18th June VYS Annual General Meeting and Children and Young People’s Awards – please don’t forget to nominate children and young people you work with for these awards. See www.vysdevon.org.uk for details.

Consultation: Good early years provision for all – This consultation seeks views on proposals for revisions to the inspection of early years providers. Closes 24th May. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/good-early-years-provision-for-all and also http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1076990/ofsted-tough

Dartmoor Arts Project Summer School Bursaries – there are a number of bursaries for young artists 18+ from all disciplines and young architects to participate in this summer school in July. The school brings together over 100 student & professional artists, architects and makers for a brilliant week of in-depth creative practice plus a programme of talks by leading contemporary artists. Summer School students get to work alongside and be taught and mentored by professional artists and can choose from eleven courses which run throughout the summer school week. Dartmoor Arts is also hosting a special two day stone carving and forged metals workshop for young people aged 16-18 where they can learn stone carving and traditional metal forging and create their own art works as well as come away with some amazing new skills. Again there are bursaries available. For more information go to www.dartmoorarts.com or call 01647 281295, or email admin@dartmoorarts.com.

Diana Awards Scheme – If you know an exceptional young person or group of individuals who have made a selfless contribution to your community then nominate them for one of our three Diana Award schemes. Deadline is 17th May. See www.diana-award.org.uk/

Disclosure and Barring Service – The government has published a new webpage on the Disclosure and Barring Service. It includes details of which services are offered by DBS, including fees and guidance on applications, and how the referrals process works. https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-and-barring-service-criminal-record-checks-referrals-and-complaints
NCVYS Young Partners Award – NCVYS has opened nominations for this year’s Young Partners Award for organisations that work in partnership with young people. This year the nominations will be shortlisted into six categories:
• Arts and culture
• Health and wellbeing
• Media
• Community action
• Environment
• Social Enterprise
The deadline for nominations is 31st May. http://ncvys.org.uk/Young_Partners_Award.html

Opportunity for Young People – Roots to Routes is a weekend conference being held 12th/14th July for young people aged 16-25 that will look at issues surrounding youth unemployment and highlights the organisations that support young people to overcome these challenges. It is a fantastic opportunity for young people to have their say and explore their potential. This UK Youth conference will help young people to stand out from the crowd in interviews, perfect their CV and reflect on what might be holding them back. If creating their own job is more their style, there will be workshops on ‘being your own boss’ with help from experts in this field including business advisers and enterprise guru David McQueen. Bursaries are available to help with the cost. For details see http://roots2013.eventbrite.co.uk/# or email claire.d@ukyouth.org

Opportunities for young people – the Prince’s Trust is offering 16-25 year olds who are unemployed and interested in a career in facilities management, a FREE training programme. Facility management is a field primarily devoted to the maintenance and care of commercial or institutional buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, office complexes or educational centres. It encompasses multiple disciplines.
• Learn transferable skills that could enable you to gain employment within a University, Hospital or Hotel.
• Gain a British Safety Council certificate (BSC Level 1),
• First Aid Training Level 2 certificate and Fire Safety Training
• Welcome Host Training Certificate
• Improve your teamwork and communication skills
• Boost your confidence, interview skills and CV
• Receive six months’ support after the programme to help you find a job
There is a Taster Day: Wednesday 6th June and the programme runs from the 10th – 21st June in Exeter. This course will be delivered at: UPP Residential Services Ltd, Exeter University. For more information please contact lea Kennedy on 01752 831555 or text Lea on 07939 857559 or email lea.kennedy@princes-trust.org.uk

Youth Work in Schools – National Youth Agency are collecting views from those working in education or youth work as part of an independent commission into the value of youth work in education. The deadline for responses is 17th May and the survey can be accessed here.

EVENTS

21st May Children’s PEN meeting – to be held at Exeter City Football Club. The agenda is available to download from http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/socialcarehealth/sc-partnerships/providerengagement/pen-news.htm Please confirm your attendance by email to elly.wilmott@devon.gov.uk and you can also take the opportunity in your confirmation of attendance, to highlight any main questions you have around Commissioning & Procurement so that we can prepare answers for the meeting.
22nd May Government Economic Policy and the Voluntary Sector – Are cuts in government spending affecting your organisation? This is a FREE lunch and discussion event in Exeter, brought to you from South West Forum in partnership with Exeter CVS. This informal discussion and networking event will be led by Sam Wakerley, Head of Economics, Exeter College and will cover:
• A brief summary of the current Government ‘s economic policies and priorities and what they mean for social purpose organisations
• An opportunity to discuss the changes that will affect the social purpose sector and how organisations can react.
This is a great opportunity for voluntary and community groups to consider the impact of the Government’s economic policies on their work and to share strategies for dealing with the changes ahead. 12.30pm – 1.30pm with lunch provided. Book online at: http://southwestforum.org.uk/government-economic-policy-and-voluntary-sector-free-lunchtime-event

29th May UKYP / British Youth Council South West Convention – As you may know, these Conventions are not only for Members of Youth Parliament but are open to members of youth councils, forums, advisory groups, cabinets, scrutiny committees or children in care councils and young inspectors / advisers. Any young people who have a role to represent others are welcome to Conventions to meet, share and learn new skills. In the morning they will be working with representatives from the Cabinet Office who are keen to hear young people’s views on careers education and take them back to the Government. In the afternoon there will be guests from Oxfam and Stonewall to share some of their campaigning tools. The day is free and lunch is provided (if pre-booked). This Convention will take place at The Albermarle Centre in Taunton 11am – 3pm. If you would like to bring young people to this event then please contact Sharon Adams or Jane Shipton at the
Regional Youth Work Unit, Learning South West on 01823 365441 / 335491 or email
jane_shipton@learning-southwest.org.uk

Introducing Healthwatch Devon – In Devon, The Community Council of Devon has been contracted to set up and manage Healthwatch Devon. It is about local voices influencing the delivery and design of local services, plus being able to help you with information about the care choices you have, and to navigate the health and social care system. They are holding 3 events across Devon to introduce you to the work of Healthwatch Devon, and to explain how to get involved, and why it is so important. The events are aimed at all people and organisations with an interest in the future of our health and social care services in Devon. There will be introductions and presentations from the Healthwatch Devon team and key delivery partners and an interactive session for you to tell them how you want Healthwatch to work for you. The events will take place as follows:
 Watermark Centre, IVYBRIDGE – 23rd May – 1-5pm
 Pollyfields Centre, BIDEFORD – 6th June – 1-5pm
 ISCA Bowls Centre, EXETER – 12th June – 1-5pm
To book a place go to www.healthwatchdevon.co.uk or ring a member of the Healthwatch Devon team, on 01392 248919.

5th June Social Media for Beginners (10.00 – 1.00) Yealmpton Village Hall.
The aim of this workshop is to give organisations an understanding of social media. Participants will also receive guidance on the set up of Twitter and Facebook.
Objectives:
 Understand the different types of social media
 Plan the types of social media suitable for their org including draft policies that could be used for use with social media.
 Looking at Twitter Sites
 Looking at Facebook Sites
 Monitor of Social Media Accounts
FREE to members, £15 non members.Please contact South Hams CVS on 01803 862266; cvs@southhamscvs.org.uk to book your place or to get more information.

14th June Introduction to Social Media Workshop (10.00 – 1.00) at The Ockment Centre, Okehampton. A 3 hour workshop on what you need to know about social media and you organisation. Don’t know your Facebook from your LinkedIn?
Does the idea of Tweeting send you into a flutter? Social Media can be a great way to promote your organisation and stay in touch with your members and volunteers. A fast way to update everyone on what your groups doing as well as upcoming events.
This workshop shows you:
 The pro’s and cons of Social Media
 What format might work for your group
 How to start and use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube,
£20.00 for members; £30.00 for non-members. One person per organisation please.
For further information and to book please contact info@westdevoncvs.org.uk

TRAINING

VYS CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING –
 Exeter – Thurs 9 May 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Barnstaple – Sat 15 June 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Tiverton – Sat 28 September 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Hatherleigh – Sat 12 October 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Exeter – Thursday 17 October 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
Has it been 3 years since you or your volunteers completed some Group 2 Child Protection Training? Or maybe you have new volunteers who need the training. This Group 2 training should be undertaken by all those within your organisation who have regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact (residential or youth exchange) with children and young people. Cost (same as last year) – Only £20 per candidate for VYS member organisations and £40 per candidate for non-members. PLEASE NOTE that Group 3 training is run by the DSCB as multi-agency training and VYS does not provide this level of training. For further information contact 01392 250976 or go to www.vysdevon.org.uk – but hurry as places go very quickly….

FUNDING

BBC Children in Need has devised a new strategy for its small and main grants programmes. The charity said it wanted to respond to applications more quickly. The small grants programme, which closes to applications on 1st June, awards funding of less than £10,000 over one year. Grants are awarded to UK charities and non-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young people. Under the new strategy, at least 100 more small grants will be made this year. In 2012, the charity awarded 650 small grants. The programme will have five grant rounds a year, instead of the previous four, and the response time is being reduced from 14 weeks to between eight and 10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants

Live UnLtd’s Be Extraordinary For A Day! Campaign is offering 11 – 21 year olds £250-£500 for projects that will tackle an issue in their area. Whether it’s bullying, litter, or lack of local activities – young people can choose something that they want to change and tell them what they would do if they had a day to change it! The closing date is 14th June. http://liveunltd.com/campaign-posts/be-extraordinary/

People’s Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme has reopened for applications. It offers grants of between £500 and £10,000 to small organisations and community groups for projects lasting up to 6 months. The Trust funds projects in Devon and in previous rounds the Trust has funded youth club equipment; a school allotment project; and play therapy sessions for children with autism. The deadline for applications is 24th May. See http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/small-grants/am-i-eligible.aspx or ring 0131 555 7287 or email info@postcodetrust.org.uk

Sainsbury’s Local Charity – now open for nominations until 14th May. Each charity benefits from fundraising and volunteering by staff, with each store choosing its own charity. For how to nominate a charity see: http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/blog/2013/05/nominate-your-local-charity/

I represented Cross-Links, a community project that works in Dover, where I currently work as part of the One Programme (the Methodist Church gap-year programme).  We were organising the annual Walk of Witness Event, which is an Easter Service for a massive amount of people who proceed through the town, with different aspects of the service happening at different points, and culminating at a church in the Town Centre.

In terms of participation, it really helped that I had a specific role within the project planning – I was there to represent the interests of one of the parties involved, Cross-Links, and to maintain their profile.  In other words, I had a defined part to play and a reason for being there – it wasn’t just because they needed a young person.  Another thing that helped was that everyone started from the same point – their attitude was to take a fresh approach to an existing project.

They also genuinely wanted my opinions.  They didn’t put my opinion to one side, either by just accepting or rejecting it, anything I offered led to further discussion.  I was notified of everything that was going on, and was given the same level of information as everyone else.  I was actively involved in the whole project process,  the planning and implementation, which meant I wasn’t just turning up to give my opinion, but an integral part of ongoing email conversations and in making the event happen.  I felt that they saw me, not as a young person who was 17, but as a fellow leader, with ownership of the event.

They showed me that I could be part of leading something, alongside adults, and I was trusted to get my side of the project done, to be reliable.  I was surprised at how reliant they were on me.   They all seemed relaxed, as if this was normal!   They took any stereotypes about my age away, they didn’t limit me, and this allowed me to fulfil my potential.  I enjoyed being part of something that ran smoothly and was successful.  There were parts of the project that I had been part of that were highlighted, and there was genuine praise for the contribution of the children and young people involved, but this was all done alongside, and in the context of, the broad spectrum of everyone and everything involved.

Personally, it made me learn about my ability to cope under pressure and with responsibility.  It was a completely different kind of experience, which took me out of my comfort zone, because of what I was doing and who was involved – I was helping to develop a project involving a huge amount of people, and which needed to be inclusive of different denominations and approaches.    I was also able to make connections and built relationships with people who have power and influence within the Circuit.

In response to our sports consultations in 2012, children and young people of the Methodist Church supported by Methodist Children & Youth are to sponsor one girls and one boys team from Nicaragua through the Casa Alianza Project to participate in the Street Child World Cup in Rio, Brazil in 2014.

Our sponsorship will not only enable the Nicaraguan teams to take part in the tournament but also the international conference for street children running alongside the football.  Added to this there will be grants to the teams for advocacy and campaigning.  One of the main aims of the Street Child World Cup is to create real and lasting policy change within the countries of participants and giving a grant will enable the excellent projects we are working with to campaign according to their needs.

There are lots of opportunities for children, young people and youth workers to get involved with resources available for schools and youth groups, worship and fundraising.  We’re aiming to raise £30000 to sponsor the Nicaraguan teams so everyone’s contribution will be vital!

It’s going to be so much more than just raising money though and there really are some fantastic opportunities to get involved.  Two young people will get the opportunity to visit Nicaragua to meet the teams, learn about their lives and share their stories, or you could be an official volunteer at the tournament itself in Rio next year, or a local ambassador in your church and community organising sports and arts based initiatives.  We really want to encourage and inspire children & young people, churches, projects and communities to get active and explore the spiritual aspect of sport and justice.

I am somebody more than a game
“Sometimes it is hell on the streets but when I play football I feel as if I am in heaven” (Thamires, Brazil team 2010)

Below are a range of worship, fundraising and schools resources to download

Schools resources

Download the KS1 resource here
Lesson 1 (PSHE/Literacy) ‘I am Somebody’
Lesson 2 (PSHE/ART) ‘Putting my Print on It’

Download the KS2 resource here
Lesson 1 (Literacy/Art/PSHE) ‘A City of Feelings’
Lesson 2 (PSHE/ART) ‘Putting my Print on It’
Lesson 3 (Geography) ‘Mapping the Street Child      World Cup’

Download the KS3 resource here
Lesson 1 (PSHE/RE) ‘My Rights, My Life’
Lesson 2 (PSHE/ART) ‘Putting my Print on It’

Download the KS4 resource here
Lesson 1 (PSHE/RE) ‘Street Life’
Lesson 2 (PSHE/ART) ‘Putting my Print on It’
Lesson 3 (RE/ART/PSHE) ‘Rights Through Art’

Worship Resources Pack download here

Methodist Church Youth Fundraising Pack
for the Street Child World Cup here download here

You can also download further reading on Street Child World Cup
Progress Report to The Jean & David Hill Charitable Trust download here
Casa Alianza Nicaragua – country/programmes summary download here

Act and Share
Check out SCWC website for news, updates and ideas about how your school can get involved and raise vital funds. SCWC would love you to share what you get up to as well! www.streetchildworldcup.org

A fantastic one-year opportunity for someone aged 16 – 23* to:

• Make a contribution to your local community.
• Learn about yourself.
• Enjoy a challenge.
• Meet other young people across the country doing similar things.
• Supporting young people and families in challenging outdoor activities.
• Work as a member of a vibrant team.

* Applicants must be aged 16 to 23 on 1^st September 2013

Interested? Email Mike Oliver; maoliver8@tiscali.co.uk for an application form

Closing date for application: Monday 13^th May 2013

Interview date: Thursday 6^th June 2013

The Oakhanger Project is a Christian based organisation providing a range of Outdoor and Adventure activities designed to encourage and enable the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual growth and development of those taking part.  Due to the nature of their work there are peak times of activity (for example summer holidays).  Further information regarding workloads are included in the application pack.

Applicants must be available to work on the following dates:

• 1^st Training Weekend – Friday 6^th to Monday 9^th September 2013
• 2^nd Training Weekend – Friday 11^th to Sunday 13^th October 2013
• 3Generate Children & Youth Assembly – Friday 15^th to Sunday 17^th November 2013
• 3^rd Training Weekend – Friday 14^th to Sunday 16^th February 2014
• 4^th Training Weekend – Friday 27^th to Monday 30^th June 2014
• Oakhanger Summer Activity Programme – Sunday 20^th July to Saturday 30^th 2014

This post holds an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a young person within the age range of 16-23 – Standing Order 250, Youth Participation Strategy and the Missing Generation Report, Conference 2009.  This appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).

An annual salary of £15,193, pro-rata (£6,511 per annum for 15 hours a week) salary subject to review in September 2013.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK and must hold a current NI number and valid proof of ID (passport or British birth certificate, please go to www.gov.uk/check-an-employees-right-to-work-documents  for more information).

Midlands Region: 

Rugby Methodist Church Centre

Trinity Learning, Abingdon

North East Region:

Huddersfield Methodist Mission

HYP, Halifax

North West Region:

The Oakhanger Project (advert still to be posted, keep checking the North West Region page!)

South West Region:

Lizard and Mount’s Bay Circuit

Youth Genesis, Brixham

South East Region:

Joint Public Issues Team, London

Roehampton, London

Matthew Project, Norwich

Wales:

Llanelli and Carmarthen Circuit

A day for line managers and employees to come together …
with Leon Coates from Amaze and Sharon Rowe and Steve Jones from the Methodist Church.

To book please go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JPQtLnQDTt97usQaAr2zeCMmZX3DSra_wwNRVCjTEXc/viewform

18th June VYS Annual General Meeting and Children and Young People’s Awards – please put the date in your diary for this important event which will this year see the launch of VOYC Devon – Voluntary Organisations for Young People and Children (the new VYS) together with the Awards Ceremony. It will be taking place in the evening at the Coaver Club, County Hall, Exeter and further details will be circulated shortly. Please in particular look out for information on how to nominate people for the Awards.

EVENTS

15th May Fundraising Ideas Workshop – This fundraising workshop is being held in Tavistock (10.00 – 1.00) for community and voluntary groups in West Devon and surrounds. The three hour workshop is full of exciting and splendid ideas for voluntary and community groups. Whether you’re completely new to fundraising or you want to build on what you already know, this workshop covers:
• How to choose the best method of fundraising for your organisation.
• Setting and achieving your goal.
• Planning, preparation, performance.
• Publicity and Advertising.
• Fundraising ideas to share.
Cost: £20.00 for CVS members, £30.00 for non-members and for a booking form contact West Devon CVS on 01837 53392 or email info@westdevoncvs.org.uk

22nd May Volunteer Management training from Company Solutions (UK) Ltd to be run in Bristol. It is a full day training course covering all aspects of volunteer management facilitated by Gareth Edwards who has worked in the sector for 26 years. It is designed to help your volunteer management with practical actions for better results. A course handbook is included with the course in pdf format on disc. Afterwards, delegates receive a second handbook by email with all the notes from the exercises from this session and every other occasion they have run this training, tapping into ideas from over 200 volunteer managers.£99 plus VAT, but delegates are requested to bring their own lunch. You can book directly at this link: http://www.companysolutions.biz/Page2.aspx?CourseID=1035

23rd May Conversation Evening on the issues of Support for the Family in Exeter – an event being held at Exeter City Football Club 7 – 9 pm. The aim of the event is to bring together people of good will who are concerned / interested in the issue of Support for the Family within the City. The evening will focus on identifying the needs of families and then seek practical ways to address those needs. It is hoped that this event will encourage the emergence of great opportunities to impact the community. It will provide a forum for individuals, organisations and services within the community to further explore and develop ways of meeting this shared aim. It is hoped that by pooling together ideas and resources and through strong partnerships, practical and sustained solutions can be developed to help tackle the pressing community issues that concern everyone. The event is an open event and anyone with a genuine interest in this issue is welcome to attend. Please email ROCExeter@gmail.com by 12th May

24th May Benefits Signposting Level 1 – this course is being run in Barnstaple and is a prerequisite for Level 2 courses. It is designed to equip you with knowledge to identify potential entitlement to benefits and tax credits and make appropriate referrals. It will cover the digital by default agenda for Universal Credit and include a digital signposting awareness session. This course covers:
• The structure of the present British benefits and tax credits system
• The use of the A B C Guide to Benefits, Tax Credits and Advice as a tool for identifying entitlement to benefits and tax credits
• The basic qualifying conditions of individual benefits
• The principles of means-testing
• Digital signposting for Universal Credit
To book go to www.dwru.org/bookingplaces.html

TRAINING

UK Youth’s Young Parenthood Programme – this new programme is a fantastic way of working with groups of young parents (or young parents-to-be) to explore the transition from being a young person to being a young parent; looking at how their responsibilities change, the opportunities that being a parent presents and how and where they can access support. It is certificated by UK Youth and can be linked to an accredited QCF unit (at Entry 3 or Level 1). Thanks to generous funding from the Dulverton Trust, UK Youth are inviting 25 groups who work with young mums and dads across England to apply to run this programme. The funding enables them to offer you the following:
• Up to 2 free places for workers on an ‘Introduction to Young Parenthood Programme’ training day to be held across the country
• Free registration for your group to access the Young Parenthood Programme through UK Youth
• A hard copy of the Training Programme for workers and PDF copies of the Learner Packs (which can be reproduced)
• One free place on an ‘Introduction to Assessment’ training day for the lead assessor from each group
• A UK Youth certificate of participation for each young parent who successfully completes the programme
• Candidate registration with the awarding organisation, LASER, for up to 5 young parents who wish to achieve the QCF ‘Young Parenthood’ unit at either Entry 3 or Level 1 (although additional registrations can be bought at a cost of £35 per young person)
• On-going support and quality assurance opportunities
• A free place at our national Young Parenthood conference to be held on 19th November in London with opportunities for groups to showcase their work at this event
Please note that they would expect all young parents to have completed the programme by the end of 2013 to allow time to report back to the funders. Please only apply of you feel you can deliver within the timescales and resources offered. For more information please visit: http://www.ukyouth.org/accredited-learning/young-parenthood-programme.html or email yvonne@ukyouth.org. Deadline for Submission: 6th May.

VYS CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING –
 Exeter – Thurs 9 May 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Barnstaple – Sat 15 June 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Tiverton – Sat 28 September 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Hatherleigh – Sat 12 October 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
 Exeter – Thursday 17 October 2013 (9.30 am – 1.30 pm)
Has it been 3 years since you or your volunteers completed some Group 2 Child Protection Training? Or maybe you have new volunteers who need the training. This Group 2 training should be undertaken by all those within your organisation who have regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact (residential or youth exchange) with children and young people. Cost (same as last year) – Only £20 per candidate for VYS member organisations and £40 per candidate for non-members. PLEASE NOTE that Group 3 training is run by the DSCB as multi-agency training and VYS does not provide this level of training. For further information contact 01392 250976 or go to www.vysdevon.org.uk – but hurry as places go very quickly….

FUNDING

Homelessness Transition Fund – charities with innovative ideas about how to tackle homelessness can now apply for the final £4m of the £20m, launched in 2011 to encourage innovative measures to tackle the issue. Charities working in partnerships and those working in areas worst affected by homelessness will be given preference in their applications for a grant of up to £150,000 to develop and implement their approach. Some £3.5m will be available for these large grants while the remaining £0.5m will be awarded in small grants of £5,000 – £25,000, from the Future Ready fund, to help homelessness services under pressure secure their future. Deadline for submission of expressions of interest is 21st May. See http://homeless.org.uk/fund

Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) has opened its latest round of grant applications for projects that will have a lasting positive effect on rural communities. Grants up to £50,000 are available. One of the areas previously funded is providing training opportunities for young people. The Fund is particularly looking for projects that can demonstrate long term benefits. Deadline for applications 18th May. See http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/page/apply-funding

A fantastic one-year opportunity for someone aged 18 – 23* to:

• Work for 15 hours a week with the Methodist Church UK and The Matthew Project
• Make a contribution to your local community
• Work in a youth work team within a drug and alcohol organisation
• Learn about yourself
• Enjoy a challenge
• Meet other young people, across the country, doing similar things

                * Applicants must be aged 18 to 23 on 1^st September 2013

Interested?  Please download the application pack, or email youth@matthewproject.org for more information.

Interview date: 31^st May 2013

Applicants must be available to work on the following dates:

• Friday 6^th to Monday 9^th September 2013
• Friday 11^th to Sunday 13^th October 2013
• Friday 15^th to Sunday 17^th November 2013
• Friday 14^th to Sunday 16^th February 2014
• Friday 27^th to Monday 30^th June 2014

This post holds an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a young person within the age range of 16-23 – Standing Order 250, Youth Participation Strategy and the Missing Generation Report, Conference 2009.  Due to the nature of The Matthew Project work we cannot accept One Programme applicants who are under 18 years of age.  This appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).

An annual salary of £14,895, pro-rata (£6,511 per annum for 15 hours a week, salary to be reviewed in September 2013)

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK and must hold a current NI number and valid proof of ID (passport or British birth certificate, please go to www.gov.uk/check-an-employees-right-to-work-documents  for more information).

OPP Application Form 2013-14 Matthew Project

Matthew Project OPP Person Specification and Job Description 2013

OPP Diversity Monitoring Form to be returned with application

Participation leaflet

One Programme leaflet

Methodist Church Ways of Working

Methodist Church Our Calling & Priorities

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Can your children and young people help?

Would the children and young people in your group be interested in helping to plan and deliver 3Generate2013?

We are looking for Children / Youth workers with their groups, to have an input, help shape and plan and possibly deliver aspects of the 3Generate event.

Last year we had a number of individuals and groups who were involved in the consultation beforehand as well as facilitating workshops, planning and delivering the worship and other sessions too. There are many ways to be involved and we would like to include as wide a range of children / young people as possible.

 Can you help?

As a worker, whether you have a shaper group or not there are still other ways to get involved.  We are specifically looking for adult workers/leaders who can deliver the programme in the 8-11 stream, and those who can work with young people to facilitate workshops in the 11-18 streams.

If you, as a worker, have individuals or a group who would be interested in being a ‘3Gen Shaper Group’ then please contact us for more details childrenandyouth@methodistchurch.org.uk

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