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Current Vacancies

Current Vacancies

• Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B19 2XU
• £12.80 - £12.80 Per Hour
• Permanent * Part time
• Posted: Friday, January 23, 2026
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Pannel Croft Retirement Village, part of the Extra Care Charitable Trust, are currently recruiting for a part time Fitness Instructor.

If you are looking to work in an environment where you can work with autonomy and creativity to improve the Health, well being and fitness of our residents and external Gym members, we'd like to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Fitness Instructor to join our friendly team at our Pannel Croft, independent living, Retirement Village for over 55's and support the Village's commitment in delivering ExtraCare’s mission of “better lives for older people”

Benefits package includes: -

• 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Buy And Sell Holiday
• Free Life Insurance
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Attendance Reward
• Free Use of Onsite Gym,
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity allowance

Role Details:

• Hours: 18 hours per week - flexible
• Rate: £12.80 per hour (£12,013 pa, pro rata of FTE).
• Location: Pannel Croft Retirement Village, Birmingham, B19 2XU
• Contract: Permanent

What will you do as our Fitness Instructor?

• Provide gym members with fitness assessments, consultations, introduction sessions & inductions.
• Promote Health & Fitness throughout the Village
• Maintain good contacts with local health services and the local community to promote the Gym and increase referrals
• Ensure members of staff are trained and available to guide, supervise and update members.

Our ideal Fitness Instructor:

• Will possess a QCF Diploma Level 2 or equivalent in fitness and relevant experience working in a similar role.
• The ideal candidate will bring motivation and promote a healthy lifestyle to our residents
• Increase memberships and the use of the Gym to residents by proactively engaging and promoting the service and benefits of health & fitness

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

Don’t miss out! Click ‘apply’ now to make a difference to the lives of older people as our Fitness Instructor.ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all. This includes making  reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.

ExtraCare reserve the right to close this advertisement early. 

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Job Description

27 Hours per week (incl evenings & weekends)

The Post in Context

Undertake all functions involved in the daily operation and service delivery within Gym. This includes providing supervision of the gym floor, undertaking various gym appointments including gym programming, reviews, floor-based coaching and a high level of engagement and connection to actively recruit and retain members. As a Fitness Instructor you will be required to deliver the highest quality service throughout the Centre by inspiring and motivating customers, to increase retention and provide guidance as well as support to ensure customers achieve their goals.

Main Duties

• To motivate and support customers to increase retention and support customers to achieve their goals.
• To carry out gym appointments and deliver our member journey, including Welcome Workouts, Personal Plans and Plan reviews.
• Provide advice and guidance to customers to ensure they use equipment safely and adopt the correct exercise technique.
• Deliver gym floor group training sessions as required (cross site if/when required)
• Deliver gym floor workshops as required (cross site if/when required)
• Create and promote in centre gym challenges to engage
• To actively participate in the membership sales process by making customers aware of the benefits of membership and group exercise participation.
• To meet agreed performance KPI targets set by the Operations Manager.
• Create content for websites and social media platforms in the manner of images and video material.
• To assist the Operations Management Team in organising special events, program development and promotions when required.
• To ensure that the gym is maintained in a clean, safe, hygienic and tidy condition during your hours of supervision.
• Following & adhering to site
• To carry out appropriate maintenance checks and follow procedures to ensure kit is back in working order as soon as possible.

General

• To wear the uniform provided by the centre and always adopt a high level of
• To comply with health and safety processes and
• Attend training sessions and team meetings as and when
• Various administration tasks as and when

Note

• You will not actively promote your private business within Wave facilities (including the car park) and to Members.
• You will keep Wave informed of external classes you teach and programs you run. By advising Wave of the classes and programs you run we can ensure that there is no direct conflict of interest.
• You will not promote your private business using images of Wave facilities or Wave members participating in Wave activities.
• If a Wave member is also a member of your exercise classes, you may of course use their image to promote your class (subject to image release authorisation).
• You will make every effort to attend team
• It is desired that you will have both L3 PT qualifications and GP referral or be willing to work towards both of these qualifications.
• To deliver appointments in line with relevant qualifications.
• You may be required to work across different sites when cover is needed as per the needs of the business.

Personal Specification

Disposition (Essential)

• Customer focused
• Great communicator
• Driven and enthusiastic
• Passions in health & wellbeing
• Creative and intuitive
• Empathetic
• Pro-active & good organisation
• Team Player but also a good leader
• Listening skills

Experience (Essential)

• Similar work environment

Experience (Desirable)

• Personal Training
• Experience in working with a range of clients including (but not limited to) juniors, seniors, disabilities and referrals

Qualifications (Essential)

• L2 Fitness Instructing

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Ability to obtain qualifications in Exercise Referral
• CIMSPA registered
• Level 3 Personal Training
• GP Referral qualification/The desire to work towards this...

Job Description

18.25 Hours per week (incl evenings & weekends)

The Post in Context

Undertake all functions involved in the daily operation and service delivery within Gym. This includes providing supervision of the gym floor, undertaking various gym appointments including gym programming, reviews, floor-based coaching and a high level of engagement and connection to actively recruit and retain members. As a Fitness Instructor you will be required to deliver the highest quality service throughout the Centre by inspiring and motivating customers, to increase retention and provide guidance as well as support to ensure customers achieve their goals.

Main Duties

• To motivate and support customers to increase retention and support customers to achieve their goals.
• To carry out gym appointments and deliver our member journey, including Welcome Workouts, Personal Plans and Plan reviews.
• Provide advice and guidance to customers to ensure they use equipment safely and adopt the correct exercise technique.
• Deliver gym floor group training sessions as required (cross site if/when required)
• Deliver gym floor workshops as required (cross site if/when required)
• Create and promote in centre gym challenges to engage
• To actively participate in the membership sales process by making customers aware of the benefits of membership and group exercise participation.
• To meet agreed performance KPI targets set by the Operations Manager.
• Create content for websites and social media platforms in the manner of images and video material.
• To assist the Operations Management Team in organising special events, program development and promotions when required.
• To ensure that the gym is maintained in a clean, safe, hygienic and tidy condition during your hours of supervision.
• Following & adhering to site
• To carry out appropriate maintenance checks and follow procedures to ensure kit is back in working order as soon as possible.

General

• To wear the uniform provided by the centre and always adopt a high level of
• To comply with health and safety processes and
• Attend training sessions and team meetings as and when
• Various administration tasks as and when

Note

• You will not actively promote your private business within Wave facilities (including the car park) and to Members.
• You will keep Wave informed of external classes you teach and programs you run. By advising Wave of the classes and programs you run we can ensure that there is no direct conflict of interest.
• You will not promote your private business using images of Wave facilities or Wave members participating in Wave activities.
• If a Wave member is also a member of your exercise classes, you may of course use their image to promote your class (subject to image release authorisation).
• You will make every effort to attend team
• It is desired that you will have both L3 PT qualifications and GP referral or be willing to work towards both of these qualifications.
• To deliver appointments in line with relevant qualifications.
• You may be required to work across different sites when cover is needed as per the needs of the business.

Personal Specification

Disposition (Essential)

• Customer focused
• Great communicator
• Driven and enthusiastic
• Passions in health & wellbeing
• Creative and intuitive
• Empathetic
• Pro-active & good organisation
• Team Player but also a good leader
• Listening skills

Experience (Essential)

• Similar work environment

Experience (Desirable)

• Personal Training
• Experience in working with a range of clients including (but not limited to) juniors, seniors, disabilities and referrals

Qualifications (Essential)

• L2 Fitness Instructing

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Ability to obtain qualifications in Exercise Referral
• CIMSPA registered
• Level 3 Personal Training
• GP Referral qualification/The desire to work towards t...

Job Title:

Young People Support Worker

Job Location:

See Contract

Accountable to:

Line Manager

Hours of Work:

Will include working unsociable hours, to be part of a flexible
rota to include weekends, Bank Holidays and sleepovers.

Job Purpose:

To  provide  support  and  advice  around  accommodation,  basic
life  skills,  welfare  benefits,  health  and  personal  issues:  all
allowing service users to work towards independent living.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

•  Work  as  part  of  a  team  being  responsible  to  your  Line  Manager  for  the  well-being  of

service users.

•  Provide service users with practical assistance, advice, advocacy and support in order
that they might develop their skills and work toward maximising their independence.
•  To hold regular innovative activities by enabling a user led approach to managing the

project.

•  To  be  proactive  in  building  positive  relationship  with  service  users.  To  help  create  a

“User led” project.

•  To work in accordance with the objectives of Alabaré Christian Care Centres, its policy

and procedures at all times.

•  To  be  committed  to  safeguarding children  and  young  people and  vulnerable  adults  in
line with Alabaré, Local Children’s Safeguarding Board and Adult Care guidelines.

Service User/Support:

To  work  with  service  users,  to  carry  out  assessment  using  Outcome  Star  Tool  to
develop their support needs, plans, and risk assessments.
Work as a key worker for individual residents, following an agreed support plan. To
implement and monitor support plans.
To  proactively  work  with  all  service  users  to  ensure  they  are  made  aware  of  and
understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to the scheme.
Work  with  the  service  users  to  develop  practical  skill  development  such  as
budgeting,  shopping,  cooking,  housework,  laundry,  health  and  hygiene  etc.  as
detailed in the support plan.
Assist  with  proactive  prevention  work  with  service  users  who  may be  in  danger of
losing their placement.
To  be  actively  involved  with  statutory  and  voluntary  agencies,  colleges,  day
services, training providers and employers to assist service users as appropriate.
Encourage  and  support  service  users  in  experiencing  social  and  leisure  activities
and in taking part in their local community.
Assist service users in having the opportunity to voice their views and be involved in
the management of service delivery.

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Ensure  service  users  are  treated  with respect  and  their  dignity  is maintained at  all
times.
To maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.

Administration:

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Maintain  administrative  records  and  chronology  on  Harmonia  (Data  system),
recording appropriate factual information accurately.
Maintain timesheets, expense records and mileage logs in accordance with policies
and procedures.
Ensure confidentiality in relation to all service user documentation.

Finance:

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Assist the service users with their finances in line with their own personal plan and
company policy.

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maintenance  of  a  clean and  safe  environment  for  service users,  staff  and  visitors,
ensuring all appropriate Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to in accordance
with policy.
Assisting service users with cleaning tasks as required.
Report maintenance requests in accordance with service policy.
At  all  times  adhere  to  relevant  legislation,  good  practice  and  policies  and
procedures,  including  Health  and  Safety,  Confidentiality  and  Equal  Opportunities,
Anti –discrimination.  To work at all times to maintain service policies.
After young person has moved on, within 48 hours, ensure room is prepared for any
new arrival.

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Attend  regular
Appraisals.
Attend regular staff team meetings. Attend relevant external meetings as requested
by your Line Manager.
Be committed to personal development through training, leading to a relevant level
3 or above qualification in line with the Regulated Qualification Network
Attend training, conferences and workshops as required by Line Manager.
Maintain My Learning Cloud ensuring training is up to date and kept up to date.

Other:-

•  To foster the Mission, Vision, Values and Christian ethos of Alabaré in a

responsible and positive way on all occasions.

•  Work towards the outcomes outlined in the Charity’s Strategy for Growth and

Resilience 2025-30.

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Support Worker - Outreach

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Interview Date: To be confirmed

WAYfinder South is a community-based outreach service supporting individuals and households aged 16+ in Glasgow South who are at risk of, experiencing, or have experienced homelessness. The service offers flexible, trauma-informed support tailored to each person’s needs, helping them achieve settled and sustainable housing.  The service is designed to be accessible, responsive, and embedded within local communities, with a strong emphasis on prevention and seamless transitions between support levels. 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual to take on this Support Worker role.

Key Responsibilities: This role is central to achieving positive outcomes for our clients by delivering Outreach Support in their own homes.  You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of support, managing a caseload of clients with the overall goal of supporting them to access settled and sustainable housing.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Good working knowledge of developments in the homelessness sector including current legislation
• Role model the core values of the Salvation Army to ensure positive relationships across the service and an environment which fosters wellbeing
• Experience of lone working and outreach support
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be solution focussed, with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Good organisational skills, attention to detail, effective time management, the ability to prioritise work, and be able to respond to tight deadlines, working both on an individual basis and as part of a team
• The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with, and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and Disclosure Scotland check/PVG. Once appointed in the role, registration with SSSC will be a requirement. 

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click  here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. 

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme

Children Young People & Family Worker (London)

• locations
• Lewisham Young People - Winslade Way

• time type
• Full time

• posted on
• Posted Today

• job requisition id
• JR010928

Children, Young People and Family Practitioner (London)

Location: Based at Winslade Way with co-location across other services in the local area as required.Working Hours: Full time (37 hours)Please note: the post holder will be required to work one evening clinic (5:00pm – 7:00pm) on a rota basis.Contract Type: PermanentSalary: £28,690 - £34,730

“When you choose to join us, you’re choosing more than just a job. You’re choosing to make a difference.”

Insight Lewisham provides free, confidential support to young people under the age of 25, offering guidance around substance use, sexual health and relationships, and support to families affected by these issues across the borough of Lewisham. 

About the Role
The Children, Young People and Family Practitioner plays a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based substance misuse support to children, young people and families across Lewisham. Working within Insight Lewisham, the post holder will use a whole-family, trauma-informed approach to address the impact of drug and alcohol use on children, young people, parents, carers and families.

The role involves working across the full treatment pathway, from engagement and assessment through to intervention, recovery planning and ongoing support. You will deliver targeted and specialist interventions designed to reduce harm, build resilience, strengthen family relationships and improve long-term outcomes for children and young people.

The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and alongside education, health and community partners to support early identification of need and ensure children and families receive timely and appropriate support. Creativity, flexibility and a strong commitment to safeguarding and inclusion are essential to successfully engage with young people and families whose needs may be complex.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver targeted and specialist drug and alcohol interventions to children, young people and families affected by substance use, using a whole-family and trauma-informed approach.

• Provide specialist substance misuse support to young people at risk of, or currently using, drugs and/or alcohol, supporting informed decision-making and resilience building.

• Undertake assessments, engagement and collaborative recovery planning, providing effective case management across all stages of the treatment journey.

• Deliver a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions, including 1:1 sessions, group work and structured family interventions.

• Lead and support the delivery of family-focused programmes, including parental programmes, Hidden Harm interventions and Family, Friends and Carers (FFC) support.

• Work in partnership with education, health and community services to promote early identification, coordinated support and positive outcomes for children and families.

• Maintain accurate, timely and high-quality records, contribute to service development, and work collaboratively with colleagues to support continuous improvement and safeguarding best practice.

To Succeed in This Role, you will need:Essential

• Experience of working with children, young people and families affected by substance use

• Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues and their impact on families

• Experience delivering psychosocial interventions, including 1:1 and group work

• Understanding of whole-family and trauma-informed approaches

• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs

• Strong communication, engagement and relationship-building skills

Desirable

• Experience delivering family programmes, parental interventions or Hidden Harm work

• Experience of partnership working with education or community services

• Relevant qualification in health, social care, youth work or a related field

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. 

About Waythrough 

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in ...

Senior Community Link Worker, Inverness

Location: Inverness
Salary: £25,235 per annum, pro-rata
Contract: 28 hours per week, permanent
Closing date: Midday, 9th February 2026

How to apply

Apply on our BreatheHR portal by completing the online application with your CV and cover letter by 9th February 2026.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.

About the role

Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish charity whose aim is to provide support to people whose lives are affected by mental health or mental welfare issues? Change Mental Health have an exciting opportunity in NHS Highland’s new Community Link Worker service, for which we are proud to be the lead agency and delivery partner.

We are looking for Senior Community Link Workers with a passion for supporting people to improve their mental and physical health outcomes. In this varied, new role you will be part of a large team across the Highlands that will take referrals from NHS Primary Care, supporting people whose health issues are rooted in social deprivation. The project will be embedded with Primary Care services and will develop links to community resources, ensuring that strong, working links are established between GP practices and their local communities. Working closely with GPs, Practice Nurses and other members of a Primary Care GP Practice or Practice Cluster, you will make links to community resources in order to help people improve their holistic health outcomes.

People we are looking for

People who are, ideally, educated to SVQ level 3 or have relevant experience of work in health and social care. You should be able to plan and prioritise a workload and be confident about liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer.

If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

Benefits

• Professional development including funded opportunities.
• A generous 37 days’ holiday.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
• Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light discount card

Job Introduction

• Location:Folkestone, Kent
• Rate:£12.25 per hour
• Hours:Full time (37.5 hours) & Part Time (22.5 hours) available
• Training:Full training provided + NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• Required:Full UK manual driving licence and access to a car are essential.
• Sponsorship:Not available

How would you feel if you knew you would change lives and make a difference in someone's life experience?

As a Support Worker at Affinity Trust, you will make a difference every day, supporting people to live their best lives, giving them confidence and choice.

Your support means people can live more independently; in the way they choose. Ultimately, your support gives people the freedom to be themselves. 

At this location you will be supporting our gentleman in his own bungalow. He enjoys going out for trips in the car, listening to music and audio books. He also enjoys taking part in activities involving sensory items.

The location is hard to reach using public transport for our shift times. The person you will be supporting also has their own vehicle, so being a driver with a Full UK manual driving licence is essential.

We provide complete training to enable you to provide the best support you can to people living with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health needs.

However, we know that what is essential is your kindness, energy, and willingness to make someone's day brighter.

How you'll make a difference

• Support people to enjoy their daily routines and achieve their goals
• Build trust, connection, and independence
• Work with a compassionate, mindful and dedicated team

Our Benefits

• Buy & sell annual leave
• Access pay as you earn via Stream - https://stream.co/en
• Wellbeing scheme
• Fully funded health plan via SimplyHealth (GP, dental, optical)
• Blue Light Card reimbursement
• Pension & Life Assurance

An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).

We interview as we receive applications, so please apply today!

We're committed to being Disability Confident, and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any assistance with finding out about current vacancies, making an application, or need our recruitment documents in a more accessible format, please let us know.

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Support Worker – Respite service

39 hours per week – Permanent Contract

Salary starting from €30,288.00 per annum

Since first opening our doors in 2005, Autism Initiatives Ireland has provided specialist autism services for adults across our Residential, Respite, Day, and Community Support Services.

Our vision statement voices our expectation that through supportive action people with autism can learn, develop and be enabled to have a sense of ownership over their own lives.

Our aim is to positively work alongside autistic people, their families and carers in providing specialist individually tailored services for all to thrive from.

In recent years we have successfully expanded our services throughout Dublin, Kildare, Wexford and Wicklow and continue to seek out opportunities where we can offer assistance and value.

Given the significant role our team play in the lives of those we support our recruitment is focused on individuals willing to go the extra mile.

Whether it’s helping the people we support to live independently, enjoy a better quality of life, or play a more active role in their communities our team always strives to deliver the best service possible.

The successful candidate will be afforded all necessary training and development in line with the role, including a detailed induction before joining the service.

Skills/Abilities required of a Support Worker

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Awareness of Key Worker/ Support Worker Role and philosophy surrounding support to people with complex needs
• Programme Planning Person Centred Plans
• Places the needs of the person supported as the key focus in all activities
• Delivers support according to the person’s PCP and care plan
• Fluent English and excellent communication skills
• Full, clean drivers licence essential

Who the people we support would like support from:

We are looking for people who can:

• Learn about me: what I need and what is important to me
• Adapt their communication style to suit my needs
• Be fun and engaging as well as having patience and being kind
• Assist with daily living activities and routines including personal care
• Support me to engage in my community
• Help me learn new skills
• Support me to understand my rights and help me make my own decisions

Schedule

Staff are required to work shifts on a rota basis including evenings and weekends and waking night duty shifts.

Benefits Include

• Access to Education Support Scheme
• Company pension with company contribution
• Sick Pay & Access to Health Insurance
• Paid Maternity leave
• Paid Paternity leave
• 22 days annual leave
• Premium rates for evening and weekend work
• Bike to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Your Birthday off, to treat yourself!
• Paid breaks
• Discount scheme with Cara Pharmacy
• Fantastic development and career progression opportunities

Full Job Specification available on request

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years.

Qualifications required:

A full QQI level 5 Health Care Qualification is essential, (e.g. health, community, care sector) but a genuine passion for providing person centred support is key to being successful in the role of a Support Worker. This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and your career.

Permission to work in Ireland essential.

Thinking of joining Autism Initiatives? Read why our amazing staff teams are #ProudtoworkHere

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About Highway Vineyard Church (HVC)

HVC is a growing multicultural church in the Borough of Newham in East London, with the

vision  to  be  a  multi-site  church  and  our  aim  is  to  pastor  the  city.  We  are  seeking  to

contagiously  and compassionately demonstrate and communicate the love of Jesus to the

people of our city.

Our  Sunday  morning  worship  service  at  our  Stratford  site  has  regular  attendance  in  the

region  of  200.  Our  Sunday  morning  worship  service  at  our  Manor  Park  site  has  regular

attendance in the region of 30-40.

Organisational context and Current Priorities

HVC currently runs a variety of compassion projects at both our sites, including a food bank

and  pantry  at  our  Store  House,  a  baby  clothes  bank  called  Growbaby  and  we  are  also

working  with  a  local  hotel  which  houses  new  asylum  seekers,  providing families space to

cook in a large church’ kitchen.

Our Stratford site has a large purpose-built building on the main road into Stratford within

20 minutes’ walk of the Olympic Park and our Manor Park site has a smaller building which

is situated in a diverse community.

We have the following on our staff team (some paid, some voluntary) at HVC:

●  A Senior Pastor
●  Two Site Pastors
●  A Pioneer Pastor
●  A Youth and Community Pastor
●  Children & Families Pastor
●  A Welcome Pastor
●  Operations Manager
●  A Store House Manager
●  A Finance Officer
●  A Facilities Manager

We  are  in  a partnership with London City Mission and have an evangelist working with us

half a day a week.

This post carries an occupational requirement on the grounds of religion and belief.

Candidates applying must be able to demonstrate a Christian belief and value system in

line with Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland Statement of Faith:

http://www.vineyardchurches.org.uk/resources/tools/statement-of-faith/

Children and Families Pastor Job Description

Highway Vineyard Church

Job Title

Children and Families Pastor - One Year Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

The Role

Are you passionate about seeing children come to know Jesus and grow in relationship with

Him? This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our growing children’s ministry, helping

to direct the vision of Highway Vineyard Kids and deliver our programme of children’s

discipleship. We have four groups running across two sites and around 25 - 35 children

regularly attending our church.

Alongside running the children’s ministry, you will be responsible for our compassion and

outreach ministries aimed at local families with under 11s. We are seeking a seasoned and

skilled individual with a keen understanding of church leadership and a heart to see the

Kingdom advance through children’s ministry and a passion for bringing God’s love and

truth to families in our local areas.

Team

You will be responsible to Simon Clinton, Senior Pastor, and will regularly work together

with the Youth Pastor and Operations Manager.

Hours worked

Full-time, 5 days per week (37.5 hours), Tuesday - Friday and Sundays. You will sometimes

be required to work evenings and Saturdays, for which time off in-lieu will be rewarded.

Alternative working arrangements may be considered for suitable candidates

Salary

£30,000 pro rata + pension provision

Annual Leave

The annual total is 25 days +8 Bank Holidays for full time or pro-rata.

Terms of Employment

This is a one year, fixed-term contract as maternity leave cover.

Key Responsibilities

●  Facilitating the vision and direction of Highway Vineyard Kids

Highway Kids is full of potential; there is so much we believe God wants to do in and

through our children’s ministry. We are looking for a Children and Families Pastor who will

continue to cast and facilitate the vision of our ministries so that they grow and flourish.

●  Planning and preparing our Sunday groups

You will be required to oversee and support the children’s ministries at both our sites

(Stratford and Manor Park), by developing a yearly curriculum for Kids’ Church, planning

and preparing the material for Sunday mornings for all age groups and ensuring that all

teams are operating at a high-standard with the support and resources they need.

●  Development of volunteers

You will be managing and working with a lot of volunteers across the children’s and

outreach ministries. A key role of the Children and Families Pastor will be to recruit,

delegate and support the volunteer teams so that they can do excellent work!

●  Overseeing Growbaby

One of our exciting compassion outreach projects here at HVC is Growbaby. We provide

clothing and equipment for 0-5 year olds and give to all who come through the door. But

more than that, we focus on connecting and building relationships with the many parents,

babies and toddlers who we welcome each week, by offering a listening ear, kind words,

support and prayer.

●  Helping facilitate the Vineyard Discipleship Year Programm...