KV KIDS & YOUTH COORDINATOR AND SAFEGUARDING LEAD:

FIXED TERM, 6 MONTHS

Job Title: KV Kids & Youth Coordinator and Safeguarding Lead

Purpose: To lead and develop Kingdom Vineyard’s Kids and Youth ministries as well as

primary responsibility for safeguarding in Kingdom Vineyard church

Reporting to: Senior Pastors: Jim & Rachel Cronin

Terms: Part-time: 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE); Fixed-term: 6 months

Salary: £28,000 [Pro Rata] plus pension

Location: The normal place of work will be St David’s Centre, Albany Park, St. Andrews,

KY16 8BP

KINGDOM VINEYARD

Kingdom Vineyard is a church of around 100 people, based in St Andrews and serving East

Fife and the surrounding area. We are a church made up of local residents and university

students, with a small children’s ministry (KV Kids) and youth ministry (KV Youth), both of

which we would like to see grow. We run Storehouse, the foodbank that serves St Andrews

and the surrounding area. We want to see God bring His Kingdom into East Fife more and

more, by faithfully stepping out with Him and carrying His Kingdom, especially to people who

don’t know Him. In all that we do, we seek to “help people make connections with God”.

We believe that our children and young people can encounter God, be filled with His

presence, and receive His gifts just as much as adults can, and we are looking for a KV Kids

& Youth Coordinator who will (working with the Senior Pastors) lead these ministries. This

The Kingdom Vineyard (East Fife) is a Scottish Charity, SC037042, regulated
by OSCR.

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person will coordinate volunteer teams and seek opportunities to grow these ministries,

welcoming in new families from outside the church.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the strategic leadership of KV Kids and Youth ministries and serving as the

Designated Safeguarding Lead ensuring protection of all church members.

KV Kids & KV Youth Activities

●

 Providing content for, recruiting and overseeing team for, and being a regular leader

of KV Kids Sunday Morning sessions and KV Youth meetings  (currently Friday

evenings).

●  Planning and delivering focused events for kids, youth, and their families throughout

the year (e.g. "Kingdom Vineyard Big Fat Church Family Party", Christmas Parties and

events, Fireworks party, Kids and Youth elements  of "Games & Giveaway Days", etc.)

●  Planning and leading trips to events (e.g. KV Youth have been to  "Dreaming The

Impossible" for the last 3 years, and the Scotland Area Vineyard  Youth Weekends in

March for the last 2 years)

●  Represent KV Kids & KV Youth in church-wide discussions and planning,  and seek to

connect Kids and Youth ministries with KV's compassion, worship, and other

ministries.

●  Representing KV Kids & KV Youth to the wider church family, ensuring  that they are

celebrated and included as full members of the church family.

●  Working with KV administrators to keep relevant pages of KV's website up to date,

and to ensure required printed materials and other needed items are created.

The Kingdom Vineyard (East Fife) is a Scottish Charity, SC037042, regulated
by OSCR.

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Safeguarding

●  Serve as Safeguarding Lead for KV, promoting a safeguarding culture to all in

Kingdom Vineyard church, and facilitating good safeguarding procedures and

practices

●  Oversee Safer Recruitment process within KV, with support of Admin staff.

●  Be part of discussions regarding any safeguarding implications of new

projects/changes to ministries within KV offering advice to ministry heads and the

church team where appropriate.

●  Be the first point of contact for any safeguarding concerns, allegations or incidents

within KV, assessing incidents and the appropriate response, and where appropriate,

manage referrals to key safeguarding agencies (e.g. social services or police) of any

incidents or allegations of abuse or harm.

●  Facilitate annual safeguarding training for KV staff and volunteers for whom it is

necessary, and ensure that all KV staff and volunteers are complying with

Safeguarding policy and practice.

●  Leading Safeguarding Policy and procedure reviews

THE INDIVIDUAL: SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, ATTITUDES

Essential

●  Highly relational and approachable to all age groups

●  Experience in (and passion for) working with children and young adults

●  An excellent and self-aware team player

●  A self-starter, able to self-motivate

●  A highly sensitive and effective communicator

●  A capable and proven administrator

●  Committed to your own personal spiritual growth and development

●  Committed to your own leadership development

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●  Experience in pastoral ministry

●  Experience in coordinating volunteer teams

●  Ability to maintain utmost confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information

●  Current or planned residence in East Fife

●  A worshipping member of Kingdom Vineyard church or willing to become one

●  PVG Scheme (Disclosure Scotland) checked

Desirable

●  Full UK driving licence

●  Experience in developing curriculum, and in training and mentoring team members

Right to Work: You must have the right to work in the UK. Kingdom Vineyard will not be able

to obtain a work visa on your behalf.

OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

As this role will require the successful applicant to promote the Christian values of Kingdom

Vineyard and provide individuals with Christian pastoral support, it is an Occupational

Requirement that the successful candidate is a practicing Christian, who regularly attends

Sunday church services and can agree with the VCUKI Statement of Faith and Kingdom

Vineyard’s Ethos Statement.

The Kingdom Vineyard (East Fife) is a Scottish Charity, SC037042, regulated
by OSCR.

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