Children’s Outreach Worker

Children's Outreach Worker

We are looking to recruit two Children's Outreach Workers to work alongside the local Corps (churches) within the Central, Southern & Channel Islands Division to establish and develop outreach programmes with children not currently connected to a Corps.  The aim of these roles is to build the programme to the point where it can be sustained by the Corps allowing the worker to be deployed elsewhere.   

The Central, Southern & Channel Islands Division headquarters is split between an office in High Wycombe and an office in Southampton Sholing the applicant will be able to use either location as a base but will predominantly work on a peripatetic nature. The Division covers Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Channel Islands, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire plus the city of Salisbury.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and deliver a range of innovative child centred community outreach, engagement and discipleship activities, both online ‘virtual’ services and physical ‘face-to-face’ programmes.
• Work co-operatively with schools, children’s statutory services and other community based and voluntary services.
• Communicate with and coordinate the partnering of corps leadership and divisional teams regarding the project’s development including recruiting and supporting local people to become volunteers and active leaders in the project.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A nationally recognised qualification in children’s work and/or good experience of working with children in areas of outreach, discipleship and leadership.
• Practical experience of developing community children’s outreach projects and of developing and harnessing external partnership opportunities and relationships.
• The ability to work flexibly to deliver the requirements of your role such as evening work/weekend work/overnight and residential weeks throughout the year.
• A full UK driving licence & own transport (expenses paid for)

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme

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 subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

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 scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Central, Southern & Channel Islands Division headquarters is split between an office in High Wycombe and an office in Southampton Sholing the applicant will be able to use either location as a base but will predominantly work on a peripatetic nature.  The Division covers Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Channel Islands, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire plus the city of Salisbury.

Working hours: 14 hours per week (Flexible approach Monday to Sunday working pattern) 

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Salary: £15.96 per hour

Location: Peripatetic – office bases in High Wycombe and Southampton with travel required