Children Worker - Exeter, United Kingdom - The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army

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Exeter, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working hours:
Minimum of 35 hours per week, mainly Monday - Friday with some weekends and evenings

Salary details:
£32,590 to £37,293 per annum

Working details:
Permanent peripatetic with some travel

Interview date:
Friday 3rd May 2024
Join our team.....

We are recruiting for a Divisional Children's Worker to provide practical knowledge, expertise, and example of children's ministry.

Working to develop and deliver a children's work strategy to enable local corps and centres to raise leaders and children who are disciples of Jesus in our tradition of social change and justice.

The South West Divisional Headquarters is in Exeter and the applicant will be required to travel there at least once fortnightly as well as visiting various areas across the division including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol and Gloucester.

Although, this post will be more focused in
Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire and
Gloucester.

Key responsibilities include:

Equipping and empowering children's leaders to enhance their communities and engage with children and the issues that affect them.
Enabling children to experience 'Fullness of life with Jesus' in broader contexts. This might involve leading event and residential opportunities as well as children's work in corps contexts.
Contributing into the planning and review process for the programmes and activities across the division.

This role has an occupational requirement that you must be a committed and practising Christian.

As well as being an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and organisational skills, you will have:

A recognised qualification in youth work and/or good experience of working with young people in outreach, discipleship, and leadership.
Practical experience of developing community youth outreach projects and schools based mentoring programmes.
Relevant technical skills, including project management, finance, stakeholder engagement, social media.
The ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends, overnight and residential weeks when necessary.
A clean driving licence

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
**Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.