Youth Minister

**Are you called to be a Forerunner?**

We are seeking to appoint a highly passionate Youth Minister to join our Forerunner Youth Ministry team and support the religious and faith mission of Worth School.

To be a Forerunner is to prepare the way for encounter with Jesus Christ. Empowered by a shared life of prayer, Forerunners embrace both a charismatic & contemplative lifestyle that points to Jesus, witnesses to the power and credibility of His Gospel, establishing a culture of discipleship at Worth and our partner schools.

**Community.**

Living, praying and working together in community, Forerunners are rooted in St Benedict's vision that community life is essential to knowing and passing on God's love.

**Formation.**

We provide Forerunners a unique opportunity to grow in faith, drawing on the rich wisdom of the Monastic community at Worth and the Catholic leadership of the school.

**Mission.**

The fruit of our community is an overflow of empowered mission, a proclamation of the Gospel, in the pursuit of transformation of young people's lives in schools.

**Typical Forerunner responsibilities would include**:

- Delivering programmes of evangelisation to all Year groups
- Discipling your designated house through.
- Contributing to our culture of discipleship through prayer, pastoral presence and mentoring with both pupils and staff.
- Raising up student leaders.

**What we are looking for**:
**Essential**:

- Practising Christian with sympathetic view towards the Catholic Faith and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (as laid out in the Forerunner Commitment which is available on request)
- Experience working in youth ministry

**Desirable but not essential**:

- Formal qualification in either theology or youth work/ministry
- Experience of working in a secondary school environment
- Experience of running Alpha
- Experience of delivering Catholic RSE
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

**The Benefits**

This is an exciting time to join our Chaplaincy Team and in return we offer a competitive salary and enhanced benefits scheme, including enhanced pension contribution, employee assistance programme and meal provision. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, on site gym, social events and discounted school fees.

Additionally, successful applicants will be entitled to shared on-site accommodation, with utilities covered by the School.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 650 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A-levels in the Sixth Form.
- We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Crawley, RH10 4SD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person