Employer: The Bridge Youth Project
Location: St Paul’s Church, Salisbury and The Bridge Office at Pembroke Park Primary School
Reports to: Director of The Bridge Youth Project (with dotted line to Rector of St Paul’s)
Contract: Full-Time, Fixed-Term (3 Years, with potential extension)
Salary: Starting from £30,500 per annum (higher considered for right candidate) + 7.5% pension
Start Date: September 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Third Space Youth Lead:
Across Salisbury’s schools, something sacred is unfolding. Through the ministry of chaplaincy, young people are not only encountering the Christian story, they’re engaging with it. There is a growing openness, a hunger to go deeper, and in some, a readiness to own and articulate faith. Yet for many, those germinating seeds have nowhere to grow. There’s no natural community to nurture belief, no clear bridge between their experience in school and a life of ongoing discipleship. The result? What should be a comma, sadly becomes a full stop.
This role exists to change that.
The Third Space Youth Lead is a unique partnership between St Paul’s Church, Salisbury and The Bridge Youth Project, a long-established Christian charity delivering our unique blend of chaplaincy to over 27 schools across Wiltshire and Dorset. The Bridge exists to give every child and young person the space to grow in their wellbeing and spirituality, rooted in Christian faith. Our chaplains work week-in, week-out in schools, offering a listening ear, trusted presence, and pastoral care for students and staff alike.
This role draws together two missional contexts with one unified purpose: to help young people move from curiosity to commitment, and from early encounters with faith into meaningful, sustained discipleship in the way of Jesus. Half of this role is embedded at St Paul’s, leading a vibrant and growing youth ministry for young people aged 11–18, offering regular gatherings, discipleship pathways, mentoring, and opportunities for leadership. The other half leads our new Third Space ministry, working in close collaboration with Bridge Chaplains to create invitational, community-rooted spaces beyond school and church walls, spaces where young people can belong, explore, and grow in their faith journey.
This is more than running a youth group. It’s about shaping a new paradigm, where school-based chaplaincy, church-based discipleship, and community-rooted mission meet. It’s about crafting a culture that reflects the full journey of faith: from fun and connection, to invitational exploration, to life-changing commitment to Jesus.
St Paul’s Church has committed to boldly investing in this shared vision, partnering with The Bridge to create something truly collaborative, sustainable, and pioneering. Together, we believe the conditions are already present for something powerful to emerge—we simply need the right person to step in and help bring it to life.
Could that person be you?
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