Youth Worker – Creech Baptist Church
Job Title: Youth Worker
Reporting to: Ministry Team
Location: Based at Creech Baptist Church, Creech St Michael, Somerset, TA3 5QQ
Salary: £25,000 per annum FTE (actual salary calculated on pro rata basis dependent on agreed hours)
Hours: Part time, 15 – 22.5 hours per week (to be agreed). You will need to have a flexible approach to the working week, understanding that evening and weekend work is required on a regular basis as part of the role.
Annual Leave: 25 days (plus bank holidays) Pro Rata
Package Details: A generous pension contribution will be provided, and reduced-rent accommodation may be available as part of the overall salary package dependent on need.
This post carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post holder should be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. In particular, the role involves representing and communicating the Christian faith to children and their families,and contributing to the spiritual life of Creech Baptist Church.
Who are We?
Creech Baptist Church is a large (approx. 250+ gather regularly on Sundays and 190+ in membership), growing and family-friendly evangelical church set in a village to the east of Taunton. We are passionate about Jesus and He is at the centre of everything we do. We love to have fun and celebrate together and are so blessed with many children, young people, and folks of all ages.
If your heart is stirred by a church community centred on Jesus, with a passion for the transforming presence of God and compassion for our community then you’ll find it’s a really exciting time to join us.
What are we Looking For?
We are looking for a warm, capable and engaging individual who is passionate about Jesus and young people for this key role in our church. You will be involved in the day-to-day ministry among our 11-18 year olds. We’re looking for someone who is fab at youthwork and really engages, cares for and inspires our youth and other young people to discover, love and follow Jesus more.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the right person to grow and develop in the role, and to use their combined gifts of ministry, creativity and youthwork to make a big impact in this important area of our church life.
We hope you’ll work hard and be excited to give your very best to this role, but we don’t expect you to be perfect - we also want to love you and look after you. As such, you will join and become a cherished part of our caring and supportive staff team, and we’re looking forward to having fun, serving Jesus and doing life together.
What our Young People are Saying
We are so blessed with our current young people (11-18), so we thought we’d ask them their thoughts on what they’re looking for in the right person for this role:
- Able to go deep in faith but also have fun
- Understands our needs and helps everyone feel included
- Able to connect with us
- A good leader who is easy to talk to
- Trustworthy, organised, honest, nice, kind and fun!
Further details are available in our Job Description on our website. If you think you might be the right person for this exciting role then please fill in the application form and return it to office@creechbc.co.uk by midday 30th March 2026.