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VACANCY: Youthwork

Oxygen, Kingston YFC is looking to appoint a youthworker to take responsibility for its work with vulnerable and at risk young people through its ID, mentoring and study support schemes. This post, funded by local schools and clusters, would see the appointed person directing work one to one and in small groups with referred young people, encouraging them to grow in their social skills and self esteem by exploring their attitudes and beliefs. In addition they will be involved in seeing how this work can be taken deeper and further by local churches.

Salary is £9,750 per annum for 19 hours per week during term time, however although this is initially a part time post there are a number of opportunities to expand this role for the right candidate. Application deadline is the 19th December with interviews being held on the 15th January 2009.

For an information and application pack contact the Oxygen office on 020 8547 0566 or email info@oxygen-online.org

VACANCY: Going Deeper @ St Johns Kingston Vale

St Johns the Baptist, Kingston Vale in partnership with Oxygen (Kingston YFC) are looking to appoint a Youthworker to take on the coordination and development of the church’s outreach and discipling youthwork.

The appointed person will be given the challenge of building on the missional links already being established between local young people and the church. The aim will be to encourage those young people in the community who have started to make connections with the church to take those further and involve their friends.

This post will be offered for around 10 hours per week during term time and so would suit someone seeking flexible working conditions. Deadline for applications is the 5^th December with interviews being held on the 18^th December.  Part of the role includes attendance and involvement at

St John’s

on at least two Sundays per month.  For an information and application pack contact the Oxygen office on 020 8547 0566 or email info@oxygen-online.org

OXYGEN VACANCY: ID worker

Gap Worker Leticia chats at ID Tolw

Oxygen are about to begin the search for a new member of staff who can take on the role of ID coordinator. This is a part time, school term time post, funded by the clusters and schools of the Borough to work with targeted young people aged 11 -14 who have been identified by a school as being in need of extra support.

The aim of ID is to provide a safe supportive place for those young people who the school recognise as needing some extra care. ID is unique because it puts young people with additional needs in touch with oxygen gap year workers who act as friends and mentors, aiding and encouraging them in their personal development. These youth workers also act as signposts directing young people towards other after school activities on offer from statutory provision in youth clubs or through community groups such as guides, scouts, oxygen or local churches. For more on ID click here

This new ID coordinator post has become available because of the departure of Carol Clack from Oxygen; it combines both her former role and other new and emerging ID opportunities. A full job description, application form as well as terms and conditions are to be issued next week, with interviews taking place at the end of November.
To register your advance interest please email Richard

VACANCY: Youthworker with Mortlake Team Ministry

Mortlake with East Sheen Team Ministry seeks to appoint a Part-time Youth Worker to work with young people in and through our three churches, to encourage them to grow in maturity as Christians and human beings, in an exciting project in partnership with Oxygen of Kingston, and supported by a gap-year volunteer.

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So if you are passionate about God and young people, please contact us for more details:
The Parish Office, Mortlake High Street, London SW14 8JA t 020 8876 1630 (weekday mornings); e office@mortlakeparish.org.uk Closing date for applications: 5th September 2008

MIND THE GAP: Mortlake & Sheen

Oxygen, Kingston YFC are looking for one special person to join its MIND THE GAP programme in Sept 2008 who can be involved in an exciting partner project in Mortlake & East Sheen called the Mortlake Youth Project.

What is the Mortlake Youth Project
The Mortlake Youth Project was launched in 2007 by the churches in that area who came together with the support of Oxygen to develop a new work. The plan is to use the Oxygen model of church and community partnership to develop a new work that both engages and reaches out to young people in Mortlake and East Sheen.

The work in its initial year was staffed by two gap year workers, now in 2008-9 it is to be staffed by one part time senior project worker and one full time Oxygen Gap Year Worker. The job of this small team of workers is to work at engaging with young people both inside and outside the church, as well as continuing to train, develop and encourage the church on what implications the youth ministry options are brining.

Who are the Churches involved?
The Mortlake with East Sheen Team Ministry are all based in the Church of England parish that serves an area of South West London between the Thames and Richmond Park. The three churches work closely together to celebrate the Christian faith through worship, pastoral care, education, community action and outreach. Much of our ministry is undertaken jointly, but each church also has its own distinctive contribution to make. The churches have a middle to high tradition of worship, as well as a strong emphasis on community and youth engagement.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who can work with the part time church youthworker, supporting them in their work, whilst suggesting and new ideas. As well as church and community based activities they would also be involved in developing Boatdeck 42, the churches new riverside drop in centre.

This post would suit someone who either wanted to enter full time youthwork and would like further experience first, or it would suit someone who was wanting to give heart and soul to a group of young people in order to seek community transformation.

The appointed person would function as part of the wider Oxygen team of Gap Year workers and would be provided accomodation, and allowance and a training budget to support and develop themsleves throughout the year.

1. You can read more about the churches themselves here
2. You can read the Report from the end of year 1 here
3. You can download information and application on the Oxygen's MIND THE GAP year here

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Paid Vacancies with Oxygen

Oxygen is pleased to be able to announce two (part time) paid vacancies at present. The first, details to come is a Vacancy for a Extended Schools Worker, running an after school club for young people called Rm1. For further details email richard@oxygen-online.org. This post is being provided by the YMCA in partnership with Oxygen.

The second post is developed in partnership with St Peters Norbiton and is a a new post of external youth worker, taking faith deeper with young people. Click here for more information

OXYGEN MInd the Gap

A gap year with Oxygen is a journey of discovery, it is one when people enter into a period in their lives when they are given a chance to discover Jesus for themselves whilst also seeking to reveal Jesus to others.

Each year, Oxygen takes on up to 10 people, usually aged 18 – 25 to come together in this MIND THE GAP adventure. They come together in times of sharing, teaching and exploration learning to rely on God, before heading out into streets, clubs and churches seeking to serve and relate to young people they meet.

We believe in Jesus’ own instruction when he called for people to go out and be involved in mission and discipleship. As he showed us, it is as we respond to this call so we are transformed by the people we meet, just as we hope and pray that they are transformed by meeting us. This is why Oxygen’s MIND THE GAP is not a GAP year but rather a chance to respond to Jesus instruction to be involved in the work of the Kingdom.

MIND THE GAP is not about people coming to serve us, but more about us going on a journey together to discover what God’s will is for ourselves and the young people that we meet. Our hope is that Oxygen is a place where both young people and workers draw closer to God and closer to each other.

So if you or someone you know wants to find out God’s plan and pattern for life. All we ask if that you love God and love young people and are willing to be challenged, trained and supported through something that will affect you not only for a year but for the rest of your life

For more information on Oxygen’s Mind the Gap scheme contact Debbie Garden

020 8547 0566

debbie.garden@oxygen-online.org  

WANTED: OXYGEN OFFICE MANAGER

 

Wanted Oxygen Office Manager
(14 1/2 hours per week with flexibility for school holidays) 

 

Oxygen, Kingston YFC is looking for a committed and innovative person for a new position of Oxygen Office Manager.

 

As a member of the Oxygen Senior Staff the new Office Manager will be the one through whom many of the daily activities of Oxygen pass through. They will be involved in financial management, volunteer liaison fundraising and corporate event development.

 

This is a position requiring organisation, administration and direction and comes with flexible working times and hours that, in consultation with the senior staff can be developed to suit personal circumstances. As income develops so could the hours available and needed.

 

Salary is in the range of £5,665 - £7,540 per annum (for 14.5 hours pw) dependent on experience. For a full job description and application form click the links below, or contact richard@oxygen-online.org or on 020 85470566

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Looking for Youthworkers and Gap Year Workers

Oxygen is a project that focuses on unchurched young people, giving them the opportunity to discover and follow Jesus. Through serving, building relationships and relying on God we want to see people come to a faith in Jesus and grow in that faith. As a result we run a wide range of exciting projects with a wide range of young people from after school support work to street based work, larger events as well as mentoring and support programmes.
           
We have a number of opportunities for people to join in with. The first is for people with little to no experience in youth ministry, the second is for someone who has been employed for some years in youth ministry and is looking to take the next step up in the work.

The first is MIND THE GAP, a kind of internship, where people come and work for us as part of a team of around 10 people, reaching, serving and engaging with the community. This usually starts in Sept and runs through to July, although this year we are looking for extra couple of placements starting in January 08 and running through to July 08 for a new associated project In Sheen. for this we provide you accommodation, a full training and youthwork placement programme as well as a weekly allowance of £50 to cover living costs.
 
The second option is that we are looking for someone from January to work alongside Oxygen and a local church, Christ Church New Maiden and look to establish a new faith community amongst the young people who have been involved in the work of Oxygen and especially its Urban Nites New Malden project. Your primary task is to work with the church in developing a response that connects to the other communities within the church but creates space for young people who come from way outside the church to develop in their own faith and Christian lifestyle. This one is a paid position, working 20 hours per week at £10 per hour.

PLease get in touch with Richard for more information richard@oxygen-online.org

Tags: vacancy, oxygen, missional, youthworker

CCNM & Oxygen External Youthworker

In an exciting new pioneering partnership project Oxygen and Christchurch New Malden are looking for a (20 hr pw) missional youthworker to establish an emerging church community amongst non churched urban young people that have been contacted by Oxygen. Working with a team of church and oxygen volunteers and workers you would take responsibility for leading, developing and planting this work. So if you have the heart and will to be involved in work that is different and challenging but that gives young people the opportunity to both discover and follow Jesus then this post would suit you.

For more information click the following links

Job description 

Application pack (Word Version)  (PDF version)

If the above don't work then contact Richard James on richard@oxygen-online.org

 

 

 

 

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