Job Title: Children and Youth Workers
Salary: £17 per hour, based on skills and experience, plus pension
Employer: The Diocese of Southwark
Hours: 17.5 hours per week (including Fridays and Sundays)
Contract: 5 years, fixed term, subject to funding
Location: St John’s, Upper Norwood, 1 Sylvan Road, London SE19 2RX
Reporting to: The Assistant Priest
Job Purpose
St John’s, Upper Norwood is a vibrant and diverse parish church in Upper Norwood, serving the needs of its local community through lunch clubs, children’s and youth activities, concerts, and social events, alongside daily services, Sunday worship, and baptisms, weddings, and funerals. St John’s has recently been awarded 5 years of Diocesan Investment Programme funding to grow its mission and ministry to 0 – 18s, within the parish and local community.
This funding will support outreach projects such as PlayTime!, Messy Church and Messy Meals, in addition to the discipleship that takes place across 4 Sunday groups for 0 – 18s. St John’s currently enjoys an attendance of up to 50 under 18s at Parish Mass and welcomes c. 150 under 5s to a weekly toddler group, c. 250 primary-school aged children to a monthly Messy Church and 14 teenagers to a monthly Youth Church. St John’s is ambitious for growth and passionate about giving every child and young person within the parish the opportunity to explore the Christian faith.
St John’s is looking to appoint 2 part-time children and youth workers, who will work in collaboration with each other, and support our Assistant Priest in delivering the outreach projects through leadership, building relationships, volunteer support and coordination, activity preparation and delivery, organising resources, and tidying up. There is potential for our Children and Youth Workers who take on this role to grow into a leadership role, with a key role in setting and delivering our vision for mission and ministry to our local children, youth, and families.
Further details: Vacancies – St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood (sjun.org.uk)
The role requires applicants to demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults of all cultural backgrounds and have a good awareness of relevant policies and procedures, statutory legislation, and guidance. St John’s is a member of Inclusive Church and candidates will be required to affirm these values in their ministry with our children, young people and families. Candidates will be required to submit a self disclosure check at interview and the role will be subject to a DBS check.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. Your personal spiritual growth and renewal is important, and we will look to support this including facilitating your ability to attend conferences and other events that will deepen your discipleship.
We also expect that the successful candidate is an active member of the St John’s church or is prepared to become so
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