Youth Worker

Job Title: Youth Worker

Responsible to: The Senior Minister and Elders

Main Purpose of the Role:

The Youth Worker will have oversight of the youth programme for Year 7 upwards with primary responsibility for delivery, with the team, of the programme.

The ultimate aim is for the young people to learn about the Lord Jesus Christ and to be encouraged to grow as disciples on their journey of faith. We want to develop a missional culture among our young people, and grow links with outside organisations to encourage evangelism. We want our young people to be future leaders in the challenging society in which we live.

Key Role

This position is a key role for Bishop’s Stortford Baptist Church (the Church) and will be an essential part of the ministry of the Church.  We therefore require the holder to be fully in agreement with its vision and mission and the post holder must be, or must become, a regular attender of the Church. The Church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance and applicants should be in agreement with its Basis of Faith and its position on human sexuality. He or she will be an ambassador for the Church’s aims and activities and should therefore be a practicing Christian (as a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010). This position is dependent on suitable references, and a DBS check will be required and you must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.