Are you a musician who is seeking to combine your skills, faith and creativity in a unique and beautiful setting? We might just have the job for you.   

The Iona Community is seeking a gifted and collaborative Musician to join our Abbey team on the Isle of Iona for the 2026 season. You’ll help shape and coordinate the music and singing for our twice-daily worship in the iconic Iona Abbey. You’ll also help to lead ‘Wee Sing’ sessions for guests from around the world and provide other support for our weekly Abbey guest programme.  

Working in collaboration with the Iona Community’s Wild Goose Resource Group, you’ll represent and contribute to the musical culture that the Iona Community is known for across the world. 

The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Living and working on Iona is more than a job; it’s a shared way of life rooted in hope, faith and hospitality. 

This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and 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 

Key Responsibilities

• Providing high quality musical input to worship services, and guest programme sessions
• Encouraging and enabling guest and staff to participate in the Abbey service.
• Maintain the musical resources
• Ensure compliance with copyright laws, by accurate recording and reporting
• Fully participate in the life of the Iona Community on Iona

Why Join Us?

• Living and working at Iona is not just employment, but a profound commitment to a shared common life that involves work, worship, and recreation.
• The opportunity to help lead and shape worship in the place where St Columba brought Christianity to Scotland.
• Generous holiday allowance — 37 days pro-rata, including public holidays.
• Option to join contributory pension scheme.

Further information

Closing time and date for applications: 23.59 on Sunday 30th November
Interviews: These will be held during the week commencing 8th December on Iona or in our Fairfield office in Glasgow.
Start date: While we hope that the new appointee would start on 1st February, a start date in March will be considered.
Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Find out more and apply using the application documents below.

Musician Recruitment Pack

Musician Application Form

Iona Community Declaration Form 2025

Working for The Iona Community – on Iona

Are you ready for a new adventure and a meaningful role aligned with the Iona Community’s vision? Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community.  

The Iona Community is seeking a creative and organised Programme Coordinator to join our Abbey team on the Isle of Iona for the 2026 season.  

The Programme Coordinator will plan and deliver weekly programme sessions that both encourage and challenge, exploring themes of justice, peace, faith and community.  Working closely with colleagues, volunteers and visiting programme leaders, you’ll create spaces where reflection leads to action, and where people are inspired to carry what they’ve learned into the wider world.  

The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Living and working on Iona is more than a job; it’s a shared way of life rooted in hope, faith and hospitality. 

This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and 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. 

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver programme weeks through the season
• Inspire participants to take their learning into the wider world
• Develop relationships with internal and external programme leaders
• Fully participate in the life of the Iona Community on Iona

Why Join Us?

• Be an important part of our delivery of high quality, potentially life altering content in our centre on the beautiful Isle of Iona.
• Live as part of an intentional Christian group, sharing skills, experience and knowledge
• Generous holiday allowance — 37 days pro-rata, including public holidays.
• Option to join contributory pension scheme.

Further information

Closing time and date for applications: 23.59 on Sunday 30th November
Interviews: These will be held during the week commencing 8th December on Iona or in our Fairfield office in Glasgow.
Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Abbey Programme Coordinator Recruitment Pack

Abbey Programme Coordinator Application Form

Iona Community Declaration Form 2025

Working for The Iona Community – on Iona

Do you have a gift for welcoming and supporting people? Are you ready for a new adventure and a meaningful role aligned with the Iona Community’s vision?  Would you like to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community? If your answer is yes, the following opportunity could be for you. 

 The Iona Community is seeking to appoint a welcoming and supportive Volunteer Coordinator to join our Abbey team on the Isle of Iona for the 2026 season.  

Each year, around 80 volunteers from across the world come to Iona Abbey to live and work in community — helping to offer welcome and hospitality to our international guests. As Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll ensure that every volunteer is supported from the moment they apply until the day they leave. 

You’ll oversee recruitment, induction and one-to-one supervision, and work with colleagues to foster a supportive and inclusive community where all can flourish. This is a role for someone who brings both compassion and good organisation. 

The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Living and working on Iona is more than a job; it’s a shared way of life rooted in hope, faith and hospitality. 

This post involves regulated work and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; the post-holder will need to be or become a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a welcoming supportive presence for all volunteers from the initial enquiry to their leaving date.
• Work alongside heads of departments to ensure they have sufficient volunteers through the season
• Ensure that records are kept relating to the recruitment of all volunteers, including Visa and right to work records.
• Fully participate in the life of the Iona Community on Iona

Why Join Us?

• Be an important part of sharing the work, vision and life of the Iona Community with volunteers from around the world.
• Sustain and develop the team of volunteers who choose to give their time and talents to the Iona Community on Iona.
• Generous holiday allowance — 37 days pro-rata, including public holidays.
• Option to join contributory pension scheme.

Further information

Closing time and date for applications: 23.59 on Sunday 30th November
Interviews: These will be held during the week commencing 8th December on Iona or in our Fairfield office in Glasgow.
Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Volunteer Coordinator Recruitment Pack

Volunteer Coordinator Application Form

Iona Community Declaration Form 2025

Working for The Iona Community – on Iona