Youth work essentials

A four-week course for Youth Leaders looking at the basics of working with young people in a church setting and providing support and guidance for leaders from churches in the Diocese.

Sessions include "The Aims of Christian Youth Work", "Youthwork, the Church & Generation Y", "Ideas & Resources" and "Discipline".

Spectrum

What Spectrum is about?

Spectrum is a major inter-Church training programme designed to equip Christians with the skills and confidence needed to develop their work with young people. It is a recognised course covering many essential areas in youth work.

Areas covered

A youth leaders training course, like a first aid course needs a number of weeks to provide the basic training needed to work with teenagers in the church. Topics covered include:

Youth Work & Youth Workers
Getting Support
Development in Adolescence
How to Communicate Better
Spiritual Development
Exploring Leadership
Pastoral Care
Working Relationships
The Church & the Community
Management & Teamwork
Discipline
Child Protection

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Members behaving badly

Your youth group is revolting and you don't know how to handle them!!

Members behaving badly is a two hour, one off course for leaders which aims to explore why young people misbehave in a youth-club setting and offers some strategies for dealing positively with them.

Child protection issues

A one or two evening course for children's and youth leaders on all elements of safe working practice and child abuse issues. Every course is prepared to meet YOUR church's needs.

First Aid for Children and Youth Leaders

This certificated course will cover the essential elements of what to do whilst waiting for an ambulance to arrive. It will cover the aims of First Aid, what to put in a First Aid kit, how to deal with an unconscious person, resuscitation, treating burns and bleeding, and what to do if a child suffers from asthma, epilepsy or diabetes.

It is suitable for anyone who regularly comes into contact with children or young people.

Our trainer is a qualified and experienced First Aid Trainer who has worked for Red Cross, St Johns and Broxtowe College.

Venues and dates:

• To be confirmed

Cost: £5
Time: 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Course Directors:

• John Ritchie, Qualified First Aid Trainer
• Alistair Langton, Diocesan Youth Adviser

Further Details/Booking:

01332 388664 or 07976 212888

Confirmation & Venue details will be sent out one week before the course.

We can arrange a special course just for your leaders. Contact Alistair for details and costs.

Work Experience

Do you think you might have a calling to a vocation working in the Church?

Could this be as a Priest, a youth worker or in church administration?

We would be happy to provide an opportunity during your school work-experience week(s) to sample what service in the church is really like!

Contact Alistair directly if this interests you.