REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKER POSTS

Are you up for a Challenge?

Do you have?

• Experience of work with children and young people and volunteers
• Good Communication skills
• An ability to work on your own initiative as well as being part of national team
• A desire to work within the context of a Christian uniformed organization in the Anglican Church

If you do and you feel you can make a real difference to children and young people and help the CLCGB grow is youth work provision, then we want to hear from you!

The CLCGB, thanks to a major funding grant, is committed to developing exciting new work in parishes where there is a need for youth work provision for children and young people where there is no other youth work provision.

 

We are seeking to appoint four innovative part-time development workers to support growth and identify locations where CLCGB could open new groups.   In consultation with local authorities, dioceses and existing Brigade companies the workers will assist local project groups in seeking to grow existing provision and establish new groups linked to parishes in these 

• Salary circa £22,000.00 to £24,000.00 pro rata dependent on experience and qualifications, plus mileage allowances.

Posts are to be based in North West England, North East England, Midlands, Northern Ireland and are secured with Funding until March 2016.

If you are interested and would like to know more, feel free to call the CLCGB Chief Executive Audrey Simm for an informal chat on 01709 876535.  

Applications should be made by means of a letter and accompany CV that should reach CLCGB Headquarters : St Martins House, 2, Barnsley Road, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkskire, S63 6PY by 5pm on Friday 29th August 2014.

 Person Specification

Communication and negotiating skills

IT literate

Presentation and training skills

Experience of voluntary work with children and young people in a context similar to that of CLCGB

A sympathy with the aims of The Brigade and a commitment to furthering its aims through development of new work.

Ability to work independently and meet agreed targets

Willingness and ability to travel around the Region as required

Work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Regional Background

North East Region comprises of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle, Durham, Ripon and Leeds, York, Bradford, Wakefield and Sheffield. The North East Region has its strongest concentration in the Durham Regiment with independent companies in Leeds, York, Beverley Doncaster and Scunthorpe.

North West Region comprises of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, Blackburn, Manchester, Liverpool and Chester. The North West Region has its strongest concentration in the Manchester Regiment, which comprises some 20+ companies, together with Chester Regiment, Liverpool Battalion and Chorley and Ribblesdale Battalion and Cumbria.

The Midlands Region comprises of the Church of England Dioceses of Linclon, Southwell, Derby, Leicester, Lichfield, Birmingham, Coventary, Hereford, and Worcester. The East Midlands has a Regiment in the Leicester Diocese and a company in Northampton with the Lichfield Battalion to the West.

Ulster, as a composite Regiment covers the following 5 Dioceses, Armagh, Down and Dromore, Connor, Clogher, Derry and Raphoe.

Other Regions The other concentrations are in Wales, Bristol Battalion in the South West and the London Regiment in the South East with an outlying company at Brightlingsea.

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