A growing number of churches are employing someone to work with children and young people. This guide helps churches through the whole process of researching, planning and making an appointment, helping them avoid common mistakes which lead to later problems. It also considers how volunteers might be best used and supported.

Paul Godfrey

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Title

Acknowledgements

Series

Foreword

Tribute to Paul Godfrey

Introduction: The Importance of Building on Rock

Part One Understanding the Process

1 Laying Firm Foundations

2 Surveying the Site

Part Two Preparation Process

3 Stage 1: The Research

4 Stage 2: The Planning

5 Who Does the Work?

6 Resourcing the Work

7 What Do We Want a Worker to Do?

Part Three Appointment Procedures

8 Job Descriptions and Contracts

9 Recruitment, Interviews and the Selection Process

Part Four Management Issues

10 Good Management Practice

11 Induction Period and Further Development

12 Knowing How Things Go Wrong

Appendices

Appendix 1 Crucial Questions Checklist

Appendix 2 Group Remit Suggestions

Appendix 3 Sample Research Questionnaire

Appendix 4 Paid and Volunteer Appointment Safeguards

Appendix 5 Policies and Procedures

Appendix 6 Online Resources

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A growing number of churches are now employing someone to work with children and young people. This short and accessible guide helps churches through the whole process of researching, planning and making an appointment. It helps churches to avoid common mistakes which can lead to later problems. It also considers how volunteers might be best used and supported. The guide includes: Preparation: research, planning, resourcing the work, thinking through what you want a worker to do. Appointment procedures: job descriptions and contracts, the recruitment and selection process. Management issues: good management practice, induction and further development. Further sources of help and advice.

\* Before his sudden death in 2007, Paul Godfrey was the Children's work adviser for the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford. Paul previously worked as a children's evangelist and as a secondary school teacher. \* Nic Sheppard is the Youth work adviser for the Anglican Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. Nic advises parishes wishing to develop their youth work. He is a Church Army officer.

A growing number of churches are now employing someone to work with children and young people. This short and accessible guide helps churches through the whole process of researching, planning and making an appointment. It helps churches to avoid common mistakes which can lead to later problems. It also considers how volunteers might be best used and supported.   
  
The guide includes:

- Preparation: research, planning, resourcing the work, thinking through what you want a worker to do.
- Appointment procedures: job descriptions and contracts, the recruitment and selection process.
- Management issues: good management practice, induction and further development.
- Further sources of help and advice.

\["For churches seeking to hire youth and children's workers", "Avoids common mistakes in the hiring process", "You will build a strong foundation for youth ministry"\]

This guide helps churches effectively employ youth and children's workers.

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So your Church has reached the point of deciding to employ a Youth Worker? If so, then the very next thing it should do is to work through Paul Godfrey and Nic Sheppard’s guide to both the pitfalls and successes in making this work. Employing Youth and Children’s Workers covers the wide spectrum of activities needed from preparing a job description, working through the recruitment process to looking at longer term development for this key role. The authors draw on their wide experience as youth workers and have also included site addresses for many relevant sources of further information. Many areas are common sense but the guide develops these to give you, your Church and its Youth Worker the best chance of success.

Employing Youth and Children’s Workers

So your Church has reached the point of deciding to employ a Youth Worker? If so, then the very next thing it should do is to work through Paul Godfrey and Nic Sheppard&#146;s guide to both the pitfalls and successes in making this work. Employing Youth and Children&#146;s Workers covers the wide spectrum of activities needed from preparing a job description, working through the recruitment process to looking at longer term development for this key role. The authors draw on their wide experience as youth workers and have also included site addresses for many relevant sources of further information. Many areas are common sense but the guide develops these to give you, your Church and its Youth Worker the best chance of success.

Employing Youth and Children&#146;s Workers

Employing Youth and Children's Workers

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