Offender Outreach Worker

The Message Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Message Trust is seeking a pastoral worker with a passion for engaging with young people and communities. You will lead various activities in prisons, coordinating events and facilitating outreach programs. This role requires commitment and an understanding of Christian values, offering the opportunity to impact lives directly.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed individual.
• Experience in pastoral care or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects and events within the prison.
• Run outreach courses such as Alpha.
• Oversee volunteer activities.

Skills

Project Coordination

Community Engagement

Leadership

Outreach

Job description

The Message Trust is a worldwide movement passionately sharing the love of Jesus Christ in words and actions with the hardest-to-reach young people and communities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, and pastoral worker to be responsible for the development and delivery of The Message Trust’s activities within prison.

You would be responsible for:

1. Coordinating projects and events
2. Running outreach courses such as Alpha
3. Leading discipleship groups
4. Conducting structured detached outreach work
5. Overseeing volunteers
6. Establishing ongoing positive relationships with offenders

Check out the benefits of working at The Message here: Benefits - The Message

Hear the heart of what we are about at The Message: Message Values Talk - The Message

See links for the job description and the 'Working at The Message' document.

If applying from an external website, please visit www.message.org.uk/jobs for further details and to access the job description.

All applicants must have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years.

This post has been identified as having a GOR to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.