Youth & School’s Worker

Christ Church Southport; Sefton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused church in Southport is seeking a full-time youth worker to engage with young people across multiple settings. The role involves working closely with Christ Church and local schools, aiming to connect youth with faith and provide safe spaces for exploration. Ideal candidates are passionate about youth work and can work effectively within a team. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in youth work preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage with children and teens.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Split time between Christ Church and local schools.
• Facilitate youth engagements and programs.
• Support the Children's and Families Worker.

Skills

Passion for youth work

Ability to connect with young people

Teamwork spirit

Basic understanding of Christianity

Job description

Hours

Full Time

28,000

32,000

Description of Job

We are excited to offer this role, where you will split your time 50/50 between Christ Church (CCS) and the Southport and Areas Schools Workers Trust (SASWT, www.saswtrust.com ).

At Christ Church, we want to see every young person that lives in Southport have the opportunity to meet with the God who can change their lives. We have a target of 200 young people (0-18s) connected to Christ Church by 2028. Currently, we have around 70 with roughly ten 11-16s attending on a Sunday (plus a couple of 16-18s) and roughly thirty who attend our Friday Night Youth. This is all supported by a team of around 15 volunteers.

Southport and Area Schools Workers Trust is a charity formed in 1999, which has the privilege of connecting with children and young people across 20+ primary and secondary schools across the town and beyond. With a vision to create safe spaces to explore the big issues of life and faith, our team of staff and volunteers have a wide-ranging mission that includes assemblies, RE & PSHE lessons, primary after-school clubs, lunchtime secondary school safe spaces, and so much more.

CCS is a founding supporter of SASWT, and we both want to see young people explore faith and meet Jesus - this role simply allows you to do that in a school setting with a church base. To connect with more young people across Southport, we want someone who feels called here and has the right set of skills and personality to work in our schools and at Christ Church. We are not looking for perfection (or even mountains of experience) but someone passionate about seeing young people encounter Jesus. We have recently appointed a Children and Families Worker, and you would form a small staff team that would be passionate about working hard, having fun, encouraging each other, and trusting God together.

This is two permanent 18.75hr contracts (one with each organisation) making up a 37.5hr full-time position.

Deadline for application is: 1st November 2025.

Provisional interview date: 21st November 2025.

Christ Church is a lively church and we have a big vision - we want to give everyone in Southport multiple opportunities to encounter Jesus. Our five values that shape and define Christ Church are: Jesus following, relational, kind, creative and courageous. We don’t always get them right, but we are driven to have these characteristics define this community.