Job Description

Please note this is a fixed term position for 2 years

Working hours:

17 hours per week

Interview Date:

5th August 2025


We are looking to appoint a

Pioneer Mission Worker

to assist in the development of the expression of Church, involving working actively within the community, building positive relationships and promoting the wider Salvation Army. This role requires a sense of vision, purpose and a creative approach to build a church community.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist the church leader in developing, delivering, monitoring and evaluating a holistic community programme, that reflects the needs, demographics, culture and diversity of the area. Lead and facilitate people's Christian discipleship, worship, social action and mission as part of an expression of The Salvation Army including leading Christian prayers, Bible study, Mission and Christian mentoring. Provide regular reports to the relevant leadership teams/manager with full analysis of progress against agreed objectives related to the development of the project. Responsible for ensuring that the project complies with all relevant Salvation Army and statutory policies and procedures such as safeguarding, GDPR and health and safety.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

Commitment and practising Christian who has a calling and a desire to promote The Salvation Army's beliefs and values. Significant experience of working in the voluntary sector to develop and manage successful local community programmes. A good level of English - both spoken and written - and numeracy. Sense of vision and creative approach to community work with the ability, personal drive and motivation to pioneer/develop expressions of church for all ages to serve the community.

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, PVG and relevant qualifications

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click

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and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.