We love to dream big! Our vision is for every child in our community to come to know and love Jesus. If this longing captivates your heart, we’d love you to join our team! Storytime is an outreach ministry reaching and discipling new children and their parents from our local primary school. We use storytelling, hospitality, shared meals and conversation and offer an informal, relational pathway into faith. We’re seeking a Children’s Outreach Worker to join the team.
You’ll be welcoming all to a living relationship with our Lord for themselves, nurturing the 10 or so families already taking part in the initiative and reaching out to the many more in our local school community.
You will be a self-starter and highly organized, able to exercise good judgement and be a keen team player. You will be able to lead and inspire a team of volunteers. You will have recent experience of church-based children’s work (paid or voluntary) and will have a passion for spreading the gospel.
The role is part time (10 hours per week) with 5 hours on a Friday and another 5 hours flexible working with some evening meetings. The annual salary of £7696 (FTE £28,475) and it will be a 12 month contract.
Persons applying must be committed Christians, and be able to work with our existing staff and volunteer teams. This role is subject to a DBS check.
Full rationale & job description can be found below. To apply please send your CV and covering letter to office@emmanuelcroydon.org.uk. In your letter you should cover:
- Why you believe you are suited to this role
- Any unspent convictions (see notes below)
- Confirmation of eligibility to work in uk (see notes below)
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about jobs at Emmanuel Church, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this role, please get in touch with our Vicar John Adams.
Additional Notes
Emmanuel Church is committed to:
· The care, nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, all children, young people and all adults;
· The safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and all adults;
· The establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where victims of abuse can report or disclose abuse and where they can find support and best practice that contributes to the prevention of abuse.
As part of your application you are required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We only ask applicants to disclose convictions which are not yet spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are not sure whether your convictions are spent, please contact Nacro for further advice.
If you have unspent convictions, you can disclose your record in a separate email . The email should be marked CONFIDENTIAL and state your name and details of the post
Eligibilty to work in the UK
If you have a current visa or work permit, please give further details including the date it expires.