Vacancy
for Assistant Safeguarding Officer in WS and Birmingham District
This
is a joint post between the two Districts and will be assisting
the Birmingham Safeguarding Officer.
The Methodist Church is committed to ensuring its churches are
safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal
requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training
and give professional advice on individual cases. We
have an exciting opportunity to join our team and take forward
this work which will include implementing recommendations from
the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The post
holder will work alongside the District Safeguarding Officer for
both districts.
Do you have extensive experience of safeguarding?
Do you have Training and Quality Assurance skills and Experience?
Are you able to work flexibly and independently?
Are you open to working in the faith sector?
If so,
this post may be for you.
- Salary £29K full
time equivalent. (£16 per hour)
- 20 Hours per
week, with flexibility including evenings, and occasional
weekends
- Home based
- Travel required
across both Districts
Full details are available on request from admin@wsmethodist.org.uk.
Please
return the application to admin@wsmethodist.org.uk.
Closing date and time for applications: 17:00 Wednesday 16th
June 2021
Interviews will be held on Thursday
8th July 2021.
These will take place at Walsall
Methodist Central Hall.
Post
subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
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Hybrid
Church: Leading Worship Online
A
3-part series exploring leading worship online, for members of
the Methodist Church in the West Midlands Region.
Much has changed during the pandemic, particularly for the
Church. Some people have lost the habit of coming to church and
others have grown the habit of joining zoom worship, prayer
meetings, fellowship groups and bible studies online. As we go
back to in-person worship, many members of your congregation may
not be in the building any-more!
Hybrid Church; a term seldom heard 12 months ago is now a central
conversation in the Church. Initially it was about the technology
to get this going, but now it’s probably more about the content,
the style, and the connection with those the Church is seeking to
connect with.
This online event seeks to help churches examine some fundamental
underpinning principles and practicalities in mapping out a way
forward for your church. Each session will last about 1 hour.
Session
1: Preaching Online - Thurs 17th June at
1.00pm Exploring the concept of the preacher as
prophet, and how they respond to the mood and emotions of wider
society. Mini keynote by Ian Howarth (Chair of the
Birmingham Methodist District).
Session
2: Leading Worship Online - Wed 23rd June at
1.00 pm Examining the idea that worship leaders
are both curators and facilitators, using Sunday worship as a
springboard for ongoing reflection and discussion. Mini keynote
by Adam Sanders (Birmingham
District's Mission Advisor).
Session
3: Growing Church Online - Thurs 15th July at
1.00 pm Exploring the use of online platforms to
focus on outreach and community engagement. Mini keynote by Geoff
Bond (West
Midlands Learning Network) and Ashley
Cooper (Principal
of Cliff College).
To book tickets for each of the sessions, please click the
following link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hybrid-church-leading-worship-online-3-part-series-tickets-150159084865
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MHA
Chaplain Vacancy
Methodist
Homes (MHA) Briar Hill House, Rugeley
Permanent – part time – 10 hours per week
- Location: Briar
Hill House Care Home, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1BP
- Salary: £22,063
pro rata
- Closing date: 30th
May 2021
Would
you like to make a positive contribution to benefit older people?
Spiritual well-being – distinct from religious affiliation or
belief – is a universal need and a cornerstone of MHA’s positive
approach to ageing and we aim to provide the highest quality care
and support for older people of all faiths and beliefs.
You will build good working relationships with local faith
communities and take the lead on pastoral, spiritual and
religious aspects of life at Briar Hill House care home. You will
need to be in good standing with your faith community.
You will have excellent listening skills, great empathy, be able
to lead appropriate worship and have an understanding of the
spiritual aspects of ageing and dementia. Experience of providing
excellent pastoral care, ideally to people in later life, is
essential.
At Briar Hill House, we provide residential and nursing care for
36 residents in purpose-built, en suite accommodation.
Rated as ‘outstanding ‘ by the CQC, it’s a wonderfully bright and
welcoming space , where our passionate team deliver personalized
care in a warm, supportive and safe environment. We also offer
short term respite care.
Please look for the job description and apply online at https://www.mha.org.uk/careers/current-vacancies/
Job Reference REQ012825
For more information please contact Area Support Chaplain,
Hilary Al Rasheed, t: 07568 612075
or email hilary.alrasheed@mha.org.uk
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MWiB
Conference - Those Celtic Christian Ways
As I
hope most of you are now aware, the Conference cannot take place
at Swanwick, but we are most grateful to our planned speaker, the
Revd Shalome Macneill-Cooper, who has agreed to lead us on
Zoom. Below is the outline of the Conference and, as you
will see, each half day is made up of two sessions with a break
in between, so that we can have a comfort break, and a short
stretch of the legs while we make ourselves a drink. This
will also enable those using landlines and who possibly have
‘free’calls on their contract, to be able to redial in just
before the end of the first hour of each session.
While it will be possible for people to join us for one or just a
few sessions, we hope as many as possible will be able to with us
for all the sessions on the three days. As all who had
booked originally to be at Swanwick have made a contribution of
£5, we are asking those who are new participants, to make a
similar contribution, sending their cheque to our treasurer, Mrs
Dilys Jones, 6 Coach Road, Shrewsbury SY3 5AU, making their
cheque payable to Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District MWiB
a/c. It would be helpful if you would give your contact
details: name, address, email address (if you have one), phone
number and church or circuit you have a connection with. I
do hope a good number of you will now be able to join us.
Conference: Those Celtic Christian
Ways: Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th
June 2021
Outline:- Monday
(Session 1) 2.00 – 2.55, 3.15 – 4.10 (max)
2.00 ‘Arrive’, Chat, Welcome, Introductions,
Devotions (by Pauline and
Walsall circuit) (I would open up on
Zoom at 1.30 to give people chance to arrive and chat before the
2pm start; we can use the Walsall circuit Zoom platform)
Then, over to Shalome.
3.15 What is Celtic Christianity? followed by closing devotions
(Shropshire and Marches circuit)
Tuesday
(Session 2) 10.00 – 10.55, 11.15 – 12.10 (max)
10.00 Devotions (Brownhills and Willenhall),
followed by Shalome
11.15 Celtic Trinity- Understanding of God, Jesus and the
Holy Spirit (Shalome)
Tuesday
(Session 3) 19.00 – 19.55, 20.15 –21.10
19.00 Celtic Worship-
20.15 Celtic Worship ………. To finish by 20.55 for evening
prayers Shropshire & M
Wednesday
(Session 4) 10.00 – 10.55, 11.15 – 12.10 (max)
10.00 Devotions (Cannock Circuit), followed by
Shalome
11.15 Celtic Model of Mission- things to have on hand-a
piece of yarn or string about 30 cms long and tied to make a
loop.
Wednesday
(Session 5) 14.00 – 14.55, 15.15 – 16.10
14.00 Celtic Wheel of the Year and Celtic Wheel Life and
Questions Arising
15.15 LOVE FEAST- Please have on hand a morsel of food and a wee
sip of something that is a bit extravagant for you and preferably
fair trade. Have an extra cup and plate with whatever you are
having on hand (be prepared to also eat that, too!). If possible
have on hand a candle and a very small finger bowl of water.
Participants may wish to have a notebook on hand for reflection
questions.
These sessions will be inclusive for those participating by phone
so there will be a reduced amount of visual material. If you have
audio or visual needs (a specific font, size or colour) please
let Shalome know by ringing 01743 791 267
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FoodCycle
Webinar
We all
want a Black Country where no one is hungry or lonely and where
surplus food is used to nourish communities.
As part of TCT's work to support people and communities to thrive
and flourish, we are hosting this webinar, where you'll learn
about the national charity FoodCycle, as it prepares to open its
first Walsall-based free meals service for local residents. FoodCycle
is a national charity established in 2009, with the aim of
tackling food poverty and social isolation using donated surplus
food. Within the West Midlands we currently have six projects,
all Birmingham-based, and we’re now working to set up FoodCycle
Cooking projects within Walsall and the wider Black Country.
Webinar
date - Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:30 via Zoom
Bookings
via Eventbrite at https://feeding-black-country.eventbrite.co.uk
How does
it work?
FoodCycle utilises suitable kitchens in which our volunteers cook
the fresh surplus food donated to us, producing healthy hot
vegetarian meals for anyone who would like one. The meals are completely free
and anyone can just turn up; typically our guests include low
income families, homeless people, isolated older people, and
people struggling to ‘make ends meet’.
Is
this webinar for me?
• Are
you a Walsall based group? We would like the people
of Walsall to know about the charity’s service, so that they and
their families and neighbours could benefit from nutritious free
food. With this in mind we would welcome contact information on
any local organisations, community groups etc. through which
potential guests could be reached.
• Would
you like to volunteer? We would like to attract
local volunteers who we could support and train. Our lead
volunteers learn Teamwork, Leadership and Delegation, Cooking
skills (naturally!), Problem-solving and Relationship-building,
and among the free training that we provide is: Food Safety Level
2, Safeguarding and First Aid. So if you have a work intranet or
newsletter for example that FoodCycle could be mentioned in,
please do let me know.
• Are
you interested in hosting a Black Country FoodCycle venue?
FoodCycle would like more local venues from which we could
provide our weekly meals service. Suitable venues would ideally
have a six-hob cooker (or two 4 hob cookers), and would be
available once a week regularly for 5 hours. Venues would need to
have capacity to seat at least 30 people at a time, because when
the pandemic restrictions lessen considerably, each of
FoodCycle’s Cook and Collect projects will become a venue from
which we will run our free communal meals services again. We will
continue to stringently adhere to all guidance on PPE, social
distancing etc.
Please see FoodCycle’s latest Social Impact Report: https://www.foodcycle.org.uk/who-we-are/foodcycles-impact/
For more information, please contact:
Pamela@foodcycle.org.uk | Tel:
07377 866347
or Jody@foodcycle.org.uk | Tel:
07593 256805
Book your FREE place via: https://feeding-black-country.eventbrite.co.uk
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District
Children's Support Fund
The funding allocated
specifically to the support of children and families in the
District - particularly those experiencing some form of
deprivation - is still open to accept applications at the moment.
Are there projects you might consider which could offer
support even during the lockdown?
The
maximum amount of any claim is £500 and a Church can apply at any
time using the attached form
and send it electronically to Tim Lorimer who will process your
application and give a decision within six weeks of receipt. The
application will need the support of the hosting Church and
circuit superintendent. Church’s cannot apply for retrospective
funding.
We would hope that individuals and groups that have contributed
in the past to the Holiday Fund will still wish to do so knowing
that there money will still be used for Children’s Projects.
For more information please contact Tim Lorimer
on lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk
07971899084.
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