Designed By Trainee Youth Worker
Working for Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sidmouth
Project Type: Single Church
Project Area: South
Job Title: Trainee Youth Worker
Type of Post: Trainee
Number of Hours: 40 inc training
Allowance/Salary:
£40 pocket money per week.
Accommodation:
In a members home or a detached room behind Church house.
Training Options Available:
Foundation Year: Yes
Trainee Youth Worker Course: Yes
Advanced Youthwork Course: No
Associate: No
Job Description:
To connect with young people in Sidmouth, present the gospel informally and formally. To aim to start a youth group in the Church.
Work with a team to achieve this.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Schools work at Sidmouth College
2. Assist Children’s club lunch time at school
3. Outreach to exisiting youth clubs and other organisations where young people are
Essential Criteria:
Self started with the ability to work alone and with a team. Ability to connect and get alongside youth, people of no faith, little faith and faith.
Ability to share the gospel in relational settings
Preferred Criteria:
Ability to teach, speak in public/more formal settings; e.g. lunch time club, Sunday school, Bible studies
Draft Weekly Timetable
| Morning | Lunchtime | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Monday | Day off | |||
| Tuesday | College | Study | ||
| Wednesday | Cluster | Cluster | Evangelism | Rock Solid Club |
| Thursday | Day off | |||
| Friday | Sidmouth College | Club at College | Primary School club | Rock Cafe |
| Saturday | Connecting with Young People | Connecting with Young People | Connecting with Young People | Connecting with Young People |
| Sunday | Church based | Teaching and connecting with teenagers |
Project History & Affiliations:
F.I.E.C. (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) affiliated.
Church started in 1933, always been evangelical and evangelistic.
Latest history; had a part time youth worker for 3 years He left in September 2009
Church has been involved in Sidmouth College for 5 years, but has few young people coming to Church.
Structure & Vision of the Project:
To connect with young people in a variety of situations. Share the gospel.
Disciple any young people in the Church, those who make professions of faith.
About the location of the Project:
In a residential part of Sidmouth, out of the main town, houses all around the Church.
About 5 minute walk from Sidmouth College.
About the youth work of the Project:
1. Sidmouth College - good connections with the R.E. dept and other teachers
2. Good primary club
3. Vision to start a Rock Solid yr 7.8.9 club