Role outline:
Job Title: Head of ASLAN (Homelessness Ministry)
Salary: £41,416 (inclusive of £6,549 London Living Allowance)
Department: All Souls Serve the City
Location: All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QG
Hours: 5 days per week (Requires usually working on Saturday or Sunday and occasional evenings)
Probationary period: 3 months
Annual leave: 25 days per year
All Souls Serve the City
All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) which began in 2021 and is based at All Souls Church. ASSTC brings together in one place a number of long-standing ministries serving those who are vulnerable. Our vision is to see all in London flourish in body and soul. We do this by offering the message and ministry of Jesus, focusing on those who are isolated, overlooked and exploited, due to their stage of life or their circumstances. Our ministries reach out from the All Souls parish, to Westminster and beyond. Each ministry is rooted in our values of love, honour and service.
Demonstrating our love for one another and for the city, we seek to bring gospel hope and biblical truth to those affected by homelessness; women involved in the sex industry including those who are affected by human trafficking, modern slavery or sexual exploitation; children at All Souls Church of England primary school and their families; and seniors. Each ministry is rooted in and connected into the life of the church, at Langham Place or at our Cleveland Street location.
About ASLAN
To those affected by homelessness, ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network) offers individualised care, support and friendship. ASLAN, formed in 1988, runs a variety of initiatives including serving a hot breakfast every Saturday morning, providing a gospel talk, and offering showers, clean clothes and companionship; visiting people where they sleep, starting with those on our front steps; and a befriending programme that offers support, regular meals, and weekly Bible studies for those who're interested. In the winter months, we usually host a shelter, in partnership with other local churches.
Role Details
Line managed by:
Essential
Initial interviews: Thursday, 28th November 2024 at 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Safeguarding: conditional offers will be made pending the successful completion of an enhanced DBS check which will be processed by All Souls.
We can only consider applications from those who have the legal right to work in the UK
Contact person: recruitment@allsouls.org
Job Title: Head of ASLAN (Homelessness Ministry)
Salary: £41,416 (inclusive of £6,549 London Living Allowance)
Department: All Souls Serve the City
Location: All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QG
Hours: 5 days per week (Requires usually working on Saturday or Sunday and occasional evenings)
Probationary period: 3 months
Annual leave: 25 days per year
All Souls Serve the City
All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) which began in 2021 and is based at All Souls Church. ASSTC brings together in one place a number of long-standing ministries serving those who are vulnerable. Our vision is to see all in London flourish in body and soul. We do this by offering the message and ministry of Jesus, focusing on those who are isolated, overlooked and exploited, due to their stage of life or their circumstances. Our ministries reach out from the All Souls parish, to Westminster and beyond. Each ministry is rooted in our values of love, honour and service.
Demonstrating our love for one another and for the city, we seek to bring gospel hope and biblical truth to those affected by homelessness; women involved in the sex industry including those who are affected by human trafficking, modern slavery or sexual exploitation; children at All Souls Church of England primary school and their families; and seniors. Each ministry is rooted in and connected into the life of the church, at Langham Place or at our Cleveland Street location.
About ASLAN
To those affected by homelessness, ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network) offers individualised care, support and friendship. ASLAN, formed in 1988, runs a variety of initiatives including serving a hot breakfast every Saturday morning, providing a gospel talk, and offering showers, clean clothes and companionship; visiting people where they sleep, starting with those on our front steps; and a befriending programme that offers support, regular meals, and weekly Bible studies for those who're interested. In the winter months, we usually host a shelter, in partnership with other local churches.
Role Details
- Oversees the vision and strategy of ASLAN
- Provides leadership for all aspects of the ministry including maintaining a healthy work culture, the line management of direct reports, financial management, fundraising, partnership development and guest/client data collection and reporting
- Oversees the outreach and supervision of all guest/client work including the pastoral care and support of guests, team leaders and volunteers (also called serving partners)
- Develops and maintains partnerships and relationships with others including: financial donors, partner organisations (similar charities and churches) and other statutory bodies (i.e. Westminster council)
- Sets the vision and direction of ASLAN within the ASSTC vision, mission and values, in consultation with the ASSTC Director
- Develops plans and sets objectives to ensure ASLAN delivers on the relevant aspects of the ASSTC strategic plan and on ASLAN's ministry vision
- Participates actively in fundraising for ASLAN in consultation with the Fundraiser and staff/volunteer teams, including developing and maintaining relationships with donors
- Takes responsibility for regularly and appropriately communicating the work of ASLAN within ASSTC, All Souls Church, and beyond
- Takes responsibility for leading by example and maintaining a healthy work culture, including among relationships within the ASLAN team and between the team and volunteers
- Line manages any ASLAN staff such that they have adequate training and support to carry out their duties, which includes regular one-to-ones, appraisals and objective setting
- Ensures staff reviews and appraisals take place in line with the All Souls Thrive policies
- Oversees the recruitment of new staff to the ASLAN team
- Helps to encourage and facilitate those who regularly attend All Souls Church to engage in serving those affected by homelessness through participation in ASLAN activities
- Supports, undertakes and facilitates access to participation in church life for people affected by homelessness
- Develops and oversees an annual five-month Winter Shelter in partnership with Westminster Council and local churches, which includes hiring the Winter Shelter Coordinator and Relief Coordinators and line managing them
- Assesses and monitors risks and recommends mitigations where appropriate and in consultation with the ASSTC Director and the Parish Safeguarding Officer
- Ensures that all safeguarding concerns are being reported to the Parish Safeguarding Officer and oversees appropriate safeguarding and pastoral care followup
- Ensures guest data is collected, updated, reported, and managed in accordance with UK Law
- Ensures robust policies and procedures are in place and are being followed including, but not limited to, policies in the All Souls Handbook, and leads this by setting the example.
- Acts as a representative of ASLAN and ASSTC within All Souls and beyond, including leading team meetings and prayer times, as required
- Ensures systems are in place to support and train team leaders and volunteers in delivering a high quality service including collecting, entering and reporting data
- Ensures that ministry takes place in a safe way, following best practice for health and safety and other ASSTC policies
- Oversees and ensures that the ASLAN ministry implements safe recruitment practices for new and existing volunteers
- Ensures that staff, team leaders and volunteers embrace a culture of safeguarding
- Acts as a point of contact and emergency support for ASLAN staff, team leaders and volunteers, while also being 'on the ground' oneself, as needed
- Oversees the appointment of all new team leaders and volunteers which includes assessing their spiritual well-being and ensuring they have adequate support in place, (pastoral and otherwise), for their respective roles
- Seeks to maximize the involvement of volunteers from All Souls, which includes ensuring that all team leaders who are appointed regularly attend All Souls
- Serves as the ASLAN ministry lead for the coordination with professional services and organisations
- Serves as the ASLAN ministry lead for overseeing the development of personal relationships with the guests, facilitating their support and access to practical assistance which may include, at times, accompanying people to appointments
- Serves as the ASLAN ministry lead for assessing what training may be required by ASLAN team leaders and volunteers and actively seeking that out, when needed
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with Westminster Council, London City Mission and other statutory bodies, services, and voluntary organisations within Westminster and beyond (as appropriate), in order to provide a supportive context and coordinated approach for outreach and signposting for guests
- Develops and nurtures relationships with financial donors and partner organisations, including helping to organise and attend donor events such as fundraisers
- Strengthens existing relationships with partnership churches, communicating with them regularly to help engage them more fully with homelessness-related issues
- Actively seeks opportunities to develop relationships with new churches
- Maps out key objectives for this Head of ASLAN role each ministry year and assesses how these are being met
- Participates as an active member of the ASSTC team, including at team meetings, supervision meetings, prayer gatherings, and leading prayer at meetings, or during wider church prayer times
- Participates in personal, professional and wider team development opportunities as agreed upon with the ASSTC Director
- Supports the ASSTC Director in other areas of the ministry, as required
Line managed by:
- Director of ASSTC
- ASLAN Ministry Worker, Winter Shelter Co-ordinator and 2 Relief Coordinators
- All ASLAN staff (including new roles that may be added), serving partners/volunteers, All Souls Serve the City staff, All Souls Ministry and Support teams and external agencies
Essential
- University graduate or equivalent
- Excellent administrative, analytical and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and pastoral care experience
- Strong team leadership skills with experience of managing staff
- Experience of working or volunteering within the sector
- Experience of recruiting, managing and training volunteers from a variety of cultures and backgrounds
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both orally and in writing to people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
- Experience of project management
- IT & word processing skills (Google docs, Apple, MS word, excel, powerpoint)
- Whole life disciple wanting to know Christ more and grow in grace, obedience and Christ-likeness themselves
- Having a servant heart and seeking to live a life of Christian integrity
- Committed evangelical Christian in full sympathy with the vision, mission and values of ASSTC, All Souls Church and the Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith
- Proactive, with the ability to draw out the gifts of others and delegate as well
- Excellent organisational and time management skills which demonstrate an attention to detail, an ability to prioritise, an ability to follow-through, and an ability to balance the demands of the role
- Ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's own boundaries
- Resilient, with an ability to handle pressured situations with calm, tact and wisdom
- Committed to self care and pursuing a healthy work-life rhythm
- A flexible team player
- Experience with safeguarding reporting and the follow up of concerns
- Lives within London (in one of it's 32 local authorities or in the City of London)
- Is willing to become an active member of All Souls Church
- Download and complete the application form
- Upload the completed form
- Upload your curriculum vitae (no more than two pages)
- Upload a covering letter explaining why the role is of interest to you and how you meet the person specification (no more than two pages)
Initial interviews: Thursday, 28th November 2024 at 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG
There is an occupational requirement that the job-holder is a Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Safeguarding: conditional offers will be made pending the successful completion of an enhanced DBS check which will be processed by All Souls.
We can only consider applications from those who have the legal right to work in the UK
Contact person: recruitment@allsouls.org