Youth Worker Required

Title of Post:	Youth Worker
Employed by:	St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick
Responsible to:	The Minister as Line Manager, and accountable to the Kirk Session
Main Purpose of Post:	To work with the minister and others to develop relationships with young people
	Bring young people to a relationship with God through Jesus Christ using imaginative and innovative means
Work Area:	The area served by St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To co-ordinate an evolving programme of activities for young people 12+ of the church and community that would cater for their spiritual and social needs.
Build on existing youth groups and create new groups where appropriate and take an active part in the organisation of existing groups.
To exercise pastoral care for the young people within the church and community and to be available to those young people for support.
Develop working relationship with the local Academy in conjunction with the Minister. Develop and maintain a rolling development plan to engage with young people in the church and community.
Link up with other Christian youth workers and networks within the district with a view to reaching out effectively to young non-churched young people in the community.
Prepare and deliver presentations and reports for the Kirk Session as requested.
Work flexibly with the minister and others in a team environment.
To proactively develop with the line manager a plan for continuing professional development.
Adhere to all relevant health and safety requirements and ensure that assessments are carried out for all relevant activities.
Carry out additional duties or responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by the line manager.
To share in the worship life of the Church.

You will be encouraged and given scope to bring fresh and innovative ideas to the work.

Selected Terms and Conditions

Salary is £10,000 – £12,000 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications.
Normal hours of work will be 18 hours per week. The post is part time and the post holder will work with the minister and other volunteers.
The nature of the work calls for a degree of flexibility, thus the hours of work agreed with the line manager, may vary from day to day. Time off in lieu can be taken in consultation with the line manager.
The post holder will be supported by the Kirk Session and a mentor will be identified.
The post is based at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick
There are 5 weeks annual leave. Including bank and public holidays.
In view of the nature of the post the post holder will be required to be a member of the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme.

Person Specification - Youth Worker

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge	Essential	Desirable
Formal qualifications in Youth Work		✔
Experience in Youth Work	✔
A track record in a comparable role		✔
Ability to engage with young people with little or no church connection	✔
Ability to work within a school environment, contributing to a school chaplaincy team	✔
Experience in planning and delivering events and activities for young people		✔
Excellent planning and delivering events and activities for young people	✔
Good communication skills - oral and written	✔
Knowledge and experience of using effectively & safefy IT and Social Media	✔
Holder of a valid full UK driving licence		✔
Personal Qualities
Committed Christian with a live Church connection - a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010	✔
Ability to communicate Christian faith imaginatively to young people	✔
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment but also having the personal drive to work independently	✔
Openness to try new ideas and learn from experience	✔
Natural enthusiasm and energy to tasks in hand	✔

Informal enquiries to Rev. George R. Fiddes
Telephone 01292 477613 or e-mail gfiddes@stnicholasprestwick.org.uk
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