Diocese of Sheffield

What We Need You To Do

The main responsibilities of the role are:

To co-ordinate together with the existing team the children, and family’s ministry in the Benefice of Wombwell St Mary enabling children and young people to progress through the various ministries.
To initiate new ministries to engage with young families from the wider community; recruiting, training, and equipping a team of volunteers to support the work.
To proactively work with and contribute to the Centenary Project Worker Network.

Who We Are Looking For

It is a genuine requirement that the post-holder should be a communicant member of the Church of England or a full member of a Church within Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
We need someone who:

To co-ordinate together with the existing team the children, and family’s ministry in the Benefice of Wombwell St Mary enabling children and young people to progress through the various ministries.
To initiate new ministries to engage with young families from the wider community; recruiting, training, and equipping a team of volunteers to support the work.
To attend the termly Centenary Project Doncaster Youth Hub events.
To proactively work with and contribute to the Centenary Project Worker Network.
Work with the Rector and volunteers to set up and run a monthly family service style event in the Ellis school.
To be part of the team delivering an All-Age Café style service at St George’s Jump.
To develop relationships with local primary schools, delivering assemblies and offering class and church visits, with the help of volunteers.
Work with the existing team to plan prepare and deliver material for Sunday school. Ο To be part of a team delivering JAM club, an after-school club for primary aged children.
To be part of a team delivering a 3-day summer Holiday Club
Identify those with skills and talents relevant to children, youth, and families work, within the congregation, and to nurture and develop these gifts, building on the team of volunteer leaders.
To comply with relevant safeguarding and health and safety guidelines, including ensuring compliance by other youth leaders and completing appropriate risk assessments.
To meet monthly with other Youth and Children’s Workers in the Centenary Project network for learning and support.
To work towards and set achievable objectives and record measured outcomes.
To undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate
with the responsibilities of the post.