Student Pastor

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join Greyfriars Reading to lead and develop our student work.

Salary: £27,600 pro rata (dependent on experience)

Hours: 2 days per week / 15 hours (to include Sunday evenings and Tuesdays)

SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Developing, maintaining and delivering an ongoing vision for student discipleship, mission and leadership

· Helping formulate appropriate termly and annual objectives

· Creating a timetable/programme for the year

· Developing and overseeing a student team

· Helping the wider church engage with students and students with the church family

· Managing the student budget

Developing discipleship, mission and leadership with and through students:

Student discipleship:

• Encourage healthy patterns and rhythms of discipleship by teaching, pastoral contact, fellowship and community

• Mentor and oversee mentors for individual students

• Oversee and develop pathways for student discipleship

• Oversee a small group for students

Student mission:

• Encourage and support innovative mission amongst students

• Create spaces for non-Christians to connect with church and the good news

• Help the church welcome and integrate non- and new-Christian students

• Willingness to engage with and support the CU on campus, especially around Freshers and Mission week

Student leadership:

• Identify student leaders (both in church and in wider contexts, e.g. Sports Society reps / Students’ Union reps)

• Develop pathways for student leadership development and training

• Facilitate student engagement in wider church leadership, including Student Takeover Services

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential:

· Highly relational

· Good written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to prioritise tasks and manage own time effectively

· Commitment to personal and spiritual development

· Highly motivated self-starter

· Team player

· Has a university degree

· Experience in student or youth ministry

· Evident commitment to and involvement in local church

· Confident at independent / solo working

Desirable:

· Current involvement in church student ministry

· Speaking experience (preaching or other)

· Good at independent/solo working

· Communcations experience using a range of social media

· Safeguarding awareness or experience

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed active Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Completed forms and CV should be returned to Natalie Worsfold by email to: Natalie.worsfold@greyfriars.org.uk , or by post to: Revd Natalie Worsfold, Greyfriars Church, Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EH.