Youth and Children’s Worker

Youth and Children’s Worker (Religious Worker)

**Location** - Manor Park, Newham

**JOB OVERVIEW**

Revival House, a Pentecostal Church based in Manor Park, in the London Borough of Newham, UK, is seeking a passionate and dedicated Youth and Children’s Worker. This role is essential in engaging with children, young people, and their families, fostering their integration into the church community. Revival House serves a multi-ethnic congregation, with a particular focus on individuals from East Africa.
- Salary: £19,188 per year
- Hours: 30 hours per week (including weekends)
- Additional Hours: May be required based on organisational needs

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**

The Youth and Children’s Worker will collaborate with the Lead Minister to implement and communicate the church’s vision for youth and children’s ministry. The role involves planning, coordinating, and leading activities that encourage spiritual growth and community engagement.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Develop opportunities for youth and children to grow spiritually.
- Plan and organise events that support young people, children, and their families.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with parents, carers, youth, and children.
- Conduct regular outreach through calls and personal interactions with both active and inactive members.
- Actively participate in church activities to foster connections with youth and their families.
- Attend workshops and engage in personal development activities.
- Encourage youth and family participation in various church initiatives.
- Communicate event plans and activity schedules with parents.
- Align youth programs with the church’s overall calendar.
- Promote youth and children’s activities via social media and other communication channels.

**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**
- A strong personal Christian faith and commitment to the mission of Revival House.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries while working with individuals.
- Strong understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding protocols.
- Commitment to inclusivity and working with diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
- Passion for working with children, young people, and families.
- Ability to inspire, empower, and motivate youth.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with individuals of all ages.
- Creativity, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities.
- A positive attitude, a sense of humour, and humility.
- Strong leadership, team building, and people management skills.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English. Fluency in Swahili is essential, given the East African community focus.
- Previous ministry experience in a Pentecostal Church is highly desirable.

**APPLICATION PROCESS**
- A cover letter explaining your motivation for applying.
- Your resume.
- Contact information for at least two references.

**SELECTION PROCESS**
- Application Deadline: 30/03/2025

**Job Features**:
**Job Category**:
Charity worker, Youth and Children’s Worker

**Growth**:
Be proactive and have initiative to troubleshoot and evaluate in order to expand ministry.

**Partnerships**:
Seek to develop partnership with Christian and non-Christian organisations in the community.

**New initiative**:
Introduce new initiatives and ideas where needed particularly developing creative new models of youth work.

**Events coordination**:
Must be able to co-ordinate the young people and youthful events in our church.

**Training**:
Train our young people in performing arts, and mimes dancing.

**Up-to date**:
Keep up to date with current/future trends and good practice in youth and children ministry.

**Mentoring**:
Recruit, mentor and train new volunteer workers.

**Support & Training**:
Support and help train existing volunteer workers.

**Safety**:
Advocate safe practices for young people ensuring compliance with all necessary policies and legislation.

**Duties**:
Perform other staff duties as assigned by leadership team

**Strategise**:
To develop the strategy for the youth in line with the church’s vision to enable young people to come to faith, to grow in faith and be equipped to share it.