Job opportunities

The church:

Jubilee Church is a dynamic, multi-generational Pioneer Church based in Bromley Common, South London.

Deeply rooted in our community, we are passionate about sharing the good news of Jesus and making a positive difference locally, regionally, and beyond. Our congregation is diverse and united by the transforming power of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. We collaborate closely with other churches across the borough through Transform Bromley Borough, promoting unity and a shared sense of mission. Our vision is to see Bromley transformed by Christ’s love, demonstrated through practical care, outreach, and encouraging spiritual growth.

We offer Sunday worship, youth and children’s groups, and a variety of community events. Jubilee Church is also a founding member of the Bromley CAP Partnership, Hope into Action Bromley, and the TBB Food Partnership. Additionally, we support Bromley Street Pastors and maintain links with churches in India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa.

The job role:

JOB PURPOSE
The purpose of this role is to lead, develop, and grow our youth ministry by building strong, supportive relationships with young people, both within our church family and in the wider community. You will inspire young people to discover and deepen their personal relationship with Christ, while helping them recognise their dignity, worth, and value to God. This will include promoting their emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing in a safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Leading and developing youth programmes
Design, lead, and oversee discipleship groups, youth clubs, special events, and volunteer teams, ensuring all activities are engaging, culturally relevant, and effectively communicate the Christian message while maintaining safe and effective communication with young people and stakeholders.
2. Building discipling relationships
Foster a culture of youth discipleship by modeling Christian living, mentoring young people, nurturing their spiritual growth by enabling them to understand the biblical story and encountering the Holy Spirit, learning how this engagement with God relates to their daily lives as apprentices of Jesus, and developing emerging leaders through guidance and prayer.
3. Developing outreach programmes for local youth
Build relationships and trust with young people beyond the church by partnering with local organisations and schools to extend support and outreach in the wider community.
4. Personal development
Actively pursuing personal spiritual growth and professional development, regularly reflecting on and adapting practices to better serve young people and the church community.
5. Safeguarding and inclusion
Promote a strong safeguarding culture and ensure all youth activities are safe, inclusive, and accessible so that young people feel welcomed and included, particularly any young people with additional needs, by equipping volunteers and maintaining robust procedures
6. Administration
Ensure that all administrative requirements for the youth work in the Church are in place and kept up to date. Oversee the youth work budget and manage your work area.
7. Contributing to the whole Church
Participate fully as a staff team member, working and praying together to seek God’s direction as we develop church strategy and implement the vision and mission of the Church.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are looking for a spiritually mature and resilient Christian leader to join our team, someone who brings energy, enthusiasm, and emotional stability. You will be an approachable, compassionate, and flexible person with a servant heart, who enjoys working collaboratively and is a supportive team player, comfortable following guidance as we work together towards a shared vision.

Essential experience, skills and gifts
* Experience of youth leadership and ministry sufficient to hold responsibility in a small to medium sized church context and to take our youth ministry to the next level.
* Experience of enabling others and growing disciples, with a track record of identifying, encouraging and developing others in leadership.
* Ability to develop and communicate a vision for youth ministry in a church environment with experience of growing young disciples and leading sensitive and safe
worship and prayer ministry with young people.
* Ability to actively engage with young people from different backgrounds and cultures in a safe and inclusive manner.
* A confident leader, skilled at building and managing volunteers, encouraging and releasing the gifts of others, able to organise, recruit, delegate, and co-ordinate. A
‘completer-finisher’ able to see things through.
* An engaging, theologically informed communicator, able to train, teach, encourage, and inspire.
* A reflective practitioner, prayerfully attentive to the impact of their actions and always seeking to learn and improve their work and approach as a result.
* A thoughtful planner with an ability to take in a range of information, think things through logically, and plan strategically for the future.
* Spiritual maturity and proven experience of putting faith into practice.

Spiritual Life and Theological Conviction
* A mature and growing disciple of Jesus Christ, committed to their own spiritual formation and devoted to growing in prayer and spiritual disciplines, eager to know
Christ more and to grow in grace, obedience and Christlikeness.
* A leader passionate about engaging deeply with scripture and committed to an ongoing experience of the renewing work of the Holy Spirit.
* A passion for Jesus’ church and committed to enabling others so that the church grows as a missional community of disciples who worship God with their whole lives.
* An intentionality about mission and making Christ known to others.
* Evangelical, charismatic and orthodox in theology and ethics with a gracious heart to facilitate greater freedom in the Holy Spirit in worship, prayer and word.

This role:
* requires a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check to be completed before commencement.
* has been identified as one which has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a practicing Christian Under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 section 3.

Location:

Bromley

Salary:

£14,900pa

Hours:

18 hours a week, but can be flexible

How to apply:

If you are interested in applying for this appointment, we would request that you send the following documents to Derek Holl via email to derek@jubileechurch.co.uk for consideration.

* a covering letter of no more than 1000 words, outlining how your experience matches the requirements of the person specification and your motivation for applying for the role;
* a full CV, including responsibilities held and relevant achievements
* the details of two individuals whom we may contact for a reference; one should be the leader of your current Church, the other a senior representative from your current or previous employer who is qualified to provide a reference, such as a Director or Human Resources Manager. We will not contact your referees without your prior consent.

Application deadline date: Friday 25 July 2025