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Job Title: Safer Recruitment & Serving Coordinator
Term: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: From £30,000 - £33,000 (inclusive of London Living Allowance)
Location: All Souls, Langham Place
Hours: 35 hours per week
Annual Leave: 25 days + bank holidays
DBS Check: Basic
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
THE ROLE
As the Safer Recruitment and Serving Coordinator, you will be responsible for administering the recruitment (also known as Safer Recruitment) of church family members into serving partner (volunteering) roles. This will involve getting to know and working closely with the church family, ministers and staff.
You will fill a wide range of regular and one-off roles, so you will work closely with different ministries to make sure that serving roles are filled in a timely manner.
You will also participate in weekly Congregation Meetings and Staff Meetings.
About Safer Recruitment
Safer Recruitment and People Management are integral to keeping people safe in the Church. The Church of England’s safeguarding policy statement ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ outlines the Church’s commitment to promoting a safe environment and culture across all Church bodies for children and vulnerable adults.
All Souls Church aims to fulfil this commitment by setting out safer recruitment/appointment processes and ensuring continued vigilance once someone is in the role. ‘Safer Recruitment and People Management’ goes beyond simply obtaining a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The danger is that too much reliance will be placed on CRB [DBS] checks. There is a concern that many abusers do not have convictions and that no intelligence is held about them. Therefore, the selection and recruitment process, if properly conducted, is an important, indeed essential, safeguard.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Competency with Google Sheets, Google Docs and Gmail or equivalent software
* Excellent administrative skills
* Excellent overall IT and computer skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
* Ability to take responsibility for projects and problem-solve effectively
* A committed Christian in sympathy with the evangelical stance and mission of All Souls
* A hard worker with a servant-heart
* A flexible team player and someone who can work independently as needed
* Ability to work in a team/alongside others while demonstrating Christian principles and behaviours
* Graduate or equivalent relevant work experience and knowledge (desirable)
RESPONSIBILITIES
Safeguarding Administration – Safer Recruitment Process (60% of the role):
* Collaborate with the safeguarding officer to monitor and develop the system that implements the Safer Recruitment checks.
* Guide and support all Serving Partners through the Safer Recruitment process.
* Support and work with the Parish Safeguarding Officer following the latest safeguarding checks for Serving Partners.
* Safer recruitment record keeping for All Souls safeguarding training and safer recruitment for serving partners.
* In line with the current safeguarding policies, run the established processes and systems that support the administration of Serving Partner (volunteer) recruitment, with particular attention to safer recruitment procedures.
* Informing and keep introducing the Safer Recruitment idea and new safeguarding policy to Ministry Leaders and Serving Partners.
* When needed and depending on demand, organise live safeguarding training sessions for groups in person or via Zoom.
* Administering the Safer Recruitment process:
1. Interview with the leader – tracking the responses of ‘Interviews’, sending interview links.
2. Send the right Role Descriptions and Code of Conduct to all Serving Partners.
3. References – tracking the references and chasing the Serving Partners to submit them.
4. Send Basic Awareness and Foundations training instructions to Serving Partners and chase the Ministry Leaders to ensure each team completes the training in a timely manner.
* Administer the DBS checking and renewing system for Serving Partners and All Souls Staff.
Serving Coordinator (40% of the role):
* Act as a point of contact for parish serving (volunteering) enquiries and new sign-ups.
* Advertising and promoting the current serving opportunities to church members in collaboration with the communications team.
* Work with practical serving teams to monitor induction for joining teams, including managing the Sunday catering rota.
* Liaise with the Ministry Operations Manager (and other stakeholders) to ensure serving partners are available for events.
* Organise the congregation, Readers and Prayers Rota in collaboration with the congregational leaders.
APPLICATIONS
Closing date: 3rd May at 23:59*
Interviews: From 11th May
*This application is reviewed on a rolling basis which means it can close once we find a suitable candidate.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
* Competitive salary aligned with experience
* 7.5% employer pension contribution
* 3 Spiritual Refreshment Days (pro rata)
* Eye care voucher
* Season ticket loan
* Staff lunch provided every Monday
All Souls Today
In the centre of London’s West End, All Souls Langham Place is a conservative, Anglican evangelical church. At the heart of all we do as a church is our desire to be ‘All for Jesus!’
We are deeply grateful for a diverse and international church family, a rich heritage and an exciting location and seek to use all God has given us in the extension of Christ’s Kingdom. We recognise that we are only a small part of God’s worldwide Church, so we aspire to a generosity and graciousness in our fellowship with other Churches while submitting ourselves to the authority of God’s unchanging Word.
We believe that Jesus is for all and we long to be all for Jesus.
To find out more about our vision and values please visit allsouls.org/vision
Applications are welcome from people from ethnic groups which are a minority in the UK.
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Contact
Please email recruitment@allsouls.org if you have any queries!
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