Working hours: 35 hours per week
Interview Date: 29th July 2025
We are looking to recruit a Children and Youth Mission Worker who will;
- Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of spiritual children & youth programmes, developing school Ministry and outreach with the local community to fulfil the aims of the Mission Development Plan.
- Plan, design, implement and evaluate spiritual Children & youth programmes/activities/initiatives, to support the successful delivery of mission
- Develop and lead worship in the spiritual youth programme and where appropriate provide chaplaincy, mentoring and pastoral care visits to support young people
- Develop effective working partnerships with internal mission development teams to ensure spiritual programmes are designed and implemented in alignment with organisational and best practice principles
- Lead on establishing links to the community, schools, colleges and any relevant external agencies to maximise the effective delivery of programmes to the community
- Ensure that both employee and volunteer resources are appointed and developed to deliver programmes effectively
To be successful in this role you will have;
- The ability and willingness to lead and/or participate in worship, provide pastoral care and bring young people in the local community into a living faith with Jesus
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey information to programme participants and colleagues in a clear, effective and professional manner
- Demonstrable ability to use your initiative, plan, organise and prioritise your tasks to effectively meet your objectives to the expected quality standards and time scales with minimal supervision
- An awareness of relevant regulatory and compliance requirements such as health and safety, data protection, safeguarding, equality and diversity
- A strong level of English - both spoken and written - and numeracy required to enable you to fulfil all duties of the role
- Proven good experience of using Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), Outlook and Teams to perform your work duties
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian, actively involved with your own Church and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.
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 Enhanced with the barred list Child Workforce DBS Disclosure
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
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.
