Children's and Family Worker

Sanderstead United Reformed Church is seeking an enthusiastic Children's and Family Worker to inspire, nurture and support children, young people and families in our church and wider community 

To find out more see Vacancies on our website surc.org.uk; email admin@surc.org.uk or telephone  020 8651 4473 to ask for an informal chat to the Youth and Children's Elder

Children’s and Family Worker

Job Purpose:
-To engage with children, young people and their families to help enrich their
development and faith
-To organise and promote children’s and youth activities within the Church and
advertise these to the local community

Responsibilities
- To work with the Minister/Youth and Children’s Elder to develop and set up
activities to support families e.g after school homework club, youth activities,
children’s programme
- To build on links with local schools to help deliver Christian assemblies
- To prioritise excellent Safeguarding practices
- To oversee and develop the children’s programme at Church services and other
events
- To help organise rotas of helpers for youth and children’s activities
- To help explore new ways of engaging with schools, children and families
- To build links with other churches to foster ecumenical youth/children’s activities
- To create/update the social media accounts of the Church with on-going and
future events.
- To publicise Church activities on local community social media platforms

Person Specification
- Practicing Christian
- Good understanding of Christian theology
- Experience of working with families and children in a Church or educational
setting
- Competence with administrative software and the internet
- Use of social media
- Self-motivated and organised
- Relates well with children, young people and adults
- Creative and flexible

Contract
Full time or flexible part-time 22 hours+ per week; 3 year fixed term contract
initially. Salary c.£30,000 p.a.f.t.e.