SWYM trainee youth worker

CCC is a warm and welcoming church. You will work with a team of volunteers to run our church-based youth programme and help CCC develop an exciting outreach programme to connect with the youth of our community.

You will be managed by our church team leader and mentored by our experienced volunteer youth work champion, to work alongside our children and families worker. You will develop relationships with local churches and other partner organisations.

Our expectation is that you will commit to becoming a part of our church family and be an active participant in our life together.

Job role

• Under the oversight of the YW champion you will develop a youth work strategy for the church in the following areas:
  • Plan and run the youth group on a Sunday morning when the church gathers to worship
  • Facilitate a discipleship programme during the week (Sun eve)
  • Investigate and initiate, with appropriate support, an after school drop in, at the parklife hub.
  • Plan and run regular social events for the young people
• Maintain and develop the mentoring programme
• Involvement in running all-age services
• Organise the youth work rota
• Regularly collaborate with our children and families worker

About you

We are looking for an energetic, adaptable, and collaborative individual with a passion for Jesus and a heart for young people to join our growing youth work.

You must be able to work as part of a team but also have the ability to use your initiative where appropriate. You will need to be comfortable working in church and community settings.

Some youth work experience would be preferred in either a church or secular setting. This will help you engage in the context here in Exeter and 'hit the ground running'.

TBC

Across the week your hours will look something like this...

• Roughly 12-15 hours dedicated to youth within the church (and their friends), including Sunday morning & evening youth groups and an after school drop in club to generate social/outreach/discipleship opportunities. There will be at least one Sunday a month when you will be in for the whole of the Sunday service and not rota-ed at all that morning.
• Roughly 12 hours to plan, lead and develop schools work opportunities with Exeter ICE and alternative provision contexts through Acorn. You will work alongside other schools workers and  chaplains in the city. Your activities will include lunch time clubs, assemblies (online and in person), lessons, creative 'hanging around', prayer spaces and one off projects. The work will predominately be in secondary schools but with opportunities in primary schools as well.
• Regular mentorship and support, including one-on-one meetings with your mentor, regular check-ins with your line manager and the children’s worker, and opportunities to connect with the wider church family as well as regular staff team meetings and the occasional leadership team meeting.
• Weekly cluster meetings and study time- as part of your training and development.
• Time off to rest and recharge—Day off on Saturday and most evenings. Exeter offers plenty of opportunities to meet friends, explore cafés, go shopping, enjoy leisure and sports facilities, or attend gigs. With excellent transport links, it’s also easy to explore beyond the town.