Key Responsibilities (60% hands-on in Alvechurch Parish ; 40% strategic development across Redditch Mission Area) Job Title: Youth Worker Salary : £13,840 per annum, plus 3% employer’s pension contribution. Hours of Work : 18.75 hours per week. Working hours will need to be flexible, including some Sundays (minimum 1 Sunday per month at Alvechurch) and some evenings. This includes preparation, leading activities, supervision, weekly team meetings (including prayer and worship), and ongoing training. Contract : Fixed term post for 3 years. Accountable to : Paul Lawlor (Mission Area Lead) with Gail Rogers Vicar of St Laurence Alvechurch Location: In the parish of Alvechurch, based at St Laurence Alvechurch, (60%) and across the wider Redditch Mission Area (RMA) with an administrative base at St John’s, Greenlands (40%). Annual Leave: 12.5 day plus statutory days pro rata DBS Check : Appointment is subject to a satisfactory outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, including a check of the barred lists. Occupational Requirement : This post is subject to an occupational requirement (See Footnote 1 ). Across the Redditch Mission Area The Youth Worker will take a lead on developing networks and areas of work across the wider area. They will work with others within the RMA and in local churches as they: Develop, train and support volunteers who are willing to lead some parts of the youth work and people who are ready to assist at worship. Work with Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSO) and ensure an understanding of best practice in youth ministry and model good practice to others including adoption of Diocesan and Parish Safeguarding policies. Build on existing outreach opportunities making the most of existing links in the community including: Developing a programme of worship opportunities with local schools and college. Developing closer links with uniformed organisations. Supporting and further developing discipling-based after school clubs. The Youth Worker will facilitate this by ensuring that they personally: Bring their own passion and gifts to enhance our mission. Co-ordinate and have strategic oversight for work with youth across the RMA, working closely with the Children and Families Worker as employed within the Mission Area. Review the success of outreach and ministry, documenting the evidence via regular and timely reports to the RMA Trustees. Undertake relevant training and development pertaining to their role. They will also be encouraged and supported to engage in their own spiritual development. In Alvechurch Building upon the work being undertaken over the wider Mission Area, the role will have a more hands-on involvement in the work undertaken in the Alvechurch Area. This will include: Developing a strategy for growing engagement, involvement and action for young people in the parish and across the benefice which: Creates strategic cohesion to the existing ministry and mission with young people, to enable them to follow God in ways appropriate to their age and development. Integrates further youth work into the wider Church, including working as part of the leadership team to shape and lead acts of worship accessible for all. Developing the worshipping communities which already disciple young people in our churches, support volunteers who enable this ministry and continue to ensure that there is good teaching, fun and creativity in our work with young people. Developing new worshipping communities for young people in our church, support volunteers who enable this ministry and ensure that there is good teaching, fun and creativity in our work with young people. Prepare and lead activities, liaising with the Ministry Team Empower and enable volunteers to support youth work. Prepare and lead youth-based activities to reflect the church year. Full details https://cofe-redditch.org.uk/jobs/