Youth and Younh Adults Ministry Assistant

AY/YAMiNiSTRYASSiSTANTOPPORTUNiTYCONTENTS030406080910IntroductionThe OrganisationAbout the RolePosition RequirementsBenefitsWho we are looking foriNTRODUCTiONHello!We are delighted that you are interested  in joining our team. This info pack will help you understand more about the Church, the role and whatits like being on our staff team.We are fearlessly devoted to our vision of seeing our local communitiestransformed and fiercely determined to help one another be courageous in life. We are authentically relational, meaning you can expect to find many honest, notartificial, people here. And we are seriously fun, so we’re busy creating theenjoyable type of church we’ve always wanted to belong to.Thank you for taking the time to consider applying for this role, and we lookforward to seeing lives changed together and creating great memories.GLYN & SOPHiA BARRETTSenior Pastors03THEORGANISATIONOur journey began with Pastors Glyn and Sophia Barrett and a small teamof great people. This team had spent many years together running a youthconference called !Audacious in the UK. The team loved God and were !Audacious innature; which means they were (and still are) passionate about building the  church oftheir dreams. After relocating from around the UK, they met in a lounge room in Manchester. Armedwith cups of tea and a whiteboard, they designed a church they would want to goto; one that was creative, exciting, enthusiastic and pioneering. One wherepeople could meet and discover the amazing person of Jesus, this radical man whocame to turn things on their head, who challenged religious leaders and preached loveabove all things. The man who had changed all of their lives.A few more white-board-late-night- all-hands-on-deck weeks later and !AudaciousChurch was born. From its bold beginnings in a small Mancunian backstreet warehousewith 50 people in 2007, it quickly grew from one morning service to five services everySunday (a necessary step just to fit everyone in!). In 2012 !Audacious Church movedinto its current 1,000-seater building and is now a multi-generation, multi-locationchurch of thousands.As well as our Central Manchester congregation, we now do Church inNorth Manchester, South Manchester, Chester, Cardiff, Sheffield and Geneva with morecampuses and locations coming soon.!Audacious is now a living, breathing community of Christians passionate about beingauthentic, bold disciples of Jesus who want to display the supernatural God.The team continues to run events, including an international leadership summit toequip church leaders, a youth weekend and kids camps alongside weekly Sundayservices and thriving ministries. Bringing the dynamic sound of the in-house band,!Audacious Worship travels across the globe on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.Who we are and what we do04THEORGANISATION05Being on staff at !Audacious Church means a commitment to building the church byliving out our purpose, vision, and culture daily. Are you keen to belong to a teamwho are building the Church everyday?Our Purpose: To display the supernatural God.Hearing the inaudibleSeeing the invisibleBelieving the incredibleDoing the impossibleOur Vision: “A church that makes a statement.Growing and grounded in timeless truth for thisgeneration and the next.”Our Culture: How we do thingsSeriously fun—we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We create memories, and weare committed to enjoying ourselves rather than just enduring.Intentionally enthusiastic - we express outwardly what God has done inwardly.Unusually generous - we surprise and excel in honour, hospitality, kindness andgenerous acts.Authentically relational - we pursue life-giving relationships, understanding we aredesigned for connection and joint purpose.Fiercely determined - we have grit and resolve in all we do. We are not limited by thescale of the task or the obstacles we face. We think of solutions, not problems.Title of positionYouth and Younh Adults MinistryAssistantJob Category (Spine / HQ / CampusEtc)Campus basedHQ / Campus / LocationManchesterLine ManagerYouth and Young Adults PastorWork ManagerYouth and young Adults PastorCore Working RelationshipsCampus pastors, youth Team, Youngadults team. !Audacious Leadership Band3Holidays8 days plus bank holidays and -gratiaholidays over Christmas / new yearoffice closure and birthday off.Contract Type15 hours per week, Part time, MaternityCover (9-12 months)Working hours & days (inc. anyremote working agreement)TBC - flexible working and hybridworking can be considered.Sunday RoleNo Time in LieuFor conferences ABOUTTHE ROLE06ABOUTTHE ROLE07Help administratively with the discipleship and pastoral care of youth (11-18) andyoung adults (18-30) within !Audacious Church, particularly females within the twoministries. Manage administration that contributes to the health of both youth andyoung adult teams (inc. management of Leadership Small Groups, Team Trainingand New To Team process). Also hold a pastoral responsibility for leaders within theYouth & Young Adults Team.Actively build connections, outwork strong communication strategies and developrelationships with parents of young people.Maintaining and developing termly programs for youth and young adults, alongsidethe Youth & Young Adults Pastors (inc. Calendar management, Churchsuiteadministration, stats recording, Media & Production requests)Administrative oversight of annual events: Fearless Co, Luminous Girl & YouthPastors Summit, as well as any residential activities for young people.Provide administrative support to the Youth & Young Adults Pastor in their HQ role(including communication flow and relationship-building with Youth & YoungAdults Leads from campuses within !Audacious Church).Actively build relationships with the Assemblies of God Youth Alive Team and helpYouth & Young Adults Pastor coordinate any communications or planning forevents.Administer the budgets for youth and young adults.Assist with facilitating intern placements from Missio Dei & !Audacious College.Visibly represent !Audacious Youth and Young Adults at Sunday services, churchprogrammes, and Collective events.Key ResponsibilitiesRole SynopsisThe role is to assist the Youth & Young Adults Pastors in building a healthy, holisticyouth and young adults ministry that aligns with the church's vision and culture. Therole will help lead and develop programs & teams that give youth and young adultsopportunities to respond to Jesus and begin the journey to maturity as disciples acrossall locations on the MCR campus. Critically, the role will create collaboration and resonance between the two ministriesin their work with the wider church through administrative support. As this rolepredominantly supports female youth leaders and may involve sensitive pastoral anddiscipling issues, we are looking for a female leader in this instance.OKR’s and KPI’sClearly and consistently working to deadlines set out by the department for all theabove areas of oversight Consistent use of project and diary tracking systems to ensureAdherence to current systems and procedures.Further OKR’s will be set termlyExtra Responsibility AreasLiasing with MCR campus team members.Work with the campus pastoral team.Work with the leadership development lead.Work with other ministries (!A Kids & !A college)Leading YA and AY involvement in Church programs, such asChristmasEasterMissionsNights Of FireLuminousCulture summitFearless CoQualifications and ExperienceEssentialDesirableTested ByEducation to relevant degree levelATeam Leadership skillsA,ISkills and abilitiesRight to work in the UKAStrong written and oral commuicationskillsA, IStrong administrative gift and skillsetA, IExcellence with modern workplacetools - such as google worksuiteA, IPersonal QualitiesA clear commitment to the ChristanFaith and agreement with !AudaciousChurch statement of faithA,IRegular commitment and participationin the life of !Audacious Church,preference to AY or YA teams.A, IPOSITIONREQUIREMENTS08A = Application pack, I, = Interview, R= ReferencesIn this section, we list the benefits that form our employment package  Our pension provision is with Creative Pension Trust. Your totalmonthly contribution is 10% (5% from you and 5% from us).Where you require a mobile for Church use, we will make a contribution towards the cost of your personal mobile phonecontract. If, for any reason, this isn’t suitable for you, please talk toyour line manager to see if there is an alternative solution.When driving on company business, please ensure that you complywith the regulations regarding mobile phones, including notanswering calls, etc. Personal calls to mobile phones during worktime should be limited where possible.PENSIONCar parking is provided free of charge at all times. Please parkwithin the marked bays and register your car if necessary when youenter the site.!Audacious Church does not manage the car park; therefore, if youare fined for not parking in line with our regulations, we may beunable to intervene on your behalf.CAR PARKINGMOBILE PHONESGIFTSEAP SCHEMEWe will give you a gift on your birthday and for othersignificant occasions (Weddings, Birth of children, Significantanniversaries.)Your well-being is super important to us. The EAP scheme is aconfidential helpline and app where you can access financial, legal,health and wellbeing advice and  counselling and CBT for you andyour family members.BENEFiTS09In this section, we list the benefits that form our employment package  Our salaries are competitive for the sector.COMPETITIVE SALARYBIRTHDAY DAY OFFWe belive no one should work on thier birthday...or for a dayaround there birthday, so we give you a day off on us to enjoy thethings you love doing!BENEFiTSOnce you have been on staff for 10 years, we will gift you paidtime off to rest, refresh and enjoy a well deserved rest. After thisintial 10 year break, this happens again at year 15, 20 and so on.you could go on a long holiday, undertake some learning, its yourchoice, and its on us!LONG SERViCE LEAVETRAiNiNG AND DEVELOPMENTAll Staff have numerous learning opportunities through out theyear by conference attendance, staff meetings and formingpersonal development plans. 1011WHO WE’RELOOKiNG FORAs an employee, you must bring positive momentum by committing to being acultural architect of the purpose, vision and values of !Audacious Church by:a. Devoting all your time, attention and skill during normal business hours and atother times as reasonably necessary to your duties.b. Faithfully and diligently performing the duties and exercise the powersconsistent with your position as assigned to you.c. Complying with all lawful directions given to you by any person dulyauthorised from time to time;d. At all times, act to a high standard of professional behaviour, following ourcultural values and behaviours that are a mark of these values. e. Grow in relationships with people in the church's life by being an activemember of a small group and taking full responsibility and ownership of theChurch by contributing to a team.f.  Contribute to Sundays and all major ! Audacious Church  events by yourpresence, participation, and promotion.g. Actively invest in Personal DevelopmentGENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES12WHO WE’RELOOKiNG FORa. Have an awareness of the procedure in line with !Audacious Church’sSafeguarding and health and safety policy. b. Take all practical steps to ensure personal safety and the safety of others. c. Show a commitment to best practice, including writing and following riskassessments in relation to your role, staff role and volunteers.d. Ensure that the personal work environment is safe and that safetyequipment is used when required. e. Understand and fulfil statutory requirements as an employee to reporthazards, incidents or accidents to supervisors. f. Undertake training in health and safety as required, including training in Riskmanagement, 1st Aid and Basic Life Support.!Audacious Church, with its vision to build a church that makes a statement willcontinue to grow and expand. Anyone accepting a staff role must understand that“ongoing change” will always be a part of this Church, and therefore, must beflexible, open to challenge and willing to move and grow with that ongoing vision.Being a staff member of !Audacious Church, the following are necessary:a. A growing relationship and commitment to Jesus Christ, producing ongoinglife-giving revelation.b. Total commitment to the vision and leadership of !Audacious Church, realisingwe build influence one person at a timec. Confidentiality.d. Ability to work under pressure and remain calm.e. Ability to meet deadlines (may involve working outside normal hours).f. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the team, members of thecongregation and the general public.CHARACTER & PERSONAL QUALiFiCATiONSSAFEGUARDiNG AND HEALTH & SAFETYONGOiNG ViSiON