JAM@St.James’ Enabler - St Philip’s Dorridge with St James’ Bentley Heath
25th November 2024
Role Description
Flourish
The Flourish network of worshipping communities in schools/FE colleges offers the Church of England the opportunity for a significant step change in our engagement with children, young people and their families. This vision requires a paradigm shift – seeking to build worshipping communities in schools/college rather than seeing them as education settings as a potential gateway to encourage people to move solely towards Sunday attendance. It requires new structures, leaders, resources, training, all of which will be released through Dioceses catching the vision for this systemic change and building it into their long-term strategic vision.
The PCC of St Philip’s Dorridge with St James’ Bentley Heath have a stated mission priority to be a Church that prefers the needs of the Under 25s. We are partnering with Flourish to plant and grow worshipping and witnessing Christian Communities in schools. The aim of the project is to increase the number of children and young people who are regularly worshipping in church.
Overview of the Enabler Role:
We are looking for someone with the right passion, gifts, and skills to help grow a new worshipping community contextually for our school and community. They will enable and coordinate the mission and ministry, worship, and outreach of JAM@St.James’ for the children, families, and wider community of Bentley Heath School.
Primary Responsibilities…
1. Plant and grow JAM@St.James’ as a flourishing worshipping community for the School and its community.
2. Enable intergenerational worship experiences that aim to grow all as disciples of Jesus.
3. Work collaboratively and in strong partnership with key leaders in the church and school, and develop great relationships with key stakeholders in the wider community.
4. Identify and support children and young people to play a visible and active role in the intergenerational leadership of JAM@St.James.
5. Gather and recruit a team (Missional Community) to be at the heart of JAM@St.James praying for, serving, and delivering the vision.
6. Engage with children, their families, and other members of the wider School community to encourage and equip them to grow in Christian faith and discipleship.
7. Encourage JAM@St.James to be a Church that is easily accessible and welcoming to children, young people, and their families.
8. Work with the team members who lead and serve in TotStop our weekly Bentley Heath Parent and Toddler Group and develop relationships with those attending.
9. Actively care for, nurture, and grow discipleship in the lives of our children and families, the school, and its community.
10. As the lead ambassador for JAM@St.James’ to regularly promote and inspire others about the work with the wider church family and the School and its community.
11. Follow and promote the policies and procedures of St Philip’s Dorridge with St James’ Bentley Heath PCC Safeguarding.
Other…
1. Attend a weekly staff meeting including prayer and planning, and work collaboratively with the Clergy, Under 25s Minister, the Church Wardens and PCC, the Parish Office Staff Team, and other Ministry Leads.
2. Engage with regular line management, one-to-one supervision, and be committed to your personal continued professional and ministry development, including attending training events.
Person Specification:
Essential:
• Demonstrable love of Christ with an infectious Christian faith
• Experience of working with children in a Primary School setting
• Experience of growing and leading a new work
• Experience of building and leading teams of volunteers
• Experience of recruiting and supporting new volunteers
• A strategic thinker who can deploy teams and individuals effectively
• A team player, with good self-awareness and enthusiasm to reflect self-critically with colleagues.
• Empathy, commitment, and proven ability to grow healthy relationships with a wide diversity of people.
• Good verbal and written skills and able to communicate effectively in various contexts.
• A commitment to uphold current safeguarding legislation and best practice.
• Supportive of the Church of England and willing to work within its frameworks.
• There is an occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian.
Desirable:
• A recognised qualification in teaching, youth work, or children’s work
• Experience of leading missional activity
• Experience of ministry with children and their families
• Experience of working with or in schools
• Confidence in using technology and social media.
The PCC of St Philip’s Dorridge with St James’ Bentley Heath is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where all can be themselves. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and other services to our staff teams.
Terms and Conditions:
• Part-Time 17.5 hours per week for a fixed-term until July 2026 (subject to funding) flexible working proposals may be considered
• Salary £15,300PA
• Pension
• Holidays 20 days per annum, plus 8 Bank Holidays pro rata
• The posts are subject to a DBS disclosure and satisfactory references
• The employer is St Philip’s Dorridge with St James’ Bentley Heath PCC
• Reports to the Vicar
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Interviews to be held week commencing 20th January 2025
Find out more:
To arrange an informal conversation with the Vicar - Duncan Hill-Brown please email duncan@stphilipsandstjames.org
To request an application form, please contact The Dorridge and Bentley Heath Parish Office parish.office@stphilipsandstjames.org
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