Pastoral Worker with Older People - Thatcham, United Kingdom - Kennet and Test Valley Methodist Circuit

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Pastoral Worker with Older People


Reports to Minister in leadership and pastoral charge


Location Hungerford, Newbury & Thatcham


Salary £24,960 (pro-rata)


Job Purpose and Objectives
The worker will work with the Pastoral Development Worker and the Minister/s at Hungerford, Newbury
& Thatcham Methodist Churches to provide care home ministry in the Local Authority care homes and other care homes for older people in the area.


Responsible to The Lay Employee will be employed by the Managing Trustees of the Kennet and Test
Valley Circuit and will be line managed by the Minister in pastoral charge at Newbury
Methodist Church


Responsible for No post holders report to this post


Main Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the care homes and those already engaged in delivering care home ministry (e.g. local churches), to develop a sustainable care home ministry from which it is anticipated there will be missional and development opportunities
• To identify new areas of possible care home ministry across the area
• To audit existing spiritual care in the care homes to understand their needs more fully
• To build professional relationships with the care homes
• To prepare and deliver monthly Hymn Singing and Vintage Adventure sessions (at Birchwood and

Willows Edge)

• To introduce yourself to new residents/family when they come to live in a care home
• To undertake pastoral visits to care home residents who/whose family/staff request them (spending

1⁄2 day each week in Birchwood and 1⁄2 day each week in Willows Edge doing pastoral visits, with visits at Notrees arranged by individual residents)

• Being available for end of life (EOL) spiritual care - occasional out of hours work
• To deliver EOL spiritual care training for care home staff and others
• To recruit volunteers to help with preparation and delivery of Vintage Adventure or other similar activities

Future areas of development may include:

• pastoral care of care home staff

- writing regular articles for care home newsletters
- undertaking training in hand massage/warm wax treatment to offer to care home residents
- populating USB sticks with a selection of hymns, bible readings etc for use by care home residents

• Bible study
• Anna Chaplaincy

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Terms and Conditions

• Terms of appointment: Permanent (Initial funding for 3 years)
• The salary will be £12.00 per hour
• Normal working pattern: 24 hours per week
• All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
• Annual leave entitlement of 20 days per year plus 8 public holidays (prorata for parttime workers)
• Annual budget for training and career advancement plus opportunities for study and for training

This post holds a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian.

Management
The Lay Employee will have a Line Manager whose responsibilities will be to:

• Become familiar with the work of the Lay Employee
• Work with the Lay Employee to encourage the church to respond to new challenges and opportunities in mission
• Determine priorities for the work
• Prepare a personal development plan with the Lay Employee
• Ensure good communications between all the 'stakeholders' (groups and networks) involved
• Monitor and evaluate progress with the Lay Employee on a regular basis (meetings will take place monthly during the probationary period and quarterly thereafter)
• Act as a "sounding board" to the Lay Employee

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Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
From £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Work from home

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- working pastorally in a church or community group: 2 years (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Biblical, theological, practical mission qualification (preferred)
• Enhanced DBS Disclosure (required)
• Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 30/04/2024

Expected start date: 03/06/2024