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In August 1620, Job was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Metropolitan of Kiev by Patriarch [[Theophanes III of Jerusalem]] as he passed through Kiev on his return to Jerusalem from a visit to Moscow. Job's consecration, in addition to other [[bishop]]s, restored the Orthodox hierarchy in the area that was occupied by bishops of the Unia after the [[Union of Brest]] in 1596 at which Metr. Michael (Ragoza), the previous metropolitan of Kiev, supported the union.
Metr. Boretsky was a prolific translator and writer. He composed poems honoring [[saint]]s. He also wrote petitions and edicts, and coauthored ''Apolleia Apolofii'' (A Refutation of 'A Defense', 1628). A tract, ''Perestoroha'' (Пересторога; A Warning)[[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CP%5CE%5CPerestorohaIT.htm]], has also been attributed to him. In the defense of the Orthodox hierarchy, Metr. Boretsky composed a petition entitled ''Protestacia''.
During the bitter dispute over the Unia, Metr. Boretsky had favored a general reconciliation, along with the Uniate Metr. Joseph Rutsky, but he could not get the support of the Cossacks for his approach.
