristan or willingness to complete the corresponding training. Professional qualification.
• Several years of professional experience, ideally with leadership responsibility.
• Independent, reliable and organised way of working.
• High social competence and enjoyment in working with people.
• Flexibility regarding working hours, especially on weekends and church holidays.
• Good German and French skills (Italian and Spanish are a plus).
• Identification with the values and mission of the Catholic Church.
• Knowledge of the religious rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Knowledge in building maintenance and administration.
• IT user skills.

We offer:

• A varied and responsible role with scope for creativity.
• A respectful and collegial working environment.
• Contemporary employment conditions and attractive social benefits.
• Opportunities for training and further education.
• A workplace in the heart of Biel.

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents. Please send them electronically to Claudine Feller, Head of Personnel (admin.gkg@kathbielbienne.ch) by 31 August 2026.