Assistant Children's and Youth Worker Job Southampton area,England UK,Education / Teaching

Ascension Church, Southampton Southampton, Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Job Description and Person Specification

Job profile:

Title: Assistant Children’s and Youth Worker

Reports to: Lead Children’s and Youth Worker

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, to be worked flexibly but to include Sunday mornings, Wednesday afternoons and Monday and Thursday evenings.

Salary: £25,654 pro rata based on 37.5 hours per week FTE – (actual pay £15,392 p.a)

Annual Leave: 25 days per year (pro rata) plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)

Special conditions: There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder be a committed, practising Christian and sympathetic to the aims and objectives of the Church of England.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure

Overview:

In 2019, Ascension’s youth group began with four young people. Following the appointment of our children’s and youth worker, our youth group has grown to an average of forty young people each week. We work with many schools in our community, providing lessons and assemblies, and hosting meetings in our building on a termly basis. Our children’s work has also expanded significantly, doubling in size, and it is clear that the Holy Spirit has been, and is currently, interact with over 250 children and young people each week, leading young people into relationship with God.

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Children’s and Youth Worker to help facilitate and develop the work God is already doing, and to advance our work into new areas.

Role Context and Profile:

Ascension is a growing church family in the east of Southampton, serving the parish of Bitterne Park, with a population of around 15,000 people. Our vision is to see God’s kingdom come through making and growing whole-life followers of Jesus. Investing in the rising generation is central to that vision.

As a church community we are passionate about helping children and young people encounter the living Jesus, grow as his disciples, and discover their identity and calling in Christ. We are seeking someone who shares that passion and will bring faith, creativity, initiative and a pioneering spirit to help shape and grow this ministry.

This is an opportunity for someone who sees the unique potential in each child or young person through the eyes of Christ to help support this ministry. We are looking for a creative and pastoral self-starter who can work alongside our Lead Children’s and Youth Worker to recognise opportunities, develop new ideas and create welcoming, engaging environments where children and young people can belong, explore faith and flourish.

Core

responsibilities

To be proactive in working to reach local children and young people with the love of Jesus to see them come to faith in Christ
To disciple children and young people to become mature followers of Christ, equipping them to be disciples who disciple others, and helping them to experience wellbeing, wholeness, and healing in a fun, safe, and welcoming environment
To help inspire the children and young people in our community to live fully and courageously the adventure that Jesus is calling them into
To guard and grow your own relationship with Christ, including the disciplines of daily prayer and bible study
To assist in leading and enabling other members of the church to engage practically in mission to and discipleship of young people
To assist in the running of our Children’s and Youth programmes on Sundays
To assist in running our Monday Night, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday Night Youth Groups
To take a supporting role in working with the local schools both in teaching, mission, and discipleship, building on current relationships and expanding the work done here.
To help to work towards becoming an increasingly inter-generational church, including resourcing parents and wider church family in the spiritual nurture of children and young people
To help support and develop our youth worship ministry.
To advocate for children and youth, taking opportunities to teach, challenge and encourage the whole church
To help in developing our work with young people across the whole of our parish.
To help at any weeks, weekends away…