Assistant youth worker

Working for Kea Church in Kea, Nr Truro

Project Type: Single Church

Project Area: Cornwall

Job Title: Assistant youth worker

Type of Post: Trainee

Number of Hours: 30

Allowance/Salary:
40 pounds per week + board & lodging.

Accommodation:
In the home of a church member TBA

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

Job Description:
1. Function as member of Kea staff team & assistant to Youth Minister. Exercise leadership and pastoral skills as appropriate to your level of responsibility.
2. Take a full part in church & parish youth work as outlined on draft timetable (in tandem with Youth Minister). This includes occasional events eg camps, houseparties, worship events.
3. Engage and enthuse boys in youth work (includes outreach/evangelism). Develop events etc specifically for them when you can.
4. Develop other initiatives appropriate to your own passion & gifts. Take on one specific area of responsibility within the youth work, to be agreed with line manager at the start of the year.
5. This role involves a little work with older primary age group as a link between under and over 11s. Possibility of involvement with Kea Primary School if you are interested.
6. Be part of Truro Schools team in conjunction with workers from other churches. Planning & delivering assemblies & other content as appropriate.
7. Fulfill all your responsibilities as a SWYM trainee.

Essential Criteria:
Male (complement to female youth minister in post). Heart for and ability to relate to boys.
Able to take on a delegated area of responsibility, and be a leader in that area.
Able to take a full part in schools work including assemblies.

Preferred Criteria:
Creative approach to youth evangelism.
Opportunity for someone with musical gifts to play a key role in developing youth worship.

Draft Weekly Timetable

Project History & Affiliations:
Kea is an evangelical parish church (Anglican). Our regular membership numbers just over
200 adults and is drawn from the full age range. We have a range of services, some more
traditional than others. Our biggest service is 'The Connection' at 9.30 on Sundays, which is
informal, getting 100-120 adults and 40-60 children & young people.

Structure & Vision of the Project:
Our mission statement is 'to love God and serve our neighbour'. This gives us a twin focus
on 1. getting close to God in everything we do and 2. being involved in our local community,
sharing God's love by serving people. (More info. on our website.)

About the location of the Project:
Kea Parish is located just outside Truro and is rural in character. The Church itself is 2
miles outside the city, so our ministry is a mixture of rural and town-based. The parish also
contains the village of Playing Place (see above). Church members come from a wide area,
including about a third from Truro itself. Truro is a medium sized town & as the county town
of Cornwall has quite a lot going on. It is a beautiful area and less than 20 mins from the
coast in either direction!

About the youth work of the Project:
We have a full-time youth minister who leads the work in three clear areas:
1. Church-based youth work. The youth in the church overall number about 30. We run
youth sessions during the morning service but the main focus is on the 2 age specific youth
groups which meet in the evening, plus monthly worship times.
2. Youth work in the Parish of Kea. Homework club twice a week in the village. We have
Recently launched a new after-school club at Kea School for the 9-13s
3. Schools work. This year saw the launch of the Truro schools team, a joint churches
project for assemblies etc. We are hoping this will grow and allow more projects between
the different churches.

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