Youth & Community Worker- Leominster

We are seeking a creative Youth & Community Worker with a heart for reaching young people who are not currently connected with local church, to work under the leadership of our Youth Pioneer as part of our Youth Hub in Leominster. You will work alongside church, school, and community leaders to develop new Christian youth & community work and build on our existing schools ministry. Working within our local high school and developing school transition work with our local primary schools, you will enable young people to explore their own spirituality and faith and contribute to developing church with and for young people in Leominster and the surrounding areas.

This is an exciting time for our diocese as you will be enabling young people to connect with God as part of a growing network of Youth Hubs across Herefordshire and South Shropshire. If you are passionate about community outreach, rural school's ministry, sharing the Good News of Jesus through action and words and joining in with what God is doing through our local churches and communities, we would love to hear from you!

Leominster Priory is an Inclusive Church committed to welcoming all and we are committed to supporting this new and emerging ministry in our community. You will be part of a supportive local Team Ministry and growing diocesan team. The role will be focussed on relational youth work, schools work and rural evangelism. You will be someone who loves working alongside others in a team, sensitive to local context and enthusiastic about developing the gifts of others as we follow Jesus together!

Job Purpose:

To initiate and lead a Christian Youth & Community Work programme, connected with a New Worshipping Community, in collaboration with local parishes with a focus on schools engagement, schools ministry and wider community/family networks.

To oversee the Youth & Community Work connected to the Leominster Youth Hub, enabling young people to begin journeys of faith. 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: Overseeing the development of a Youth & Community Work programme as part of Bishops Castle Youth Hub and the development of local leadership teams.


Accountabilities:

• Under the leadership of the Youth Pioneer, develop a programme of work that connects with young people in the local area and builds relationships. based on local opportunities and building on existing ministry in the Leominster area.



• Develop a significant ministry amongst non-churched young people using MYCN principles and lessons learned from other missional youth churches through evangelism and outreach. Communicate and collaborate with key local stake holders.


These will include:

• Young people aged 11-18 and their families.



• Schools in the area



• Clergy/leadership teams/PCCs



• Local Community leaders



• Enable, grow and lead local teams of volunteers in schools work, detached youth work and families work.



• Work alongside Missional Youth Church Network to begin to prayerfully build understanding, team and vision for the Learning Journey and Missional Youth Church within the Leominster Hub area.



• Facilitate opportunities for young people to be reached with the Gospel and support volunteer teams to create opportunities for faith dialogue and first steps in faith, such as Sacred/Prayer Spaces in school, Youth residentials, Youth Evangelism courses etc.



• Keep accurate records and work towards the identified outcomes of the local Youth Hub, submitting monthly reports. Work Collaboratively with the Cinnamon Network and the Church Army Research Unit in order to enable evaluation and research for shared learning within the diocese and nationally. Work alongside the Diocesan Communication Team to share learning and good news stories.



• To be part of local and diocesan learning community networks in order to enable the sharing of good practice and strategic development of Pioneer Youth Ministry within Hereford Diocese.



• With the support of the Line Manager, to set aside time for reflection and personal faith and professional development as appropriate. Undertake outside Pastoral Supervision, coaching and Spiritual Accompaniment as appropriate, modelling ministerial development for local leaders.