Please note this is a permanent position
Working hours: 21 hours per week, working Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Job Summary:
We are looking to recruit a part time (21 hours per week) Children and Family Development Worker to deliver the children and family focused spiritual & Outreach programmes within our church in Kirkcaldy, Fife. This will be focusing on our corps and local community. We aim to bring children, youth and their families into a living faith in Jesus.
Key Responsibilities:
You will create a welcoming and supportive environment and contribute into the planning and review processes for the programmes & activities in line with our Mission Journal goals.
The successful candidate will oversee and develop existing & new children, youth and family ministries. For example: Sunday Kids Church, Tuesday Kids Club, Friday Toddlers, Messy Church, as well as the Starfish mentoring programme in local schools and joining the detached youth work team.
Successful candidate will have:
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Commitment to Christianity and are a practising Christian with a willingness to bring ministry to the community.
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Experience of organising community activities for a range of different programme participants.
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Ability to prioritise, organise and manage your own workload to meet objectives.
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Good communication skills and can develop effective working relationships.
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A good level of English - both spoken and written, numeracy and IT skills.
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record PVG Disclosure check and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.
As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.
The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
