Youth Leader; Ignite

Job Title: Youth Leader

Salary: From £28,000- £30,000 p/a depending on qualifications and experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (which includes some evening and weekend working)

Location:St Peter's Church, South Shore, Blackpool, FY1 6DJ

St Peter’s Church is based in the South Shore area of Blackpool. Our work across the community continues to expand and we have a good core team of volunteers. There is much joy in serving our community. However, our parish is the most deprived in the Church of England, and we face the challenges this creates.

We are deeply committed to supporting young people, typically aged 8-15, from deprived backgrounds. We have links with several local schools who are very keen to develop working partnership.

Our Youth Club began in 2022, when we became aware of a handful of young people in the church locality who were at a loose end. We have built strong connections with young people and now have 30 who attend our club on Friday evenings. This gives us wider credibility across South Shore and scope to build on this foundation. Until this opportunity came to fruition, we have been unable to expand the work due to lack of funding, volunteers and leadership capacity.

Through the Ignite Project, we are also able to offer the option a fully-funded, University-validated qualification in Children’s, Youth, and Family Ministry provided in partnership with Emmanuel Theological College.

This new role forms part of Blackburn Diocese’s Ignite Project: , funded in partnership with the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) and Diocesan Board of Education (DBE), helping parishes invest in sustainable, long-term children’s, youth and family ministry.

We view this role as essential for further developing our youth ministry. This is part of our wider mission to be a beacon of hope and support to those who are marginalised.

• To build upon our strong and established foundation of youth work.
• To guide, mentor, and provide a safe space for young people to grow spiritually, socially, and emotionally.
• To strengthen our partnership working with local schools and places of education through outreach and engagement.
• To create a pathway for young people into the church community, and nurture growing faith.

For full details of the role, including the person specification and instructions on how to apply, please visit:
General vacancies | The Diocese of Blackburn