Holiday Programme Assistant

Capernwray offers more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a bigger story. We’re on a mission to help students and guests grow deeper in Christ and build a vibrant community rooted in faith, fun, and adventure. 

This role exists to support the Holiday and Volunteer Programme Director with the planning, leadership, teaching, delivery and marketing of the Holiday Programme, with a focus on leading Capernwray’s youth and children’s work.

You will work 37.5 hours over 5 days each week, including weekends over the holiday seasons (Summer, Easter and New Year)

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist the Holidays & Volunteer Programme Director with the planning, development, delivery and review of Holidays;
• To put together a Voluntary Worker Guest Team for Holidays, assisting with their training (in advance and on-site), and supervising/caring for them whilst they are at Capernwray;
• To contribute to the scheduling of staff and Guest Team to ensure all holidays are adequately staffed;
• To lead individual Holidays as agreed with the Holiday and Volunteer Programme Director;
• Joining other permanent staff members on the Guest Team, with particular responsibility in planning and running the children and/or youth programmes with families, and the planning and running of International Youth Weeks;
• To build up a Holidays Handbook (online) documenting good practice and procedures, cycles of age group teaching materials and such other matters as agreed;
• To act as a Designated Safeguarding Lead in consultation with the Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead;
• To assist with the Voluntary Ministry Assistants here on Capernwray’s Serving and Leadership Programme; including training and pastoral support.
• To assist with other ministry, administrative and maintenance matters across the organisation as reasonably agreed.
• To network with youth leaders and build numbers in the youth week holidays.
• To develop the holiday’s appeal by developing the provision of Outdoor Activities.

Essential Skills:

• Experience working with Youth or Children groups
• Performing well when working as part of a team
• Strong presentational and planning skills
• High degree of resilience to respond flexibly

Desirable Skills:

• Experience leading a team of Youth or Children’s workers
• Experience developing teaching materials
• Training and experience in Outdoor activity leading
• Safeguarding experience
• Experience of working in residential ministry
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of Google Workspace
• German speaking

Find out more and apply here.