Spear Centre Manager River Church Ipswich Suffolk
Company: New Wine Trust
Location: Suffolk
Posted on: May 24, 2023
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Job Description:
ROLE PURPOSE
The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church
staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear-an employability
programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to
overcome barriers to employment and their their lives around by
moving into sustainable work or further education. Are you a
confident and outstanding coach with excellent leadership and
organisational skills, and a passion to work as part of River to
transform Ipswich? Then this role could be for you!
ROLE PROFILE
Job title: Spear Centre Manager
Department: Social Transformation
Reports to: Church Leaders
Principal location: River Church Ipswich, Key Street, IP4 1BZ
DBS check required: Yes
Special conditions of employment: There is a genuine occupational
requirement that the post-holder is a Christian, as permitted under
the Equality Act 2010.
Start date: 1st August 2023
Working days/hours: 30 hours (0.8 FTE); primarily Monday-Friday
9:00-5:00pm, with some evening and weekend work on occasion.
Rate of pay: -12.50-13.00 per hour ( -24,375- -25,350 per annum pro
rata)
Travel: May be required on occasion
Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Probation period: 6 months
Contract length: 1 year, subject to successful completion of
probation period, with potential to become extend or become
permanent.
Other expectations: The role holder will need to be available to
work some other key dates outside the usual working pattern, such
as special services (Christmas, Easter etc.), annual meetings, and
Focus (our annual one-week church holiday in the summer). It is
expected that staff members will be active members of River Church
(i.e., praying, serving, giving and growing as a disciple of
Jesus).
Context: River Church currently has 7 staff, plus 3 vacancies, and
some River College interns. The church has grown from an initial
team of 15 people, to more than 200 (mainly under 35s) in its first
18 months, and we anticipate significant further growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with Church Leaders and staff team to establish and
effectively run Spear Ipswich, in line with the dream, purpose, and
goals of River Church
Partnership liaison and relationship management:
- Establish the primary local referral agencies and build and
implement a strategy for developing relationships with them to
ensure recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme is
effective
- Maintain and develop relationships with local partners to form a
strong referral network
Oversight of Spear Programme:
- Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group
sessions and a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach
young people around skills and mindsets to support them in
returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to
stay there.
- As a confident communicator, you will lead group sessions of
around 10 young people each, using coaching skills to transform
attitudes to their own ability and the workplace, and to raise
their awareness and maximise potential in stepping into the world
of work
- Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant
Coach.
- Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets,
and report KPIs on recruitment, retention and completion of Spear
Trainees to Resurgo and the Spear Trust, as well as their ongoing
progress and sustainment of work or education
Line management and training:
- Manage the Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest
in their growth and development
- Be line managed by River Church staff, locally, and by Resurgo,
nationally, to support with the set-up and ongoing operations of
the centre and report back on KPI
Supporting River Church's mission and ministry:
- You will be required to establish strong relationships with key
people at the church to ensure the engagement and backing of church
members, and help the Assistant coaches to establish a strong
presence at the church to build a network of supporters for the
Spear programme
- Ensuring the Spear programme is a key missional feature of the
work of the church
- Work with the Head of Operations and Fundraising Assistant to
prepare successful grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich,
and provide timely grant reporting
- Attend and participate in Staff Meeting, Tuesday morning Prayer
Meeting, and Sunday Services (serving on a team at one or more
Sunday service)
- Regularly pray for Spear, River Church, and in particular our
Social Transformation work
- Attending other River Church events and services, occasionally
speaking and/or contributing as required
- Ad hoc tasks and other project work
Site management and set-up:
- Work with River Church to set up the training room and IT
infrastructure for the new Spear Centre in advance of opening
- Liaise with relevant staff locally on site issues and work to
resolve them as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training
room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and
safety policies30How to apply for the jobPlease note that there is
no specified closing date for applications for this role. We
reserve the right to close applications and/or shortlist at any
time. As such, we recommend applying for this role at your earliest
convenience to avoid missing out.
To apply, visit riverchurchipswich.org/vacancies to download and
complete the application form and equality and diversity monitoring
form, and send these to hello@riverchurchipswich.org.
For an informal conversation about this role, please email
matt.key@riverchurchipswich.org.River Church is an HTB Resource
Church plant in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, with a dream to see
Ipswich overflowing with life. We are located in the newly
regenerated Waterfront area of Ipswich, a growing town of 180,000
people, close to the up-and-coming University of Suffolk. After 15
months, River Church has seen more than 45 people come to faith in
Jesus, and grown to more than 180 people (mainly aged under 35),
with three Sunday services. We have exciting plans for growth,
leadership development, social transformation (through Love Your
Neighbour), and further church plants in the pipeline, so now is
the perfect time to join the River Church adventure!River Church is
a charismatic evangelical Anglican church, supported by the Church
Commissioners' SDF funding, and part of the C of E Suffolk's
Inspiring Ipswich church-planting project.
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