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My name is Katherine Lyddon, and I am the Children's Work Adviser for this Diocese. Find out more about me.

Job opportunity -Children’s Worker Bideford

Sessional children’s and youth worker St Mary’s children’s and youth work is growing and evolving. Consequently we are looking for a sessional children’s and youth worker to work as part of the current children’s and youth team and to be involved with the following: • To plan and run weekly messychurch as a Fresh Expression [...]

A – Should we employ a children’s worker?

It’s a big opportunity but a huge responsibility – go into it fully informed.

B – How much does it cost to employ?

Information from Salisbury Diocese on money involved when employing a worker.

C – How do we recruit safely?

Protecting All God’s children and Safer recruitment

D – Job descriptions, Interviews and contracts

Job description - What job do you need doing? Employing one worker then expecting them to ‘do it’ will not work – the worker’s task is to enable the parish to do youth/children’s work, not do the work for the parish.   For every worker two or three volunteers were essential.  Be realistic about the JD, [...]

E – Diocesan Employment Guides

2 guides crammed with lots of useful information, including considerations in employing a youth minister, contracts, rights and responsibilities, right through to induction and more!

Volunteers – finding and keeping them

“We never have any one prepared to work with the children”. If this is true for your church, read on and find out how to find and keep volunteers for children’s work.

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