Salary:  £8,326.80 per annum for 12 hours per week (FTE £27,456 / £13.20 per hour)
You will be responsible to the Designated Regional Minister (Lead for Safeguarding) and will support the local church’s designated person for safeguarding in order to ensure good safeguarding practice and pioneer missional activities across the SCBA churches 

 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities: 

• Provide a first point of contact for advice with the local designated person for safeguarding when a safeguarding issue arises in a member church, whether child protection or adult at risk.

• Offer advice and guidance on the application of the Baptist Union’s safeguarding policy (adopted by local churches) and local procedures at church level, including the involvement of statutory authorities as appropriate.

• Offer on-going support to churches managing a safeguarding issue.

• Oversee and manage safeguarding training programme for member churches, using the Baptist Union’s ’Excellence in Safeguarding’ training programme and materials (including offering training alongside a team of volunteer trainers)

 

Previous experience of working within Baptist Churches/Associations would be advantageous.

The Southern Counties Baptist Association is a Christian charity and as such, it is an occupational requirement that the holder of this post is a committed Christian and in sympathy with the Baptist Declaration of Principle. 

The appointment will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS.

 

You will work flexibly in agreement with the Regional Minister Team Leads. This will entail a mix of hours during the working week: daytime, evening meetings and occasional weekends. Although the majority of the time you will work from home there will also be in person meetings that you will expected to attend

 

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter addressing what excites you about and how you think your gifts will enable you in this role to office.administrator@scba.org.uk  

Please include in your covering letter or CV the contact details of two people you are happy for us to contact for a reference (one of these should be your most recent or current employer).

 

For a full job description and details of the application procedure please visit the website: 

 

For more information you can contact Rev Hayley Young via email at h.young@scba.org.uk  

 

Start date:  To be negotiated with the successful candidate (ideally January 2025).

Application Deadline: 12noon on Thursday 28th November 2024 

Date of interviews: Friday 13th December 2024