Youth Worker | Larbert Churches Youth Trust

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 pro rata
Contract: Part time with average of 17.5 hours per week, with potential flexibility to work additional hours during school term and less hours during school holidays; Fixed term for 3 years with potential to extend
Closing date: Friday 25 September
Interview date: To be arranged as soon as possible after closing date
Start Date: October 2026

Who We Are

A number of local Churches in and around Larbert came to a jointly held view that a Christian Schools Worker could provide much needed social and spiritual development of young people attending Larbert High School and its associated Primary Schools. Following much prayer and preparation over a number of years, the Larbert Churches Youth Trust was formed by these congregations in May 2009.

The aim of the Trust being, as recorded in our amended Founding Deed, to make the young people within the catchment area of Larbert High School and associated primaries and those within our local churches aware of the values and challenges of the Christian Gospel.

The Schools Worker took up the post in August 2010. A second, part-time worker was appointed in 2014. Based in an office provided by Larbert High School, and supported by volunteers, the work has been developed in all these schools.

Purpose

The schools’ workers are employed to develop the charitable purpose of the Trust. This includes SU Groups; Bible Alive; camps; drop-in groups; flourish programme; café; supporting transition from primary to secondary school; pastoral support for teachers; supporting schools on trips; and Holiday Clubs within the catchment area of Larbert High School and its associated primaries and also through work with the local supporting churches.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with the LCYT management group and trustees, full time worker and volunteers in the area and local churches, you would be involved in:

Working alongside full-time worker in the schools’ ministry of LCYT
Working with local churches
Creating opportunities for discipleship with children and young people in the area
Working with full-time worker to develop a strategy for residential ministry in the area
Working alongside full-time worker in the smooth administration of the work
Raising support to enable ministry to happen within the area.

Who we are looking for

The successful applicant will work alongside the existing staff member and SU Scotland staff. Ideally you will have experience of schools’ work and Christian ministry with children and/or young people; someone who has led teams of volunteers and is a confident communicator of Biblical truth with a wide age range of young people. You will have access to an office base in Larbert High School, and be prepared to support and grow LCYT ministry in the area.

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our Chair of Trustees, David Randall via email at dsrandall1971@gmail.com, who will forward the following information

A Job description
Some of the Terms & Conditions for the post
Some information about the Youth Trust and the current work in the area
Application form
SU Scotland’s Ethos Statement, Basis of Faith,
Verification of eligibility to work in the UK & equal opportunities monitoring form

Scottish Charity No. SC040524