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Youth Pastor
Are You Passionate About Inspiring The Next Generation?
Sutton Vineyard is seeking a dedicated Youth Pastor to nurture and guide our young people in their spiritual journey. This is a unique opportunity to join a church committed to making a lasting impact in the lives of young people in our borough.
While the role begins as a three-day-per-week position, we’re looking for someone who shares our vision for growth, spiritual development and community outreach. This role has the potential to grow and develop over time as we build a vibrant future together.
Whether you are an experienced youth pastor, someone stepping into ministry for the first time, or currently training for ministry, we would love to hear from you. If you have a heart for youth, a sincere faith, and a calling to help young people grow in their relationship with God, this could be the place for you.
Opportunities for personal development and training are provided.
Role Details
Position: Youth Pastor
Reporting to: Senior Pastor
Hours: 24 hours per week. 0.6 FTE Includes Sundays and some evenings.
Salary: £19,200 per annum plus pension. FTE £32,000
Principle Workplace: Stayton House, 93 Stayton Road, Sutton Surrey, SM1 2PS
Start Date: After Easter / Summer – Candidate specific.
Please note there is a genuine occupational requirement that the role holder is a committed Christian in full sympathy with aims and the ethos of the Church’s purpose and vision.
Application:
To apply for the role, please send an updated CV and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role to jon.dowdeswell@suttonvineyard.org by 28th February 2025.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to withdraw the job advert early.
If you have any questions regarding the role, we would love to encourage you to get in touch for an additional conversation.
Key Responsibilities, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
The Youth Pastor will be responsible for leading and developing the Youth Ministry at Sutton Vineyard.
This includes planning and leading weekly groups, organising social events, and providing spiritual guidance and mentorship to young people. They will oversee and continue to develop our volunteer team creating a thriving youth community.
The Youth Pastor will also be part of our safeguarding team and play a vital role within the wider pastoral team.
We are looking for someone who has a clear call to pastor young people, nurture spirituality and is able to think strategically about how the church can impact young people in Sutton.
You will be impassioned about Jesus, His Church, and its purpose, and understand how to empower those around them to help achieve the mission.
Our Church
Sutton Vineyard is a steadily growing and thriving church of roughly 200 adults and 100 children and young people in Sutton, a borough in the south of London. Sutton is one of the most loved boroughs in London for families, young professionals, schools, and opportunities for those who want to live near London but also have easy access to the beauty of the countryside.
Every Sunday, our church worships in the heart of Sutton at a local school, drawing people from all over the borough and beyond. We have exciting and thriving mid-week ministries and groups and several Small Groups that meet across the area to help people engage on a deeper level. We love our community and want Sutton to look different because we exist.
In May 2023, the church was handed over to new Senior Pastors. Under a new vision and leadership, the church has steadily refocused, and we believe it will continue to make a lasting impact in Sutton, reaching out, raising up people in the faith, and helping release people into the call of God for their lives.
We exist to extend the table of the Kingdom of God to the least, the lost, the near and the far-off. We are here to reach people for Jesus, inviting them to know Him and know Him better as they encounter the Kingdom of God.
We have an established youth ministry within the church with highly competent and committed volunteers who form our youth team and a regular core of 25-30 young people who meet during our Sunday services.