Lay Chaplain and Youth Lead

St Cuthbert's Church; Darlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St Cuthbert's Church in Darlington is seeking a Youth and Chaplaincy Lead to nurture the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of young people. This exciting role involves building relationships with local schools, leading discipleship, and facilitating outreach opportunities as part of a new mission initiative.

Qualifications

• Desire to pioneer new connections between faith and young people's lives.
• Ability to build strong relationships and provide pastoral support.
• Passion for developing outreach and discipleship opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of outreach and missional opportunities for young people.
• Provide pastoral care and create spaces for discipleship in school.
• Connect with students to help them grow in faith and relationship with Jesus.

Skills

Leadership

Pastoral Care

Discipleship

Relationship Building

Job description

St Cuthbert's Church Darlington, Darlington, England, United Kingdom

Hours

28,000

32,000

Description of Job

Youth and Chaplaincy Lead

Can you walk alongside young people with a passion to see them flourish in Christ?

St Cuthbert’s is a growing church in the centre of Darlington with a heart for young people and a vision for transformation. We’re looking for a Youth and Chaplaincy Lead who will be a bridge between church and school. Investing in the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of students, leading discipleship, and helping young people grow in faith.

This exciting role will be based within the staff team at St Cuthbert’s and focus on building strong relationships with St Aidan’s Church of England Academy. You will shape and lead the role, spending a large proportion of your time in school, offering pastoral care, creating spaces for discipleship and providing opportunities for young people to explore faith in relevant and engaging ways. From these relationships, you will lead the development of outreach and missional opportunities that support young people in deeper discipleship.

If you’re someone who loves Jesus, connects easily with young people, and has the heart to pioneer new things—we’d love to hear from you. This post is part of a new initiative to place young people at the heart of our church’s mission.

We are looking for someone who understands and can creatively imagine new ways of connecting faith, life and mission, who has a desire to see young people grow in relationship with Jesus and help them to live out our mission of becoming more like Jesus.

The postholder will be required to travel within the Darlington area. Evening and weekend working is expected.

Closing Date: 1 st August 2025 Interviews: W/C 25 th August 2025

Darlington, Darlington, England, United Kingdom

We are the Church in the Market place in the centre of Darlington. We are a growing church with a big history and welcome all to join us for our services.