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The Bridge is an important asset to Solihull Christian Fellowship and identifying areas requiring maintenance, upgrading, and repair is a key part of this role which includes organising appropriate contractors to complete the work. The Bridge is a hive of activity and often there are multiple events or groups running at the same time. This role will be responsible for room bookings for both church groups and external hirers, and the administration and communication that accompanies it.  A lived understanding of the churches ethos and beliefs is important to rightly identify external hirers that align with the church. This role is also the first point of enquiry for telephone calls, email enquiries, post, and visitors into the church. The candidate will require a working knowledge of the church to be able to respond to different types of enquiries.

This role reports into the Site Director and its key responsibilities are;

• Carry out regular building and Health & Safety checks to an agreed schedule.
• Organise maintenance and repair needs within an agreed budget and schedule.
• Working with Site Director to fulfil building projects
• Receive and respond to enquiries, post, email, telephone, or in person, including ‘ad-hoc’ visitors to the
  Bridge.
• Oversee general office supplies, paper, printing, and stationery.
• Responsibility for external hires in line with SCF’s hiring policy, including enquiry, communication, and billing.
• Oversee the cleaning schedule in line with activities at The Bridge.
• General church administration and ministry support.
• Assisting with church communications as required.
• Any other tasks deemed necessary by the Site Director to fulfil the role.

There is an occupational requirement for the holder of the role to be a practicing Christian and be able to affirm their
agreement to the churches statement of faith and belief.

We will only look at applications from candidates who are currently eligible to work in the UK. The successful applicant will also need to pass a DBS Check.

Competencies / Experience                                                                         Importance
Organisation and planning                                                                                      High
Administration and Communication                                                                 High
Able to work on your own                                                                                        High
Identifying Solutions                                                                                                   High
Customer Facing & People Centric                                                         High
Team Player                                                                                                                      Medium
Budget Management                                                                                                  Medium
Negotiation                                                                                                                       Medium
Computer literate and competent in MS Office applications             High
Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements and Legislation            Medium
Experience of building management/project work                                   Medium
Experience of practical building maintenance                                             Medium

Terms of Employment

• Hours per Week – up to 18hr per week Mon-Thurs/Friday between 08:30 – 1:00pm
  (Details to be negotiated with the successful applicant).
• Salary Banding – £12.00 to 12.57 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
• Annual Holiday – 5 weeks + bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Pension – Auto enrolment pension (as per government requirements)
• Probation Period – 3 months
• Ideal start date – As soon as possible

 If you would like to apply for this role, please send a short cover letter, and your CV to scfrecruitment@thebridgeshirley.com

Post-Covid, we recognise that we are in a different world, and we find ourselves with the exciting challenge of seeking new opportunities to reimagine our youth work while building on previous foundations.

The focus for our youth worker will be in two areas; Spiritual discipleship of our current youth and outreach into our community to reach new young people, with a stronger emphasis on outreach and evangelism.

This role presents an opportunity for a creative individual to bring their gifts with youth to Solihull Christian Fellowship and to shape the youth work to reflect the times we face.

Main Responsibilities 

• To build and deliver a youth strategy around the two focus areas of discipleship and outreach.
• To support and inspire a team of volunteers to help implement the strategy.
• To develop and grow a new outreach strategy which attracts young people in the community and aligns with the vision of Solihull Christian Fellowship.
• Work with the Lead Pastor to provide discipleship and pastoral support for all aspects of youth work, both young people and their parents, in Solihull Christian Fellowship.

Working With     

• Lead Pastor (line Manager) and wider Leadership Team
• Youth worker volunteers
• Community groups
• Youth workers from other churches
• Church admin team

Accountable To 

• Lead Pastor (Line manager)
• SCF’s Elders

Support 

• Regular and Ad-hoc 1:1’s
• Mentor (separate from line manager)
• Opportunity to create a development plan
• Relevant training

Main Tasks 

• To ensure a weekly programme of teaching and activities on Sundays
• To develop and run mid-week groups for fun and engagement both spiritually and socially, as required.
• Working with the youth team to distribute rotas, assign tasks, and develop activities.
• Responsible for developing events in line with the strategy.
• Work with the wider leadership team to ensure integration between our youth and the wider church family.
• Work closely with the children’s department in any areas of cross-over.
• Work alongside SCF’s safeguarding team, taking on some responsibilities as required.
• Any other duties as reasonably assigned by your line manager.

About Solihull Christian Fellowship (SCF) (https://www.scfchurch.org.uk/ )

SCF is a medium-sized church of around 130 adults, plus children and youth, located in Shirley, Solihull.  SCF was formed in 1972 by a group of people from a range of church backgrounds who were hungry for more of God and His Holy Spirit in their lives.  Since those early beginnings, we have grown as a church, including developing our own building, The Bridge.  We are charismatic and evangelical and seek to allow God’s Holy Spirit to shape and guide what we do.

We are an active church both during the week and at weekends.  Situated at the edge of one of Solihull’s busiest parks, we see a great opportunity for evangelism and outreach with the hundreds of people who come into Shirley. SCF is part of the worldwide Christian Church, and we adhere to mainstream Christian beliefs.  SCF is also a member of Shirley Churches Together and the UK Evangelical Alliance and is committed to their stated aims and ethos.

Person Profile

Terms of Employment

• Hours per Week – 26hr per week including evenings and some Sundays.
• Salary Banding – £14900 (£21,500 FTE) – £17332 (£25,000 FTE)
• Annual Holiday – 5 weeks + bank holidays prorated for part-time staff.
• Pension – Pension contributions will be included as part of a statutory pension fund.
• Probation Period – 3 months
• Ideal start date – January 2024
• Interviews to take place late Autumn 2023

We are open to the idea of this role being paired with our other part-time vacancies which may be found on our website or on recruitment websites

If you would like to apply for this role please send a short cover letter, the application form, and your CV to scfrecruitment@thebridgeshirley.com