The King’s Church SCIO (The King’s Church, Motherwell), is an independent charismatic church, established in the Lanarkshire area for nearly 40 years.

Over this time we have grown into the multi-racial, multi-generational church that we are today, which encourages people from all backgrounds to come together to Love God and to Love people, underpinned by our values of Truth, Unity, Compassion and Honour. We believe in the sacraments of believer’s baptism and communion.

We are looking to appoint a new Lead Pastor who has a love for God, a passion for ministry and a heart for humbly serving others. They will help lead The King’s Church, in a manner sensitive to the Holy Spirit, and in partnership with the wider leadership and operations teams, in the ongoing implementation of our vision of “Building a Community of Lifelong Apprentices of Jesus”.

Our leadership is based on teamwork, with responsibility for the spiritual well-being of the church resting with our Overseers Team. The Trustees manage the legal and financial aspects of the church. These teams work together to provide the overall leadership of the church. Similarly, other areas of the church are based on a team approach, allowing us to use our God given gifts and talents in a collaborative way.

The candidate should be a passionate follower of Jesus, who wants to make a real difference in the lives of The King’s Church family and in the local community.

This post is for a person with an active Christian faith, several years’ experience in church ministry or a similar leadership role, strong visionary leadership, and a passion to see people of all ages live for Jesus.

Please see the attached Job Description for more information regarding the key responsibilities of the role.

We recognise that no applicant will be able to fully meet the key roles and responsibilities outlined in the Job Description! In the completion of your application, as well as highlighting your strengths and experience you will have the opportunity to share areas requiring further personal development.

Scripture Union Scotland is a national charity, with 125 staff and 2,200 volunteers. Our vision is to see every child and young person of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.

At the heart of our current strategy is a focus on growing SU Scotland’s ministry, especially in priority communities and with priority schools and children, removing barriers and partnering with local churches.

Building on the experience and impact of Ferrywell in Edinburgh (ferrywell.org.uk) and Junction 12 in Glasgow (junction12.org.uk), a key focus for the next period is planting more local Christian youth projects in priority communities to share the love of Jesus with children, young people and their families.

For the past two years, we have had the privilege of supporting Merkinch Primary School, offering various weekly in-school and out-of-school activities. A group of volunteers are already engaging with the project. More recently, similar opportunities have arisen at Inverness High School. The work within the schools has grown and it is now essential to appoint a full-time project worker.

Purpose

Reporting to our Ministry at the Margins Lead, this role involves developing and growing the existing work begun within Merkinch, South Kessock and the Inverness High School catchment.

Who we are looking for

To achieve this, we want to appoint someone with a vibrant Christian faith who understands life for young people within a priority community and who can build positive, trusting and supportive relationships with them.

For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and can demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

Role and Responsibilities

Weekly:

• Managing data entry, monitoring and reporting data necessary for grant reporting; providing reports and analysis to the Project Coordinator
• Keep foodbank paperwork up to date and relevant.
• Shred confidential paperwork.
• Send thank you letters to supporters
• Check and respond to emails and Facebook messages.
• Keep volunteer records up to date.

As required:

• Prepare agenda for management meetings and send to the Foodbank Co-ordinator, before circulating to the management group.
• Prepare minutes at foodbank planning meetings and circulate to the management group, within 1 week, after the meeting takes place.
• Set up refreshments for meetings and groups.
• Create new forms, spreadsheets or documents to ensure the foodbank and advice service runs as efficiently as possible.
• Develop flyers, posters and promotional materials for use by the foodbank.
• Recommend new technologies that will make the work of the foodbank and advice service more streamlined and safer.
• Produce quarterly volunteers and supporter's newsletter.
• Oversee and supply the needs of volunteers, such as lanyards, uniform and equipment.
• Ensure rotas for volunteers are completed & communicated in a timely manner.
• Update all social media sharing, in conjunction with the social media volunteer.
• Keep foodbank publicity up to date.
• Assist in the set-up of Foodbank activities.
• Ordering stationary, promotional and office supplies as required by the foodbank
• Provide support to the Treasurer and other members of the Management Group.
• Monitor Health & Safety practices and ensure that all recording is kept up to date, such as fire alarm testing, emergency lighting tests, PAT tests etc
• Work under the direction of the Project Manager on new initiatives. And undertake any other reasonable tasks at a commensurate level as requested by the Foodbank Project Coordinator.
• Every 6 months/Annually:
• Carry out Risk Assessments for new activities.
• Ensure that a fire drill is carried out at least twice a year. (Bring this to the attention of the management group in January and August each year)
• Keep all Church of Scotland and Foodbank policies and procedures are up to date and clearly displayed.

Person Specification

• Confident IT user, Microsoft Excel, Word etc
• Proven experience in an administration role.
• Confident in the use of social media.
• Able to carry out role in an efficient and timely manner.
• A commitment to social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Helpful and friendly manner.
• Ability and flexibility to work as part of a small, busy team, and to undertake such additional duties as may reasonably be assigned.
• Able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to build relationships with the team/ volunteers and external parties.

This is a sessional post of 12 hours per week, and the hourly rate is £12.50 and the hours of work are Wednesday: 9.00am to 2.30pm and Thursday: 9.00am to 2.30pm. There is funding secured for the first year. The role is funding dependant and is applied for on an annual basis.

Any expenses incurred while carrying out the above duties will be reimbursed, as agreed with the line-manager.

The post holder will be line-manged by the person appointed by Carnwadric Church Kirk Session. The Line-Manger is Tammy Cahill, Foodbank Co-ordinator. The post will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the post is fit for purpose.

Sick leave – There are 5 days per annum sick leave. The line-manager should be contacted as soon as possible regarding sickness. This is to ensure that any work that is needed completed can be attended to. The line-manager should be contacted by phone.

The holiday entitlement for this post is 5.6 (2.8) weeks per year and holidays must be agreed, in advance, with the line-manager.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience in youth work to be our Youth Development Leader. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the Good News of Jesus Christ and the spiritual development of young people. You would be expected to worship at Viewpark and be actively involved in the life of the congregation in order to become familiar with the congregation and the wider work undertaken there. The successful applicant’s main focus will be to facilitate and further develop our TeenSpace Project. This involves working with young people from 11 to 17 in conjunction with a range of ecumenical partners and other voluntary and statutory bodies. A wide range of volunteers is involved.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of working with young people,
• Be experienced in starting projects and delivering to completion,
• Have an awareness of current issues affecting young people,
• Be someone who has led teams of volunteers,
• Be an effective communicator in many settings,
• Be both self-motivated and an adaptable team player