MG Worker
MG Youth and children's Worker (Leeds / Bradford)
Position Details:
- Full-Time Post – 37 hours a week – Permanent
- Salary – £24,000 per year
- Pension – 4% employer contribution
- Location: Leeds and Bradford
- Holiday: 25 days, plus statutory bank holidays
- Training: We provide weekly training to help you grow in confidence.
We’re looking for a passionate and talented Youth and Children’s Worker to join our growing team in Leeds and Bradford. This role is ideal for someone who is committed to supporting local churches to welcome a generation needing to know Jesus and develop city-wide faith, mission, evangelism and social opportunities for those in the cities of Leeds and Bradford.
What You’ll Do:
You will work as a member of Missional Generation team to support two local churches in planning and developing programs for children, youth, and families. This includes building teams and creating innovative strategies for youth and children’s ministries. In this role, you will be assigned 22 hours per week to work in two Church of England churches doing:
– Midweek discipleship
– School interventions.
– Evening youth group
– After-school clubs
– 3 Sunday morning / 1 Sunday afternoon group (you get 1 Sunday off a month).
The remaining time will be dedicated to weekly youth and children’s training, line management, and learning communities in the MG team. You will also work with the entire Missional Generation team to develop city-wide youth and children’s termly events, organize local and national camps, and create ministry resources to support those connected to our network.
While the primary focus is on supporting two Leeds parishes, you will also be involved in broader youth and children’s initiatives across Leeds and Bradford.
For more information, visit our website: Missional Generation – MG Worker
Why Join Us?
At Missional Generation, we invest in our staff by offering ongoing professional training and development, including annual retreats and weekly team sessions. You’ll have opportunities to network with other churches and attend monthly leader’s prayer breakfasts to share your expertise, shape strategies for youth and children’s ministry, contribute to citywide events, and support activities for children and youth through our national partnerships.
If this sounds like a role that excites you, or if you know someone who would be a perfect fit, please share this opportunity!
Closing date 6th Sep 2024
Shortlisting will take place on 7th September 2024
Interviews are scheduled for 13th September July 2024
Kindly submit your application form to Ben@missionalgen.co.uk via Wetransfer
Questions.
Do you believe God has given you the gift of connecting with children and young people?
Do you long to see children and young people come to faith in Jesus and live missional-shaped lives?
Do you have a heart to raise up children and young people to fulfil their God-given purposes and to cheer on those who are called to be entrepreneurial and faith-filled leaders?
Are you passionate about seeing the local church unite across cities and regions, particularly in the north, and to help a generation to reach their communities and see their friends become followers of Jesus?
Do you want to see youth and children workers supported to help churches invite young people to explore faith, mission, and evangelism?
Yes, Then we’d love you to apply to become our MG Worker.
As part of our team, you will have the exciting opportunity to invest and help 2-3 local churches to build a flourishing children’s and youth provision. You will be encouraged to network with others to develop the landscape of youth gatherings locally and have space to pioneer, dream and develop your ideas and vision.
Missional Generation seeks to equip children and young people to live influential lives for God in all arenas of life. We are a charity that is keen to pioneer and use innovation to see young people come to Jesus.
Missional Generation is known for its strategic, entrepreneurial and innovative youth and children’s ministry resources. We are a Christian youth and children charity that develops effective resources and weekly provision to help build the church’s confidence to help reach children and young people by employing leaders to help offer weekly investment. We to date are supporting 10 churches and Christian groups to help build teams to develop a dynamic environment where both children and young people can grow rounded young adults, form their own understanding of faith and relationship with Jesus as they create lasting relationships with the local church.
Four key areas of your role will be:
- Equipping: Resourcing up to three local Churches in Leeds and Bradford by partnering with the Church and their volunteer team to deliver regular sessional provision to 8 to 14 year olds that is tailored and customized to the Church’s vision and needs. We want to recruit a Children’s and Youth Worker who is passionate about investing into local Churches, evangelism and discipleship that leads to missional living.
- Gathering: Partnering with Christian organisations and churches across Leeds and Bradford as we actively pioneer, innovate, grow and deliver youth gatherings that explore faith in Jesus and missional lifestyle.
- Resourcing: Innovating and developing new and exciting resources and schemes that strengthens those helping children and young people to grow in faith in Jesus.
- Praying: Taking time to pray and sense God’s direction both for the charity, churches you will work with and your personal spiritual journey is something we feel is important and therefore we want you to make space to encounter Jesus and be spirit-led.
How to Apply
We invite you to complete two stages in the initial application process, a written application and a short video submission.
Application Form
Please complete the application form, using the person specification to outline how you meet the criteria for the role. Include a variety of examples to give us a clear understanding of your experience and why you believe you are the right candidate for this position.
Video Submission
We want to get a sense of your heart, your faith in Jesus, and the unique energy you would bring to this role. Please create a video, no longer than 5 minutes, where you answer the following two questions:
- Why is the local church important for children and young people?
- What excites you about applying to Missional Generation to be a youth and children’s leader supporting 2-3 local churches?
Feel free to draw upon your experience in these questions.
Please use WeTransfer to submit your video to us. Since the video is short, feel free to dive straight into answering the questions without a lengthy introduction.
After we receive your application, we will review all submissions and notify you about the interview date.
If you need a word or pages application form please email Ben@missionalgen.co.uk