Youth Ministry Assistant

New Wine; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 16,531,000 - 20,664,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Event sponsorship for national network

Job summary

Co Church in Exeter is seeking a Youth Ministry Assistant to support, deliver, and grow the youth ministry (ages 11–18) across locations. The role focuses on Sunday sessions, relational discipleship, midweek outreach, and admin coordination, with a pathway for leadership development.

The post is 28 hours per week, part-time with flexible hours and a DBS check required. Experience with youth work and safeguarding is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Committed Christian with active faith and love for young people.
• Able to facilitate youth small groups and build rapport calmly.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills; basic IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and set up welcoming youth environments on Sundays.
• Host the Youth Lounge to foster social cohesion among young people.
• Deliver and support programmes for Younger Youth (Years 7–8) and develop Older Youth (Years 9–13) contact points.
• Ensure a safe, well-ordered environment for learning about God through teaching and worship.
• Facilitate small-group discussions and bible studies; support personal faith ownership.
• Provide pastoral care with SEND and challenging backgrounds in mind.
• Maintain ministerial boundaries and work with the Associate Pastor on midweek activities.
• Coordinate logistics, consent forms, and supplies for trips and residentials.
• Support volunteer coordination and integration of Year participants.

Skills

Youth group facilitation

Committed Christian

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Safeguarding

Job description

Co. Exeter Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Hours

Part Time

28

Description of Job

co.church/careers

TITLE Youth Ministry Assistant

FTE Part Time (flexible) - See role requirements

DBS DBS Required

CONTEXT

Co Church was planted as St Matt’s from HTB in 2019 as a City Centre Resource Church (CCRC) with a special focus on reaching kids and families, young people and students in Exeter. Now seven years later Co Church has planted into St Andrew’s Church in Exwick, forming a group of churches with shared vision, values and resources and local identity.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to support, deliver, and grow the thriving Youth ministry (ages 11–18) across our locations. The post holder will focus on the direct delivery of Sunday sessions, relational discipleship, midweek social outreach, and administrative coordination. The role serves as an intentional leadership pipeline, offering a supportive environment to develop practical ministry skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sunday Ministry

• Prepare and set up welcoming, high-impact youth environments on Sundays.


• Host the Youth Lounge to foster social cohesion and build community among young people as they arrive at church.


• Deliver and support the standard weekly program for Younger Youth (Years 7–8) and develop an Older Youth (Years 9–13) contact point on a Sunday.


• Ensure a safe, well-ordered, and stimulating environment where youth can learn about God through biblical teaching, prayer, worship, reflection, and fun.


• Facilitate small-group discussions and bible studies, helping youth move toward personalised faith ownership.


• Offer pastoral care and support to young people, with particular attentiveness to those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and challenging backgrounds.


• Help young people understand what it means to live a Spirit-led life as active members of the church family.


• Maintain healthy, professional, and clear ministerial boundaries at all times.


• Assist the Associate Pastor in delivering midweek youth groups, social nights, and outreach opportunities in local schools.


• Coordinate logistics, parental consent forms, and supplies for off-site trips and residentials.


• Act as a link to integrate general volunteers and Commission Year participants into youth events.

Administration & Operations

• Administrate youth details with database systems (such as ChurchSuite).


• Coordinate volunteer rotas and support team communication.


• Keep the spaces used by youth groups and events clean, tidy, and fully equipped.


• Under the supervision of the Associate Pastor, ensure all youth activities are fully safeguarded and risk-assessed.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS The person we are looking for is :

• A committed Christian with a vibrant, active personal faith, a love for young people, and a heart for making disciples.


• Actively aligned with the charismatic tradition of the HTB network.


• Able to facilitate youth small groups, engage young people in faith topics, and build rapport calmly and effectively.


• Experienced working or volunteering with young people aged 11–18 (in church, camp, or educational settings).


• Teachable, humble, and resilient; a proactive team player who thrives under clergy supervision and collaborative environments.


• Someone with strong organisational and time-management skills with basic IT literacy (office software, email, and digital communication).


• Someone who has a strong understanding of and total commitment to excellence in safeguarding policies and practices.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Understanding and experience of city-centre resource church dynamics or prior engagement with HTB network churches and training.


• Experience coordinating volunteers or working with youth who have SEND/diverse needs.


• Proficiency in database management systems like ChurchSuite.


• Creative flair (such as music, sports, media, or arts) to engage youth culture.


• Academic or formal practical training in theology or youth work.

REQUIREMENTS

• Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR): In accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, there is a legal requirement for the postholder to be a committed, practising Christian.


• The ideal candidate would do 28 hours a week but we are keen to find the right person and can be flexible about working hours. Core days include Sundays, designated midweek evenings, and occasional weekend residentials/festivals.


• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL): Working hours are flexible to match the rhythms of youth ministry. TOIL will be granted for extra hours accumulated in accordance with the church's 'Managing Time' policy.


• Mandatory attendance at the weekly staff huddle/meeting on Thursday mornings.


• Appointment is strictly contingent upon the completion of a Confidential Declaration form, satisfactory references, and an Enhanced DBS check with a check of the Children's Barred List.

BENEFITS

• Holiday: 26.4 days per annum (calculated as the 4-day pro-rata equivalent of a 25-day full-time entitlement


• Pension: Automatic pension enrolment into the parish scheme where eligible.


• Regular line-management supervisions with the Associate Pastor focusing on spiritual well-being and leadership growth. Enrollment in diocesan-approved pathways and staff investment programmes.


• Funded opportunities to attend national network events like Focus and Summit by Revitalise.

Co is a vibrant Diocesan Resource Church in the heart of Exeter. Our vision is to love Jesus and see Exeter transformed, ensuring that every young person is welcomed home. We are deeply committed to reaching the next generation through innovative ministry inside and outside the church.