Schools Worker

Working for Christian Resources Project in Plymouth

Project Type: Multiple Church Organisation

Project Area: West

Job Title: Schools Worker

Type of Post: Trainee

Number of Hours: 30

Allowance/Salary:
Pocket Money allowance - Expenses etc...

Accommodation:
(Probably) The CRP Manse (shared house with other SWYM workers)

Training Options Available:
Foundation Year: Yes
Trainee Youth Worker Course: Yes
Advanced Youthwork Course: Yes
Associate: Yes

Job Description:
The trainees will be based in a secondary school in Plymouth, building links with pupils and the staff and undertaking a variety of youth work including assemblies, RE and Citizenship lessons, CU’s, After-School clubs, Chaplaincy and behavioural work.
The trainees will also build links with the feeder primary schools and undertake a variety of work in these schools, including story based learning, assemblies and transitional work with year 6’s to year 7
Trainees will work alongside other SWYM workers from time to time in other schools across the city
Trainees will work alongside the Secondary Schools Development Worker to develop new schools based initiatives such as mission weeks, training events etc
Trainees would be expected to do relevant admin and preparation work
Trainees would help with the Net (Plymouth inter church youth event) and other city-wide youth events, missions etc
From time to time trainees may be required to speak at churches or get involved with other promotional/fundraising activities.
The job description is flexible to fit around the person and the skills and experiences that they have.

Essential Criteria:
Must have a heart for schools work (some experience in this area would be helpful) – the job doesn’t involve church youth work as such.
Able to make a 2 year commitment (i.e. Bth or MA or Foundation plus Bth)
Someone who can take the initiative, work well in a team but also confidence to work on own
Able to commit to joining a local church
Able to work with primary aged children as well as children

Preferred Criteria:
A slightly older trainee (19+)
Some experience of working in a school environment

Draft Weekly Timetable

Project History & Affiliations:
Christian Resources (CRP) have been working in Plymouth for about 30 years set up by
Mike Law to resource Christian schools work in the city. The project is inter-denominational.
The project employs a secondary school's development worker and a special educational
worker as well as runs a resource centre selling and supplying books and other resources to schools, projects and churches across the south west.

Structure & Vision of the Project:
The vision of CRP is ultimately to see Christian youth workers in all the schools in Plymouth as well as to resource and build unity in youth work across the city and surrounding areas in order that the good news of the gospel is demonstrated to all young people in the city.

About the location of the Project:
The ministry is based in Plymouth and covers the city and outlying areas such as Tavistock, Saltash and Ivybridge (basically those towns and villages that look to Plymouth)

About the youth work of the Project:
The main focus is on schools work, all ages, so anything from lessons, assemblies and CU's to projects, support work and small group work. Alongside this are a number of city-wide inter church projects such as a bi-monthly youth worship event, social action projects and community based work. The hope is to develop work in schools, especially linking secondary and primary schools together and linking churches, communities and schools. We work in partnership with SWYM already and a number of churches across the city.

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