Formation Lead & Tutor

Formation Lead & Tutor

Location: Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield (Hybrid)

Salary:£40,525 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours a week with evening and weekend work required on occasion.

Contract: Full Time, Open-ended

Church Army & The Role 

For over 140 years Church Army has equipped and empowered people to share the good news of the gospel in accessible ways across the UK & Ireland. 

 We go to places where hope is hard to find; journeying with people, giving them the opportunity to meet and connect with the God who restores and brings life in all its fullness. And this is what compels us: our vision for everyone to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities.  

We are an army of hope with good news to share. Igniting faith in Jesus; restoring life: physically, emotionally, spiritually. 

In the role of Formation Lead & Tutor is key in helping our expanding Initial Training Team provide outstanding formation in contextual mission and evangelism – by forming effective evangelists who are able to work with God in transforming communities.

We are looking for someone who has an active and living Christian faith in order to enthuse others in mission and evangelism, with experience of working outside of the traditional church contexts. You will need to have strong collaboration and teamwork skills, with strong social and personal skills to develop relationships. The successful candidate will be able to model the values of Church Army in all that they
do

Main Responsibilities   

• To oversee systems for Evangelists-in-Training to reflect on their formation, growth and readiness for commissioned ministry with Church Army.
• To oversee systems of oversight for mission in the Evangelist-in-Training’s context and diocese.
• In conjunction with the Head of Initial Training, to collaborate in the development of Church Army Training programmes.
• To teach and assess students engaged in Church Army Training, and act as a flexible resource in work related tasks to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of training.
• In conjunction with the other Tutors, to have responsibility for the progression and development of Church Army Evangelists-in-Training.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Learning and Development team to ensure research and development informs and is informed by emerging practice.
• With the Head of Initial Training and the Training Administrator, to ensure clear and timely communication both within and from the training team.
• To be an active participant of the Co.Lab team

 Knowledge, Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• An MA in Theology or equivalent, or to be working towards this.
• Working knowledge of formation for Anglican ministry
• Working knowledge of systems of ministerial accountability in Dioceses
• Working knowledge of theological education
• Experience in forming others for Christian ministry
• Experience in teaching mixed ability adult groups.
• Experience of mission and evangelism in one or more Anglican contexts
• An ability to develop others for professional ministry.
• Strong social and personal skills, to enable positive relationships with members of the learning community and work with people unconditionally.
• Ability to evidence creative skills in the design and implementation of new programmes.

Benefits

Church Army employees get access to a variety of different benefits, to see what benefits you would be eligible for please check the job pack linked below.

WeCare – Provides access to a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programmes, counselling and wellbeing support.

LifeWorks – LifeWorks allows employees to access ‘employee perks’ which supplies exclusive discounts, cashback, gift cards and cinema deals.

Cycle to Work Scheme – CycleScheme allows you to purchase a new bike and accessories through Church Army. With no upfront payment it can save you 25% – 39% with tax-effective monthly repayments.

Specsavers Eye Tests – Employees who habitually use display screen equipment for their job, will be eligible for an eye test voucher with Specsavers.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete a Church Army Faith-based Application Form and send this to our email: recruitment@churcharmy.org

For more information on this role please refer to the job pack.

Closing Date: 9am 23/09/24

Interviews: 04/10/24