Apprentice in Christian Youth Work and Ministry - Level 3

Location: Woodbridge (IP12 1HS)

Closing Date: 31 days from today (Monday 16 November 2026)

Posted on: 15 October 2026

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity to train and gain experience in Christian youth work and ministry. The successful candidate will join the staff teams of Just42 and St John’s Church as a joint apprentice across both organisations and gain a wealth of experience in different settings.

Wage: £24,784 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab): We will pay £12.71 per hour, reviewed in line with the national living wage.

Training course: Youth support worker (level 3)

Hours: 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date: Monday 4 January 2027

Duration: 1 year 8 months

Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

At Just42 the Apprentice will work at projects including rural youth clubs, schools work and a mentoring project. With St John’s Church, the Apprentice will help at a weekly youth club and a Christian club at the local high school.

Where you'll work

24 St. Johns Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 1HS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider: THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY

Training course: Youth support worker (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

• Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
• Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
• Facilitate the learning and development of young people
• Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
• Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
• Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
• Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
• Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
• Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
• Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
• Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
• Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
• Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
• Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
• Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
• Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
• Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
• Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
• Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
• Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
• Manage budgets and resources
• Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
• Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people
• Recognise, manage and reflect upon relational boundaries in professional youth support work
• Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external
• Facilitate the learning and development of young people
• Encourage the participation of young people in developing their own learning
• Facilitate activities and techniques to use with young people that promote self-confidence and build self-esteem and resilience
• Reflect individually and through supervision on practice in line with daily tasks to enhance the support young people receive
• Monitor and record the outcomes of own practice to identify areas for development and improvement
• Appropriately manage behaviour boundaries in line with organisational policies
• Plan youth support work programmes and sessions
• Lead youth support work programmes and sessions
• Evaluate youth support work programmes and sessions
• Enable young people to express their views, aspirations, needs and concerns appropriately in line with youth support work principles
• Identify, appropriately challenge and act upon oppressive or discriminatory attitudes, behaviours and situations
• Support young people to participate in planning, organising, delivering and evaluating youth work activities and programmes, and engaging on issues of importance to them
• Embeds in own practice a commitment to the rights of young people
• Apply safeguarding procedures and protocols
• Work within the parameters of organisational, local and national health and safety, child protection, data protection and equalities policies and procedures
• Participate in risk assessments and manage risk and risk benefits within the workplace
• Record all health and safety risks and take the correct actions to ensure the safety of all young people
• Complete administrative responsibilities e.g., signing in young people, risk assessments and recording activities
• Manage budgets and resources
• Manage individuals in line with organisational procedures
• Work with and maintain professional behaviour boundaries when working with young people