Youth, Children and Families Intergenerational Ministry Worker | St Peter's Shared Church, Guildford

We are a church that has a deep love and care for all in our community and a passion to see lives transformed by Jesus Christ. Our mission is to Share Christ’s love in this Community through Mission, Worship and Community.

We are looking for a confident, fun and committed youth, children and families intergenerational ministry worker. Someone who is passionate about making Jesus known to young people and children of all ages and enabling their parents/carers to explore faith for themselves. Someone able to inspire children and young people and engage well with families, many of whom may have complex needs.

This exciting new role incorporates development of intergenerational worship, work with schools, families, young people and whole households.  This is a mission-focused role: shaping, forming and resourcing growth in faith in Jesus across generations - especially seeking to engage more families, youth and households.

We now need someone with the right skills to take the work with youth, the children and families in this community to the next level, especially developing a new ‘4pm Intergenerational Outreach Service’ (building on Messy church) to serve our wider community, serving youth, children and their parents/ carers.

In the wider community there are excellent links to our local primary and secondary schools and Children’s Centre: there are many possibilities to connect and communicate with local children and their families. You will be instrumental in strengthening the connections that we have and the range of work we offer to the school bringing fresh impetus, especially in providing faith-based activities in the summer holidays. We hope to see a refreshment of the schools’ work that we provide and continuation of collaborative work with other local churches in this context.

You would be joining us at a very exciting time in the life of St Peters with the launch of the new Welcome Area and new ways of using space in the church: this will also include a kitchen designed with accessibility and family cooking in mind. There are fresh opportunities to start new work across the generations and to collaborate with other agencies working with families in our area to discern the best approach using the building as a community hub and place of connection.

You would lead the work in this outreach area of youth, children and families work developing and enhancing our work within our local community. This role offers you opportunities to bring your creativity, experience and fresh ideas to mission and outreach to our local community and help us build strong intergenerational links and worship. Our outreach to young people and families expresses the very the heart of our church and this role is integral to our ongoing mission. You will be fully supported by a team of volunteers who bring commitment, knowledge of the community and experience of working within our church.

St Peter’s Shared Church is a ‘Local Ecumenical Partnership’ between the Church of England and the United Reformed Church. Situated in Bellfields and Slyfields ward in Guildford, our parish reaches across two estates-  Bellfileds and Slyfields- and incorporates Jacobs Well village. We have an Anglican incumbent and members of our church come from a variety of backgrounds. with mixed demographics that host approximately 25% social housing and around 30% of children counted as living in poverty. 

To explore the role further and apply, contact office@stpetersguildford.org for a full job description and application form.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to discuss further, please email vicar@stpetersguildford.org  to arrange a time to chat on the phone with our incumbent. Closing date for applications 19th October 12pm, interviews 9th and 10th November

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. There is a ‘Genuine Occupational Requirement’ for the person applying for this post to be a practising Christian. Selection will be made through application, interview and presentation.

20 hours per week / £30,750 - £33,947 (FTE) 40 hrs PW/ 3-year appointment (with possible extension, dependent on funding)