Skills | enthusiasm - patience - willingness to get stuck in - problem solver
Time | 1.5 hours per session
15 minute set up before service / 1 hour service / 15 minute set down
Commitment | 5 volunteers to volunteer around 8 times a year.
The team: Children and Young People team
At Emmanuel we have a thriving children and young people programme of activities - ranging from groups run during the Sunday service, to toddler, children and youth groups during the week, ad hoc children’s events and messy church.
They are the energetic team - trying their hand on ensuring the activities we offer are suitable, relevant and change with the needs of those who attend.
We have a paid worker who leads on coordinating and supporting all activities, but we can only run our children and young people activities with the help of our volunteer team.
Is this team for you?
You’d be perfect for this team if you have a passion for helping children and young people know God. You’ll be good with kids, young people or babies, and would be confident talking with groups of mixed ages in small groups of 5-10 up to around 50 people. You’ll also be great at adapting depending on what happens on the day, and be prepared to bring new ideas, and help prepare activities ahead of them being held.
Responsibilities
As a group helper, you'll need to:
Set up the room ready for the activity - including setting up chairs and tables, crafts, and activities
join in the activities during the session - role modelling participation
Support those attendees who need extra support with tasks, crafts or games on a 121
Generally help facilitate crafts, activities and games
Serve refreshments as required
Take registers of attendees, including collecting subscriptions or membership fees as required
Help tidy up, clean up and reset the room after the activity has taken place
Skills you'll need
enthusiasm
Ability to engage a group of children or young people
Skills or experience (or just an interest) in crafts, games or other child-appropriate activities
excellent communication skills
A can-do muck-in approach to carrying out tasks
You will be required to hold a relevant level DBS check for these roles, and attend annual safeguarding training.
It would be an advantage if you have a teaching or youth work qualification or experience and if you hold a food hygiene, first aid or safeguarding qualification - but its not essential!
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