Sunday School Volunteer

The Church of England is committed to promoting a safe environment and culture.

The individual appointed to this role will be expected to work within the policy and procedures and attend all required training.

Name of church/body: St Mary’s Church, Todmorden (and potentially St Peters Walsden and/or St Michaels Cornholme)

Role title: Sunday School Volunteer

Main purpose of the role: Support the growth of Sunday school and plan and increase capacity for children to join church activities.

What you will be doing:

• Develop activities suitable for volunteers to assist children to take part in.
• Plan ahead, agreed programme and rota to ensure consistent Sunday school involvement.
• Engage with families

When and where you will be doing it:

• St Mary’s Todmorden, step free with induction loop
• 11am-noon Sundays

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Requirements: Enhanced child and adult check

Who you will be responsible to: Rev Catherine Shelley and overall to the PCC (trustees)

Training requirements: 

• Induction
• Safeguarding online or in person

Support you will be given: Induction, training, regular check in and termly meeting

General information 

Benefits:

• Enable children to feel welcome, included and engaged.
• Be part of a team.
• Personal development opportunities.
• Ensure families are able to take part in church on Sundays.
• Support the church’s capacity to develop and deliver inclusive activities.

Person Specification for Sunday school helpers

Knowledge:

• Safeguarding (desirable)
• Safety (desirable)
• Confidentiality (desirable)

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills (essential)
• Boundaries (essential)
• Communication (verbal) (essential)

Experience:        

• Risk assessment (desirable)

Personal attributes:      

• Fun, Friendly, approachable (essential)
• Inclusive, non judgemental (essential)
• Welcoming (essential)
• Reliable (essential)
• Attentive (essential)

Qualifications/training:

• Child development/care /Youth work/education (desirable)
• Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (desirable)

Availablity

• Sundays 11-noon (however often as you can)

Other:

• Ability to communicate remotely eg phone &/ email (desirable)

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.