Vacancies

Role Profile

Church administrator

Hours per Week – up to 12 hours per week Mon-Thurs mornings

 

This role is key to the smooth running of The Bridge and encompasses dealing with room bookings, as well as general church administration, and some regular building checks.

The Bridge is a hive of activity with multiple events or groups often 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.  It also requires a working knowledge of the church, in order to be able to respond to different types of enquiries.

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

• Receive and respond to enquiries, by post, email, telephone, or in person, including ‘ad-hoc’ visitors to the Bridge, liaising with the ministry team as necessary.
• Oversee general office supplies, paper, printing, and stationery.
• Dealing with room hires in line with SCF’s hiring policy, including enquiry, communication, and billing.
• Liaise with the cleaner to ensure that the cleaning schedule is in line with activities at The Bridge.
• General church administration and occasional support to the ministry team.
• Carry out regular building and H&S checks to an agreed schedule.
• 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
Administration and Communication	High
Customer Facing & People Centric	High
Organisation	Medium
Able to work on your own	Medium
Identifying Solutions	Medium
Team Player	Medium
E-mail and MS Office applications	Medium

Terms of Employment

• Hours per Week – up to 12 hours per week Mon-Thurs mornings

(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
• Start date –To be agreed

 

David Shore, Site Director                               Issue 2 : 18/06/24

Part-Time Church
Youth Worker

20 – 26 hours per week flexible

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about working with young people aged 11-18.  Solihull Christian Fellowship has a long track record of developing exciting and dynamic youth programmes that engage young people spiritually, socially, and emotionally.

We are excited to have the opportunity to reimagine our youth work while building on previous foundations.

This role presents an opportunity for a creative individual to bring their gifts and experience 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 for SCFs young people which aligns with the church’s vision
• To support and inspire a team of volunteers to help implement the strategy.
• To develop outreach initiatives which attract young people in the community.
• To provide discipleship and pastoral support for your young people within SCF.
• To engage with young people in the wider community, and their parents / carers, to provide discipleship and pastoral support.

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.