Divisional Children's Worker

Please note in regards to location this role will be across Gloucestershire/ Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and ExeterPlease note that this role is peripatetic with some travelPlease note this is a permanent position

Working hours

Minimum 35 hours per week, mainly Monday - Friday with some weekends and evenings

Interview Date

To be confirmed

Job Summary

We are recruiting for a Divisional Children’s Worker to provide practical knowledge, expertise, and example of children’s ministry. Working to develop and deliver a children’s work strategy to enable local corps and centres to raise leaders and children who are disciples of Jesus in our tradition of social change and justice. The South West Divisional Headquarters is in Exeter and the applicant will be required to travel there at least once fortnightly as well as visiting various areas across the division including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol and Gloucester. Although, this post will be more focused in Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucester

Key Responsibilities

Equipping and empowering children’s leaders to enhance their communities and engage with children and the issues that affect them.Enabling children to experience ‘Fullness of life with Jesus’ in broader contexts. This might involve leading event and residential opportunities as well as children’s work in corps contexts.Contributing into the planning and review process for the programmes and activities across the division.

Successful candidate will have

A recognised qualification in youth work and/or good experience of working with young people in outreach, discipleship, and leadership.As well as being an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and organisational skills.Practical experience of developing community youth outreach projects and schools based mentoring programmes.Relevant technical skills, including project management, finance, stakeholder engagement, social media.The ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends, overnight and residential weeks when necessary.A clean driving licence.This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian. In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, an Enhanced with barred list child disclosure check and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here. The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.