Church and Community Relationships Coordinator (Northern HSC Trust Area)

Safe Families for Children; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Church and Community Relationships Coordinator to inspire and activate communities to support children and families. This role involves growing relationships with church leaders, recruiting volunteers, and working collaboratively across the Northern HSC Trust area. A passion for community engagement is vital, along with the ability to work flexibly with a focus on holistic solutions. Competitive compensation and the possibility of both full-time and part-time work is offered.

Benefits

36 days annual leave allowance

Option to purchase additional leave

Qualifications

• Experience in community development or church engagement.
• Ability to travel within the Northern Trust area.
• Excellent communication skills to work with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Inspire churches and individuals to care for children and families.
• Grow relationships with church leaders and networks.
• Recruit and nurture Church Champions to maximize impact.

Skills

Inspiring and resourcing individuals

Building relationships with communities

Recruitment and nurturing of volunteers

Understanding of church dynamics

Job description

Church and Community Relationships Coordinator (Northern HSC Trust Area)

The Church and Community Relationships Coordinator is a role focused on inspiring, resourcing, and activating individuals and churches to understand the biblical mandate to care for children and families. You will inspire them to respond and play their part in the solution.

The role focuses on growing relationships with church leaders, networks, and individual Christians. It involves stimulating, resourcing, and activating churches to provide a holistic solution that prevents children from entering the care system and increases the number of safe and nurturing homes through fostering, adoption and supported lodgings.

The role also includes recruiting and nurturing a team of volunteer Church Champions across your area, enabling us to maximize our vision and multiply our impact.

You will work as part of the Church and Community Relationships Team spanning Northern Ireland. Ability to travel across the Northern HSC Trust area and occasionally across Northern Ireland is essential.

Interviews for this role are scheduled for 16 January, but we will endeavour to accommodate candidates’ availability.

Contract Type

This is a permanent contract subject to continued partnership funding.

Hours of Work

Full time or part time considered (37 hours 30 minutes).

Location

This role is home based with travel within the Northern Trust area and occasional travel across Northern Ireland.

Salary

£24,570.00 – £28,280.00, dependent on skills and experience.

Holiday Entitlement

36 days annual leave allowance (inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure) with the option to purchase additional leave and extra days added to your allowance with length of service. Pro-rated for part-time staff.

In September 2024 we announced that Safe Families had merged with Home for Good. To find out more about this please visit the link below.

If you have any questions about how this may impact this role, please contact the hiring manager.

Interested in becoming our Church and Community Relationships Coordinator (Northern HSC Trust Area)?

Have any questions? Please contact Tash McBride.

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