The Diocese of Newcastle is seeking a Youth & Children Enabler for South East Northumberland.
We seek people who know and love God and who can bring their gifts and talents to this exciting opportunity in South East Northumberland. Thanks to generous funding from the Lord Crewe’s Charity, we are able to build a small team comprising a Youth and Children’s Mission Coordinator and two Youth and Children Enablers to work with younger people in South East Northumberland. The Youth and Children’s Mission Coordinator (started September 2023) and one Youth and Children Enabler (started August 2023) have been recruited and this recruitment is for a second full-time Youth and Children Enabler.
Together, the team will work across the parishes of Ashington Holy Sepulchre, Seaton Hirst, Cresswell & Lynemouth and Woodhorn with Newbiggin to build up the profile of youth and children’s work. The parish communities have a passion for seeing young people reach their full potential and feel deeply that the bedrock of them reaching their full potential is with Christ at the centre.
The area boasts five Church of England primary schools, one Church of England secondary, two community primary schools, a community secondary school and a further education college. The Church of England secondary has a sixth form and is on the same site as Castle school, a centre for specialist provision for children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. The Youth and Children Enabler will work in and support both faith and community schools, developing projects that share Christian values in a way that is appropriate for the needs and context of each school. Some young people in the area have complex needs and the Youth and Children Enablers will need to have an empathy and understanding of the nature of young people experiencing challenges. A key requirement for each Youth and Children Enabler is the ability to demonstrate to young people: (i) reliability; (ii) inner resilience; (iii) strength and positivity.
Closing Date: Friday 13 September 2024
Interviews: Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 September 2024
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