About The Role
We are building community with children and families in Mildmay which is near Dalston, an area with a wide ethnic diversity where Islington and Hackney meet. Our priority to reach out in support to young people and their families in our local communities across Mildmay, Dalston, and Canonbury, and help them to grow in faith, is one of the missional priorities for our church.
The role is to support and complement the work of our Children and Families Apprentice, to work partly with children, but more specifically with youth. The role would be to lead our weekly youth drop-in on a Thursday evening, currently attracting around fifteen young people in Years 7-9. This drop-in is providing a safe space to socialise, play games and share food together. We would also like to provide a programme for our young people, where they can explore questions of faith, experience God’s love and grow in relationship with Him, and are flexible about the day and time for this.
In addition to these two main responsibilities, we would also like the youth worker to support the work of the after-school drop-in, also on a Thursday, which currently attracts around twenty to thirty children each week, along with their parents and carers. There is a particular need to provide games and perhaps a drama workshop, to work alongside the craft activities and play activities.
There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the post to be filled by a practising Christian. The sucessful applicant must have an Enhanced DBS Check and complete the required safeguarding training.
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults through the use of the Safer Recruitment practice guidance. This role is subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
Full details are provided in the Job Description and the key duties are:
1. Co-ordinate the planning, delivery of youth activities, including ordering equipment as needed, creating rotas, reviewing and producing risk assessments, ensuring safeguarding policies are in place and followed.
2. To sustain and further develop the weekly youth club for secondary school aged children. Providing a safe space for them to grow holistically and spiritually.
3. To participate in planning and leading discipleship activities for the youth, to enable them to explore questions of faith, experience God’s love and grow in relationship with Him.
4. Working with our Children and Families Apprentice, develop further the programme of weekly after-school events for primary school aged children and their parents/carers, ensuring that there is a warm welcome for all, and
5. Working alongside our Children and Families Apprentice, extend the inclusion of 4-16 year olds in public worship by leading activities with them on Sunday mornings through Breakfast Church and seasonal plays such as the Nativity.
6. To develop and sustain a monthly Messy Church. Working with our Children and Families Apprentice, plan the activities and craft and participate in the services.
Full details are provided in the Job Description and the essential requirements are:
Experience
• Working with children and youth
• Awareness of safeguarding and data protection
• Leadership
Skills / Competence
• Creative, to develop programme for youth
• Create attractive publicity
• Team player
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills – verbally and in writing
• Organised & able to manage & prioritise workload
Personal Qualities
• Have a spiritual and pastoral concern for children and youth & their parents/carers
• Professional & friendly
• Able to make decisions independently & work under own initiative
• Happy to work within an Anglican Church
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.