St Peter’s is a charismatic Anglican church in south-east London with a vision to bring heaven to our streets, schools and communities. We’re looking for a passionate, Spirit-filled Youth Leader to help our young people become more like Jesus, and equip them to share the love and power of Jesus with their friends. You’ll lead discipleship groups, develop a team of volunteer leaders and mentors, and build relationships with local schools and the wider community. We’re looking for a relational, servant-hearted leader with a strong grasp of the Bible and a passion for evangelism, discipleship and ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit. 

The role is available part-time (3 days a week) or full-time (5 days a week) for the right candidate, with a salary of £30,000–£35,000 pro rata. 

If successful you will be invited to the first stage of interviews on Monday the 30th of November.

Please read the full Role profile before applying.

Hours: Part-time: 3 days a week, or Full-time 5 days a week for the right candidate

(22.5 or 37.5 hrs hours per week)

Salary: £30,000-£35,000 pro rata

Reports to: Kylie den Engelsman

Liaises with: Leadership Team

Line manages: Youth Core Team

DBS required: Enhanced DBS check required

Context

St Peter’s is a charismatic Anglican church with a vision to play our part in bringing heaven to south-east London. We believe church should feel like family, make Jesus known, be empowered by the Spirit, function everyday, not just on Sundays, impact its local area, and have the bible as our go-to source for truth. We have been designated a ‘resourcing church’ by the Diocese of Southwark and plan to plant or graft 30 churches across the area.

Our youth group currently consists of 60-80 young people with a weekly ‘Foundations’ group for 11-14s and an ‘Ablaze’ group for 14-18s. We also run a monthly Friday-night youth outreach.

Role Purpose

To love the youth of St Peter’s, help them grow to become more like Jesus, and equip them to reach out to the youth of SE London and bring heaven to their streets, schools and families.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the post-holder be a committed Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Key responsibilities

This list is not exhaustive of all the role holder’s responsibilities, but provides an overview of the role’s key areas of focus. The order in which these are listed does not reflect their relative importance.

1. Establish and lead a core team of volunteers to help lead the youth.

2. Run a Sunday morning youth discipleship group for 11-14s.

3. Run a Sunday afternoon youth discipleship group for 14-18s.

4. Become part of our 5pm service core team and encourage young people to engage in worship.

5. Run a weekly evening outreach for the young people of Brockley.

6. Care pastorally for our youth and establish a team of mentors to disciple them one-to-one.

7. Engage in our local secondary schools to facilitate outreach.

8. Create a sense of family for our youth so that they can be fully known, unconditionally loved and become who they were created to be

9. Empower our youth to be filled and led by the Holy Spirit, and to operate in the gifts of the Spirit.

10. Equip our youth to reach out to their friends with the love and power of Jesus

11. Teach our youth to use the Bible as their go-to source for truth so that they can encounter Jesus and follow him through it.

12. Uphold best practice in safeguarding.

Role Review

The role will be reviewed regularly and appraised at least annually with the role holder as St. Peter’s Brockley and its network of churches grow. This may mean the emphasis of the role changes from time to time.

Person Specification

Attributes

Humble: “I’ve got lots to offer, but it’s always about the vision and the team, not me.” Demonstrates good character and a servant heart and feels called to St. Peter’s vision to bring heaven to south-east London.

Hungry: “Let’s get stuff done.” A self-starter who can work on their own initiative, to identify problems and find solutions quickly. Ambitious and hard- working. Brings order to chaos and thrives under pressure.

People smart: “I know how I impact others and can manage that well.” Good with people and able to get things done with and through others. Able to work independently and as a part of a team, as needed, to realise the vision.

Skills & Experience

1. Ability to create a sense of family whereby youth can be themselves, receive love from others and God, and feel safe enough to be challenged and grow.

2. Experience in leaving space for the Spirit to move, following the Spirit and equipping young people to minister in the gifts of the Spirit.

3. Experience leading young people to Jesus, a clear and coherent grasp of the gospel and ability to engage culturally so that Jesus is made relevant to young people.

4. A good understanding of the Bible with experience of interpreting a text correctly and applying to the lives of young people.

5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

6. Strong organisational and planning skills.

7. Experience in building, managing and motivating a volunteer team.

8. Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

9. Current and ongoing engagement with youth and youth culture.

Faith and values

1. An active member of the St Peter’s family or prepared to join the church

2. Committed to church feeling like family

3. Committed to ministry in the power of the Spirit

4. Committed to growing the church through evangelism

5. Committed to discipleship

6. Committed to every church in the network impacting their local area

7. Committed to the bible as our go to source for truth

8. Committed to every member ministry

9. Good character with servant hearted leadership style

Work expectations

Sundays 10.30am - 1.30pm & 3pm - 8pm

Tuesdays 9.30am - 1pm

The role holder will need to be available to work key dates and events including Christmas & Easter services.

Apply by sending your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience and why you’d love to join the team to ben@stpetersbrockley.org.uk by 5pm on Wednesday the 25th of November.