Youth Worker (Part Time) with opportunity for Master's Degree

Buckingham is a small town in the far north of Buckinghamshire, within easy reach of Oxford, Northampton and Milton Keynes.

Well Street United Church is a lively church in Buckingham. We seek to fulfil our mission statement by using our building in the centre of town, extending out to a new estate in the town for our Sunday worship, and through involvement in our community.

We are looking to appoint a Youth Worker who will have overall responsibility for all aspects of youth work for ages 11-18 years. The role is vital in ensuring that young people have every opportunity to explore the Christian faith, to grow in it, and to serve in the church and the world. It is our vision to reach out to young people in our town to help them know the life to the full that is promised through Jesus.

• Are you a committed Christian, passionate about following Jesus and enthusiastic in encouraging others to do the same, with experience or working with young people?
• Do you have a love for young people and a desire to see them 'do life' with Jesus?
• Do you have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative?
• Can you engage with both the young people in our church, and the unchurched young people in our town?
• Are you someone who enjoys motivating young people through sports and fun activities?

If you can say yes to these statements, we want to hear from you.

A letter of application stating why you are the person we are looking for is what we require. In your letter please to show how you meet the Person Specification attributes. A full CV should also accompany your letter.

Please ensure that the names and contact details of 3 referees are included in your application: one of these must be from your Church Leader and one from a current (or last if not currently employed) employer.

Hours: 20 hours per week including Sunday but please do speak to us as we can be flexible with the hours.

Possible opportunity to include a Masters degree via CYM. Please contact us for details.

For an informal chat about the position contact vacancies@wellstreetchurch.org.uk

Applications should be emailed to vacancies@wellstreetchurch.org.uk