Youth Hub Coordinator

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Hereford Diocese is committed to reaching, discipling and developing church with and for young people. We are motivated to enable local churches to support young people in their communities, bringing hope, support and Good News. As our Youth Hub Co-ordinator, you will be a key leader in enabling this vision and we would love you to join our growing and supportive diocese team.

If you are passionate about youth work, intergenerational church and enabling new and emerging leaders to develop their calling, we would love to hear from you

Your role will include:

- Working across rural areas, enabling local churches to work together and create a vision for youth ministry and then put it into practice
- Connect enthusiastic local churches to our new Youth Hubs, supporting them to step out in faith and try new mission with young people together.
- Support and Line Manage our new Youth Pioneers, as they lead a local Youth Hub.

Our Youth Hubs are part of a big vision for growing youth ministry across our diocese and this role will include work with existing and emerging Youth Hub areas. You will be someone who can balance strategic thinking with actively walking alongside local churches on the ground, as they develop their youth ministry skills.

As part of the team, you will gather stories and report on the development of the Youth Hubs, as part of a wider research programme that will enable us to grow our network of Youth Hubs and discern the future direction of rural youth ministry.

Job Purpose:
To enable effective delivery and growth of Bishops Castle and Leominster Youth Hubs across the Clun Forest, Pontesbury, Leominster and Kington & Weobley Deanery areas. To ensure effective local research and evaluation in partnership with The Cinnamon Trust and Church Army Research Unit and learning opportunities in collaboration with the Church of England Vision & Strategy Team.

Youth Hubs will have a focus on:

- Reaching young people with the Gospel
- Developing new young active disciples
- Forming of New Worshipping Communities
- Growing Young Leaders
- Developing new volunteer leaders and teams Dimensions: Supporting the development of the Youth Hub pilots through stakeholder engagement, the development of local leadership teams and local research and evaluation.

Accountabilities:

- Work with key stake holders within the Youth Hubs, supporting the development and communication of the vision for a local Youth Hub. This will include creating a local stakeholder engagement plan for each hub in consultation with the Lead Intergenerational Missioner and Communication s Director.
- Manage the Youth Pioneers leading the two Youth Hubs.
- Work with clergy, PCCs and local congregations, strengthening local and diocesan relationships to enable an overall vision for mission and growth within the wider Youth Hub area, leading to a ‘hub and spoke model’ with connected youth ministry in villages. With local leaders, identify current faith pathways and opportunities for further development.
- Work alongside Missional Youth Church Network to prayerfully build understanding, team and vision for the Learning Journey and Missional Youth Church within a Hub area and train leaders in youth evangelism and mission.
- Liaise with The Cinnamon Trust and the Church Army Research Unit to ensure effective local evaluation and research.
- Supported by the diocesan Ministry and Mission Team and the Church of England Vision & Strategy Team, create learning events to share good practice and develop a replicable model of dispersed rural youth work.
- Identify and signpost/facilitate training that will enable Hub areas to develop key skills, understanding and practice in Youth Ministry, Best Practice, Safeguarding, Mission and Discipleship. Have a working knowledge of training and support offered through diocesan provision and with key partners (e.g. Safeguarding, Comms, Youthscape, Missional Youth Church Network, Church Army etc) in order to facilitate this.
- Support the start-up and ongoing development of new mission opportunities, identified through the stakeholder engagement and vision, enabling local volunteer teams.
- Work alongside employed workers and leaders connected to the Youth Hubs, to develop long-term vision and sustainability.
- Report on progress and take part in and feedback to the Ministry and Mission Team meetings as appropriate.
- Working with the Diocesan Comms Team, Lead Intergenerational Missioner/Programme Manager, and Ministry and Mission Team, identify opportunities for developing diocesan-wide communications and good-news stories/shared learning.
- With the support of the Line Manager, to set aside time for reflection and personal faith and professional development as appropriate

If you are excited about this opportunity and sense God is calling you to serve young people in rural Herefordshire and South Shropshire, we would love to hear from you and