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This is an exciting opportunity for a proven youth worker with an excellent grasp of community work to join our leading Diocese and help shape meaningful social action work with young adults. You’ll have the chance to support young people to get involved in practical action in their local communities, positively impacting everyone involved, whilst developing your skills and professional capacity. This is a newly created role thanks to a generous benefactor, demonstrating how supportive our community is and offering real scope to make a visible impact.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and develop social action activities for young adults aged 18-34 across the Diocese
Work with parishes and Catholic charitable organisations to increase engagement across the 18-34 demographic in social action that supports local initiatives and responds to real community needs
Encourage and support individuals to get involved in volunteering and social outreach work
Research and promote initiatives
Develop practical resources and help embed social action within parish life
Work closely with the Caritas Westminster team and diocesan partners, forging relationships and ties that will support your work
Requirements:
First-hand experience in a mission-centred young adult community or movement
Enthusiasm for developing youth engagement within the Church
An understanding of parish-based mission and community outreach
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
An organised, proactive approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
A strong level of IT literacy
What we offer:
23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution (salary exchange available)
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Life assurance/death in service benefit
Employee Assistance Programme
Eye care vouchers and contributions towards glasses