Children and Families Officer
last updated on: 14th Feb 2012
This proposed post will focus on promoting, valuing and celebrating the place and contribution of young children (0-8 yrs) and their families in the life of the Christian communities of the diocese. (The officer will work closely with the Youth Ministry Officer who will have responsibility for the 8-18 age range). The officer will be focused on encouraging and enabling work among children, supporting children’s workers and projects in mission, seeking to promote opportunities for children and their families to experience the reality of God’s love through vibrant contact with the Christian community, greater participation in the life of the community and growing opportunities for Christian formation and nurture.
This will be a developmental post of three years in duration in the first instance, and will be a key way in which the diocese seeks to resource, encourage and equip the Christian communities of the family of the diocese to develop mission and ministry in this area, which recent research suggests is one of the most promising foci for mission.
Outcomes
The following outcomes over the next three years will be adopted in order to assess the relative successfulness of the post.
• Increasing and encouraging numbers of new initiatives engaging children and families across the diocese
• Support and encouragement of Fresh Expressions of Church involving children and families
• A growing network of (paid and voluntary) children and families workers
• Some Deaneries, Mission Partnerships and projects funding children and families work provision
• Increasing the numbers of adult volunteers training in children’s and families work and some sensing a vocation to such work
If you are interested in applying please send a full C.V. together with your reasons for applying for the post You will want to outline how you meet each of the selection criteria (see person specification), drawing on gifts, skills, knowledge and experience from your previous career and employment history, responsibilities held and relevant interests. You will also want to set out your thoughts about how you will take forward some of the challenges and issues set out in the job description.
Canon Mike Harrison is available for an informal conversation concerning this post: Tel: 0116 261 5328 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Salary £30,450
Please email applications to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or send to Canon Mike Harrison, St. Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PZ
Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd March 2012
Interviews: Thursday 29th March 2012
There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the postholder is a Christian. This post is subject to CRB enhanced disclosure
The post is offered initially on a fixed-term 3 year contract.
Children and Families Officer Job Description
Children and Families Officer Person Specification
