Learning on the job
I FIRST joined Salvationist back in 2019. After a two-hour handover, I was thrown into the weekly race to publish each issue with little preparation. Even with my editorial experience, I had no choice but to learn on the job. Five years and a bit later, I’m still learning!
Taken under the wing of three editors, and countless colleagues, I’ve grown and developed – not just professionally and personally, but spiritually too. It’s a blessing to be surrounded by a team who share a passion for what we do, and why we do it, while also helping me not to lose sight of who we are called to be. Regular feedback and letters from you help us stay on track and improve what we do and how.
This week’s issue of Salvationist marks National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating how apprenticeships are helping people to flourish in all kinds of contexts, and helping the Army’s mission to flourish as a result.
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Knowing and growing
During Children’s
Mental Health Week,
Hannah Willis reflects on the importance of understanding how we are made
THIS year, Children’s Mental Health Week (3 to 9 February) has adopted the theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself. For children, coming to know themselves is incredibly important, understanding the variety of emotions they may feel in a day and recognising that they are a natural part of how they are created. As Psalm 139:14 reminds us, we are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’.
As children learn to fully know themselves, they can manage the
Reflect and respond
Every morning this week, remind yourself that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
How much do you communicate with God and others about your emotions? How much do you listen to the children and young people around you about theirs?
Pray for the children and young people in your corps or community.
Pray for Starfish mentors journeying with children in schools.
Register to join the Starfish programme at salvationist.org.uk/ learning/starfish or email childrenyouth@salvationarmy.org.uk
spectrum of their emotions, feel comfortable with them, and develop emotional muscles as they take on the highs and lows that life brings. Encouraging children to express their emotions is the first step to success – for adults and peers to meet them in that place, providing open and safe communication to set them up in their exploration of self.
Psalm 139:23 invites God to ‘search me … know my heart … and know my anxious thoughts’. In the Central and Southern Scotland Division, we have become increasingly aware of the importance of providing tools for children to safely express their emotions within corps and at divisional events.
Last year at Adventure Camp, the whole team had symbols on their lanyards that children could use to express their emotions. As the week went on and tiredness became more of a factor, we observed a huge increase in children using these as well as emotional regulation cards and quiet spaces. It was great to offer them an inroad into discussing how they were feeling, leading to communication and deeper understanding.
I am incredibly excited by the work The Salvation Army is doing through the Starfish mentoring programme. Starfish mentors are currently in 54 schools around the UK, with further conversations taking place in 51 schools. Children spend on average 32 hours per week in school, therefore it
is so right that The Salvation Army is present within this space, showing up for and journeying with children who are struggling. Furthermore, the schools are hugely grateful to us for providing something that is so desperately needed. I am thrilled that part of my working week involves going into my local primary school as a Starfish mentor. The aim of a mentoring session is to work with a specific child referred by the school for eight weeks. Within this time, Starfish mentors work with them as they pick through their emotions in a safe space. The sessions are creative and fun, giving a chance to share what is going on inside them and develop healthy ways to navigate their challenges.
We use the Outcome star as a guide to plot where the young people find themselves at the start of their mentoring journeys. The areas we look at include: school, education, learning, how I spend my time, friends and relationships, where I live, feelings and emotions, how I use my time, and healthy lifestyle. Within the sessions we set goals to help them focus on their hopes for the future. It is fantastic to journey with children as they come to know themselves more and use their inbuilt resources to grow.
HANNAH
Norwich Citadel seconds with...
Ewan Hall
Who are you and what do you do?
As of 6 January, I am a staff writer for War Cry. My job focuses on TV shows, films and important dates and putting a Christian twist on it that is accessible to all.
What’s your favourite Bible verse or passage?
Proverbs 3:5: ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.’ It is so true in our dayto-day lives and a great songster song.
What’s your favourite hymn or worship song?
‘My Father’s House’.
What do you do in your spare time?
Walking and playing with my dog, Arlo.
Which country would you visit and why?
Japan. In the final year of my history degree, I did a specialist subject on Japan instead of a dissertation so I would like to explore it in person.
Which book – apart from the Bible – would you want on a desert island?
Rise and Fall: A History of the World in Ten Empires by Paul Strathern. It was given to me by my grandad to read while on my commute. I would bring that as a reminder of home.
‘God is calling me to youth work’
Kai Hall (Clapton) thanks God for guiding him through his life
IHAVE always been a Christian, constantly journeying with God and letting him guide me. My mum took me to the parent-and-toddler group at Clapton Corps when I was a baby. That isn’t only my testimony, but also to the work Clapton has done for me and my family, building me to be the man I am now. When I was 13 or 14, going to my first summer school started to open my eyes to being a Christian. However, when I was about 16 and went on the Transformers course, that’s when I really found God and he started to open my eyes to the next chapter of my life that he has in store.
Growing up, I had loads of questions for God. I doubted him, as I felt I hadn’t received answers for years, but one day he answered a constant prayer. If he answered this prayer when I was younger, I might not have been able to handle it – this made me realise that God and his timings are right, as he builds me into a strong person.
God is my best friend and constant tour guide, someone to talk to when I’m down. He protects me and my family and keeps them well and safe. He also keeps my home corps well – it’s like a second home to me with all the amazing team, leaders and young people.
During that Transformers course, my eyes opened to God calling me to youth work. This was a long thought I was having when nearly finishing college. I felt it was only right to give back to everyone who guided me and showed me all The Salvation Army offers for spiritual growth from such a young age. I wanted to be a similar role model to the next generation.
Apprenticeships with the Army are very structured and well put together. My communication skills weren’t the best when I started, but working with amazing people who build up your confidence is great.
I am currently at Mitcham, Harlesden, Harold Hill and Romford Corps, helping with their youth clubs, as well as being at London DHQ on a Tuesday for team prayers. I also get to see different parts of England for youth events and conferences. The best part is seeing the joy and gratitude from young people after working with them. This pushes me to get up and do it every day.
I am thankful to God for guiding me my whole life and putting me in the position I am in now, because that is all down to him and his work and path for me. Putting me on to an apprenticeship course that will give me the skills to be a youth worker, while also being able to journey with young people who are exploring faith, is a blessing.
Have you got a testimony to share? We’d love to hear your faith story! Get in touch at salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk.
NEW LIFE
by Charlotte Lloyd (Newtown)
What does New Life depict?
The piece depicts a seed – any seed, really – developing and maturing in stages into a fruit tree at the end. Red gems stuck on the tree represent apples or fruit. This kind of goes back to the garden of Eden in a way, too. The words ‘out of the dirt, God breathes life’ tie the message all together.
How was it made?
I do all sorts of art and crafts as a hobby in my spare time. I have drawn and painted ever since I was a little girl! This one is painted in acrylics on canvas.
What inspired it?
Do you have a piece of art to share inspired by your faith? Email it to salvationist@ salvationarmy.org.uk – we’d love to hear from you!
I attend Newtown Corps, my local Salvation Army, and volunteer at the corps charity shop in the town two mornings a week. I have been doing that for about 10 years now! I love catching up with the volunteers, and the environment is so warm and friendly.
As part of the shop, we also have a prayer space on the main floor. I am very blessed to be able to produce the art I enjoy and display it in the corner
for the public to look at while they are in the shop. I tend to change the prayer space every three to four weeks. Sometimes it’s a bit longer, depending on how busy I am.
I created this piece for one of those prayer spaces. It was based on the idea of God bringing life from the dark, from nothing. As a church, we decided to each ask God for a personal word for 2024. I felt mine was ‘I am doing a new thing’ (Isaiah 43:19).
The seed in the painting is like us. God takes our lives – starting out as a small seed – and matures us into the kind of tree we are meant to become, if we submit to him. If we die to our old lives, much fruit can be produced from us with Jesus directing us!
I often struggle with this. I find it hard to trust God. But I think, through the gift of art, God is showing me that he is using me and preparing me for different things. Everyone has unique God-given gifts and talents, and it is important to use them. I don’t know where God will take me on my art journey, but I have just got to learn to trust him!
Growing in acceptance
Major Kingsley Layton reminds us that we desperately need each other
ROMANS 14
LAST year I watched a documentary entitled What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The storyline for the sci-fi series shifted focus from a starship flying from situation to situation to events occurring on the almost static space station, Deep Space Nine. Initially criticised, some 30 years on the show now receives stellar reviews.
How so? Well, the crews in previous incarnations of the show didn’t stick around to see what became of their hopeful solutions to the problems they encountered. The crew of Deep Space Nine, however, had nowhere to run. They had to live with their solutions. The community had to learn to accept the views and nuances that a diverse universe brought their way. This didn’t mean broad-mindedness but it did mean learning to accept what everyone brought to the galactic table.
In Romans 14, Paul addresses the handling of different cultures and views, including dining habits. He begins with ‘accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarrelling over disputable matters’ (v1). In the Greek, ‘accept’ means to draw in. There’s no air of resignation here. To draw somebody in is quite different from putting up with them.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
Can you name two things in contemporary corps that might arouse differences of opinion?
How might opposing views be reconciled?
Paul continues: ‘One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables’ (v2).
On the surface, since Paul is talking about biblical dietary laws, it looks like the problem is food. These laws were given for very good reasons. It enabled Israel to maintain their national identity. It kept them from being assimilated by the culture of neighbouring nations. They were also a reminder that God could not be approached any old way –worshippers needed to be clean.
Today, of course, if we have faith in Christ, we are clean. Christ makes us clean. We don’t cleanse ourselves by cleaning up our morals or our behaviours or by treating certain foods as unclean.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
Reflect on these lyrics from ‘It Is Finished’ by James Proctor:
Cast your deadly ‘doing’ down, Down at Jesus’ feet; Stand in him, in him alone, Gloriously complete.
Throughout his letter, Paul observes that there are some people in the Roman church who are still trying to obey the Mosaic Law. He addresses the relationship between Jews and the Law (see Romans 2:17–29) and the relationship between faith and the Law (see Romans 4).
Paul doesn’t say that such people are wrong, he calls them ‘weak’ (v1) – weak in their understanding of the gospel and what it means to be in Christ.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
When you find a sermon challenging, who ‘wins’?
You or the Bible?
As you read Romans 14, you might already be calling to mind 1 Corinthians 8. In that passage, Paul talks about food offered to idols. In Corinth, the markets would have their food ritually blessed by pagan priests early in the morning before consumers entered the scene. As a result, some members of the church in Corinth were stipulating that there’s no way that meat blessed on behalf of idols should be eaten. The ‘weak’ ones here were not the Jews: it was likely the Gentile pagan converts who were objecting. They were the ones whose ‘faith is weak’ in understanding what it means to be in Christ, because they felt these gods might still have some sort of power.
Essentially, this is not an issue about food. It’s about different cultural approaches to how to live. Racial prejudices are at work.
I am often blind to my own racial prejudices. When Christians from other cultures do things differently from us, what do we think or say? Maybe we think: ‘How lovely. Isn’t that interesting?’ But when we do something, do we think of it as just the way something is done? Are we more likely to entertain thoughts of it being the ‘right’ way?
PAUSE AND REFLECT
Reflect on something you admire about a culture other than your own.
I have a friend called Buchi, who is Nigerian. A while ago, he said to me: ‘Pastor K, we like to think that perhaps David was African.’ Buchi knows his Bible better than many. He was not actually claiming African heritage for David but referring to David’s love of song and dance. Whenever I feel that our theological conversations might be touching on his potential prejudices, Buchi draws on corroborating Scripture with which I must banish my own prejudices.
Every racial culture needs to be corrected by the gospel somewhere and every racial culture has particular insights to gospel implications – they can see aspects of God’s truth that other cultures either can’t see as well or can’t see how they once could. In short, we need each other. We need each other desperately.
In The Four Loves, CS Lewis talks about three dear friends, Jack, Ronald and Charles. Charles dies and Jack thinks: ‘Well, as sad as that is, at least I still have Ronald. In fact, I’ll probably have more of Ronald. I won’t have to share Ronald with Charles.’ To his surprise, Lewis discovers that when he loses Charles, he loses a part of Ronald that only Charles brought out.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reminds us that it takes a universe of differences for a community to succeed. The startling beauty of Jesus is that he died for each and every one of us, that we might all be clean before an almighty God who made all things well.
MAJOR KINGSLEY LAYTON Corps Officer Risca
A shortened version of Prayer Matters will continue to be published weekly in Salvationist in 2025. To read the full, unedited booklet, visit salvationist.org.uk/discipleship
SATURDAY 8 FEBRUARY: CARE FOR CREATION
All praise be yours, my Lord, through all that you have made … through Brother Sun … through Sister Moon and Stars … through Brothers Wind and Air … through Sister Water … through Brother Fire … through Sister Earth. Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks.
from ‘Canticle of the Creatures’, St Francis of Assisi
SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY: SABBATH PRAYER – STEADYING OUR SOULS IN GOD – REST (MATTHEW 11:25–30)
Sometimes the world sells us the lie that ‘we are what we do’. Jesus encouraged his followers to remember their identity as beloved, precious children of God, and to rest in him. Reflect on whether you have got caught up in that lie, then steady your soul, lay down the burden of having to accomplish things and relax in the truth that you are loved for who you are. by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY: SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – MARRIAGE WEEK (7–14 FEBRUARY)
National Marriage Week is a time to celebrate the importance of marriage and to encourage couples to invest in their relationships. Let’s pray for churches marking National Marriage Week in some way, that they will celebrate the gift of love, and make known the love of God to those who have not yet encountered it. based on marriage-week.org.uk
TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY: SERVING AND CARING – DOMESTIC ABUSE
We pray for those living with unkind or abusive partners; that those who are hurting will discover you are with them where they are. Thank you for feeling their pain, and for providing others who can walk alongside them. Help us to join in with sharing your love, healing and restoration in this broken world. by Deborah Stanbury-Juster and Liz Hall (Family Ministries Department)
WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY: GROWING IN FAITH – GENERATIONS WORSHIPPING TOGETHER
Father God, thank you that journeying together spiritually with people of different ages and generations enriches everyone’s life. Help us understand that when we know we belong to, are needed in and can learn from everyone in the body of Christ, we get a glimpse of your Kingdom. by Deborah Stanbury-Juster and Liz Hall (Family Ministries Department)
THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY – SRI LANKA TERRITORY
We pray for Salvationists in 62 corps and community centres nationwide, as they witness to the saving grace of Jesus Christ today, and we pray for strength and courage for the leadership team, Colonels Nihal and Rohini Hettiarachchi and Lieut-Colonels Imran Sabir and Nighat Imran. by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION – ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY TEAM
Pray for the Integrated Mission team’s online gathering for local leaders. May our connections help to integrate and inspire others to be involved. We believe that experiencing genuine community can change our corps and centres, and make a difference in the lives of survivors. by Major Estelle Blake and Major Heather Grinsted (Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery team)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Do you have something or someone you’d like us to pray for?
Email salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk with ‘prayer request’ in the subject line.
‘It’s
about more than work’
Kate Burke speaks to George Tanton about how apprenticeships provide opportunities to all sorts of people
IN 1891, The Salvation Army acquired Hadleigh Farm for the purpose of providing vocational training to unskilled labourers in need of work. Today, the Army provides apprenticeships to a wide variety of people in a range of industries. Apprenticeship Development Manager Kate Burke explains the impact they are having:
How would you describe an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes often delivered in partnership with colleges, national training providers and universities. We use them to nurture our workforce and generate roles to fulfil operational needs for vital frontline work in community outreach, health and social care, and employment services. We also offer them in management and leadership, youth work and early years, hospitality, business administration, finance and fundraising.
How do apprenticeships differ from Employment Plus?
Employment Plus offers a much-needed service, tailored to support individuals become job-ready, by providing advice for CV writing and interview techniques as well as life skills. Apprenticeships are available to those already in employment and are funded by the government’s apprenticeship levy.
Why is it important to nurture people’s careers through apprenticeships?
It’s crucial for enhancing their skills and boosting job satisfaction, as well as ensuring The Salvation Army as an organisation remains competitive. When staff members are invested in, they are more likely to stay. Apprenticeships allow them to stay current with industry trends and best practices, while improving their performance in their roles. Upskilling people through apprenticeships also serves to directly enhance the quality of Salvation Army services, creating a positive, long-lasting impact on the communities and individuals we support.
Historically, apprenticeships with the Army have helped people from deprived socio-economic backgrounds. Is this still the case, and who else do they help?
Traditionally, apprenticeships were associated with younger people entering manual and vocational trades. They continue to be a vital tool for individuals from disadvantaged or low-income backgrounds. They offer opportunities to gain skills and qualifications without the need for expensive formal education – this helps break the cycle of inequality and provide a route to stable employment. However, today they are versatile and flexible, open to all ages and levels of experience. They are increasingly accessible
to a broader range of individuals, supporting a variety of people in different circumstances. They are particularly valuable to young people who may not want to pursue a traditional academic route but who are eager to build a career. Apprenticeships allow for them to earn while they learn, making them financially self-sufficient. Equally, apprenticeships are for people looking to change careers later in life, or for individuals wanting to switch industries or upskill in their current field.
How do apprenticeships tie in with the Army’s mission priorities and values?
At The Salvation Army, apprenticeships are about more than work; they’re about building a brighter future for all, fostering hope, and living out the gospel message of love and service. Jesus did this by actively involving his disciples in the work he was doing, guiding them through example, instruction and hands-on experience.
Apprenticeships help the Army to create a more inclusive workforce, providing opportunities to people from diverse backgrounds and helping women thrive in traditionally maledominated industries. The Army also offers apprenticeships to individuals with disabilities and health-related challenges, tailoring learning opportunities and working arrangements to meet their needs and making the workforce accessible to them.
Our apprenticeships foster compassion, treating apprentices with dignity and valuing their contributions to our work.
• To find out more about apprenticeships with The Salvation Army, visit salvationarmy.org.uk/apprenticeships
GEORGE TANTON Editorial Assistant Salvationist
‘We’re all learning more every year’
‘IT’S hard to believe it’s been that many years!’ exclaims Kandice, who works at the preschool run by Droitwich Spa Corps. Open five days a week, the nursery caters to a range of children in the area.
Kandice first started at the nursery on a work placement in 2015, when she was 14 years old. After finishing school, she did a life skills course for a year, before joining the nursery on an apprenticeship in 2019. Today, she’s a team leader at the expanding preschool.
S S COMPASSION
ENDLOB
Karen Perry and Kandice reflect on Kandice’s time at Droitwich Spa preschool
say boo to a goose. She was a bit shy and would never answer the phone. Now, she can’t stop talking!’
When Kandice started, there were about six members of staff. Today, that has doubled to 12, with more people in the process of being recruited. As team leader, Kandice works four days a week and has one day off.
This article demonstrates The Salvation Army’s key value of passion.
For more, visit salvationist. org.uk/ our-values or scan the QR code.
PASSION RESPECT INTE G R I YT
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‘I’ve been working here five years now,’ she says. ‘It feels like home, like I’ve always been here.’
Kandice first started her Level 2 apprenticeship in early years at the nursery, and swore she’d never go on to Level 3. Now, she’s only a few weeks away from completing her Level 3 apprenticeship. As well as progressing professionally, picking up qualifications and experience, she has flourished personally.
‘It’s great seeing this young girl at school get to where she is now,’ reflects Karen, the preschool manager. ‘When Kandice first started, she would hardly
‘I help with sorting out the staff-to-child ratios, with organising breaks and routines and with the planning of what the children are interested in,’ she explains. ‘I love it. I know I’m good at it, and I like knowing what’s going to be happening.’
Kandice’s time at the nursery spanned the Covid-19 lockdowns too.
‘There were only two of us,’ Karen recalls. ‘It was nice but weird. For the likes of us, because we like to be busy, it helped to have that routine of coming to work.’
The work itself is a source of passion for Kandice.
‘When we’re on holiday in the summer, I feel like I’m the only one who can’t wait to come back!’ she jokes.
The nursery has certainly benefited from her enthusiasm and skills, observes
Karen: ‘She’s had such a big impact on the whole team. She’s brought a lot of fresh energy and keeps us all on our toes! Personally, I’ve found that as Kandice has been researching some bits for her qualifications, I’m learning new things. It’s helped upskill and educate the rest of the team. And again, just Kandice’s passion is so lovely. She isn’t here because it’s an “easy” job, because it isn’t an easy job. We joke that when I retire, she’s going to take over!’
Kandice’s growing confidence and the wider team expansion aren’t the only changes that have happened in Kandice’s years at the nursery.
‘In 2019, we had perhaps three or four children with special educational needs (SEN). Now we have roughly 25,’ she says. ‘So the job has changed, and I’ve discovered my passion for working with SEN children. I like to work with them and learn how to help them with their needs. That’s what I enjoy most.’
‘Every year it’s different,’ she continues. ‘What we need to plan is always changing.’
The result is an upbeat environment that brilliantly demonstrates the Army’s value of passion, which is about bringing our best selves and convictions to what we do, creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement. It’s a preschool where Kandice, the staff and the children are all flourishing. As Karen puts it: ‘We’re all learning more every year!’
Earn, learn, return
London and South East divisional apprentices share how they are developing through work-based training
What prompted you to apply for a youth support worker apprenticeship?
Luke I was shown the advert and felt it was where I needed to be. After conversations with my then corps officer, I applied.
Kevin I hadn’t realised this opportunity existed until a friend sent me a link. I had already been a youth club volunteer in Margate, interested and passionate about helping young people. I looked at what it means to be a youth worker in the Army and loved the idea.
Frankie I’ve attended the Army for more than 10 years and felt called by God to apply.
What corps do you attend?
Luke I’m a member of Maidstone Corps and have grown up in the Army my whole life. I share some of the annoyances and challenges young people face today and it enables me to relate to them. It has helped me with my biblical studies too. Kevin I’ve been a member of Armáda Spásy in Margate since it opened around 2007. Being part of this church has helped me become who I am today. I’ve been able to grow spiritually and meet amazing people.
Frankie I’ve been attending Regent Hall Corps for over three years. It’s helped me to know how corps work and how to interact with corps leaders and members.
How long have you been an apprentice and what’s the best part?
Luke About 18 months. I mainly work
in corps and fresh expressions. As part of the DHQ team, I partake in and support divisional activities. The best part is travelling around the division, meeting young people and seeing different expressions of the Army.
Kevin Over a year. I’m a South East DHQ apprentice and my role is a divisional youth support worker. The best part is visiting different youth clubs, churches and schools and helping people.
Frankie Five months. My London DHQ apprenticeship involves youth work in corps and centres. I have lots of variety in where I go and what I do. I’ve travelled to Manchester, Birmingham, Castleford and all over London and Kent. The best part has been taking young people from Southwark Young People Service to the Partnership Trophy homelessness football tournament.
What support do you receive as an apprentice?
Luke The apprenticeship provider supports me in the learning side of my role with my dyslexia. Instead of written assignments, I have academic discussions with my tutor and produce verbal evidence of my learning.
Kevin I receive amazing support from my manager, Anita, the youth team, the South East DHQ team and from my tutors at RM Training.
Frankie Varied support from my line manager, the DHQ team and corps officers.
What valuable practical skills have you learnt so far?
Kevin There are different needs in
different settings and every leader has a different leadership style. As a youth worker I should be able to respect and adapt to those differences.
Frankie I have learnt how to lead engaging discipleship sessions in a youth club.
What’s your biggest achievement so far?
Kevin Training courses have enabled me to work in schools as a mentor, help open and run a youth club, work within a team and achieve amazing things. I’ve taken part in summer camps and gained a better understanding of youth work.
Frankie Coming third in the Partnership Trophy!
What do you hope for at the end of your apprenticeship?
Kevin To get a job where I encourage and help young people, in the Army or elsewhere.
Frankie To achieve my Level 3 qualification and gain a youth worker role within the Army.
What advice do you have for other prospective apprentices in future?
All Go for it!
Kevin It’s amazing to see how much you grow and learn. If I can do it, so can you!
Frankie You learn on the job, see how you are developing and get support from your team.
‘It’s enabled things to happen’
Divisional Youth Specialist
Rachel Gash
London Division
Our divisional strategy is to reimagine, and this means in youth work as well as the wider Salvation Army mission in London. Along with our youth development worker, we have been looking at opportunities to start new initiatives and grow new leaders. Apprenticeships were ideal as we didn’t have any paid youth workers within the division. Based at DHQ, they currently work with four corps – Mitcham, Romford, Harold Hill and Harlesden. They’ve brought a new dynamic to the DHQ team because they’ve widened the age range and perspectives.
We’re intentionally investing in the interest in youth work that our
apprentices have shown, developing them personally and vocationally and giving them another way to explore their purpose. London is expensive for many young people to finance university. Apprenticeships can be a great way for them to learn and earn at the same time, becoming qualified youth workers in the process.
Some corps can struggle to find people to help with mission, let alone with youth work. We’ve been able to support corps, which has been fantastic and welcomed. This has enabled things to happen in the division that otherwise might not have happened.
‘Developing young leaders is a priority’
Divisional Youth Specialist
Anita Gellatly
South East Division
Developing young leaders is a divisional priority. The apprentices are learning what it means to be a leader and lead well. They’ve grown in the theory and practices of youth work, how to work in a team, how to be part of a team at divisional level and all that means.
They are investing their time in more than six corps around the division. Their learning is being put to use in practice and it is benefiting not only themselves,
but also the local corps youth work in the division.
It also sends out a positive message to others – that we are investing in young people, that it’s something they could do. We don’t promise a job at the end of their apprenticeship, but our prayer is that they will be employed by the Army and continue learning in another paid role. We’re doing our best to ensure there could be those jobs locally.
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Luke, Kevin and Frankie at Transformers 2025
Kevin Frankie
Learning on the job
Three apprentices share their experiences with Salvationist
What’s your role?
Employability support apprentice within the Employment Plus London and South East Region. I assist employability support coordinators with organisational chart updates and processing invoices. I support the region with regular reports, ensuring compliance with data protection and that minimum standards are met, maintaining efficient team operations.
How did your apprenticeship come about?
Back in 2023, I was being supported by i-Rock, a mental health service for young people. I had just lost my job due to staff turnover and was struggling with my confidence and finding new work. One week, there was mention of an employability day being hosted by The Salvation Army, which led to me applying for the role.
What’s the best thing you’ve learnt?
I’ve developed practical skills, such as advanced Microsoft Excel skills, managing client data, sending out regular reports and creating trackers, as well as improving my communication skills and confidence by handling client interactions and taking on responsibilities.
Would you recommend apprenticeships?
I would recommend an apprenticeship to someone as it provides a great opportunity to explore your strengths and weaknesses through a variety of tasks. It helped me discover my passions and identify areas for improvement, allowing me to grow personally and professionally – especially in my overall confidence – and achieve my goals.
What’s your role?
Area operations manager for the Wales and West England Region.
How did your apprenticeship come about?
The apprenticeship pathway was promoted to me by my line manager during my time as a programme manager. I was keen to take on an apprenticeship as part of my personal development and wanted to learn to become a better manager for my team.
What’s the best thing you’ve learnt?
More than anything else, my apprenticeship journey gave me more confidence in my abilities and the decisions I make day-to-day. Completing my apprenticeships was an empowering and hugely positive experience for me! They also gave me the self-belief to go back into more formal higher education. Since completing them, I have taken on a part-time master’s degree in business administration.
Would you recommend apprenticeships?
If you’re thinking about taking the plunge into vocational study, I’d say just do it! My tutor took the time to coach me and empower me. They were understanding of my work-life balance. They took the time to help me fit my day-to-day activities into the qualification framework. They understand that everyone has different abilities, strengths and ways they like to work. They are there to help you achieve your best.
What’s your role?
Archives and records apprentice. I assist both teams with long-term and short-term projects, as well as leading independent projects of my own in the future.
How did your apprenticeship come about?
I began my apprenticeship journey in 2022, doing a Library, Information and Archives Services Level 3 at the Royal Opera House for two years. It was a natural progression for me to continue my Level 7 apprenticeship with The Salvation Army. I chose the apprenticeship path rather than a traditional academic path as I could gain hands-on experience in the sector alongside my studies while making contacts in different institutions.
What’s the best thing you’ve learnt?
One of the best things is communicating with the public – researchers, readers, enquiries – in a meaningful way, and having the opportunity to share my passion for history and research with others.
Would you recommend apprenticeships?
I would absolutely recommend an apprenticeship to someone else. I find them extremely valuable, especially in the heritage sector, where it’s difficult to gain a qualification, experience and employment at the same time.
Ryan Soan Employment Plus
Catherine Docherty Homelessness Services
Chloe Wilkinson International Heritage Centre
THIS year’s Self-Denial Appeal runs from 2 February to 2 March with a focus on the life-changing work in the Indonesia Territory.
‘My name is Dedi Agustino Harilni, ’ Dedi introduces. ‘I work as a lecturer at the Salvation Army theological college in Palu.’
Some of the students here hope to train as Salvation Army officers in Jakarta. Most of them attend corps here in Palu, a busy city on the west coast of Sulawesi, one of the largest of the thousands of islands that make up Indonesia in South East Asia.
Pray for...
• Lecturers and students
• Worship and practical support for sex workers
• Corps in Indonesia
• Boarding houses for students
The Salvation Army’s work in Indonesia is diverse. We run hospitals and schools spread across the many islands, from the countryside to the cities. Indonesia is the fourth most populated country on the planet: 280 million people live here – 87 per cent are Muslim and 10 per cent are Christian.
The city of Palu and the province of Central Sulawesi is where most of The Salvation Army’s activities are based. Towua Salvation Army Corps is on the same compound as the school and the theological college where Dedi works.
Dedi leads a youth worker team who organise a programme of activities.
‘So, in Towua Corps, we run music lessons,’ Dedi explains. ‘There is time for sports together. There are Bible study activities and there is youth worship. And throughout the week, we meet with the
Self-Denial 2025
Dedi Sulawesi
young people.’
The corps in Towua has seen phenomenal growth in recent years. As well as meeting on a Sunday morning, there are two evening meetings. The main building has a capacity of about 400 and, when it’s full, they put chairs up outside with a screen to show the meeting. When that area is full, they use the side passage!
‘The second evening service has 700 to 800 people coming along,’ Dedi enthuses. ‘And the majority are young people.’
As well as working with the young people who come to The Salvation Army, Dedi’s team also work in other parts of the city.
The team makes regular visits to student boarding houses. Students from remote areas of the country come on a government programme to continue their studies. They’re given accommodation, but not much else.
‘We feel it is our duty to come to the boarding houses to see if they have eaten or not,’ says one team member. ‘If we find people in the boarding houses who haven’t eaten that day, we can share what we have.’
The team is getting to know many of the city’s neighbourhoods, which include some of the more troubled communities.
‘We have gone around most of Palu City,’ Dedi remarks. ‘We’ve visited everywhere. Even though some places are extreme, we still go. We go to visit, we go to see. Even the places where they sell drugs in the city, we go there too.’
Today, they’re visiting a bar in the redlight district before it’s open for clients. They’ve started a regular Sunday meeting here and invited the sex workers to come along.
After a short meeting, there is a time for prayer.
‘This kind of work is the last thing they want to do,’ Dedi comments. ‘They didn’t finish school, they don’t have any skills. They have the needs of the family and the needs of their village. Most of them are
villagers who come to Palu City. They are not from the city. Their families are sick, need treatment. Their families need money. So there is no choice. The only choice is to work in that place.’
The Salvation Army is working hard to help these sex workers to leave and start a new life. It’s not easy, but young people from the corps are committed to supporting them.
Dedi continues: ‘Our principle is we are never better than the people we serve. If they are sex workers, we are not better than sex workers. For example, if they are drug users, we are also not better than drug users. We become friends, and together we need God.
‘We don’t come to judge, but to become friends. And so that’s what makes them interested in us. And, eventually, they join and worship together with us on Sundays.’
• Based on this week’s Self-Denial Appeal video, available to watch at salvationist. org.uk/selfdenial
Your offering
Bring your sacrificial offering to your corps altar service on Sunday 2 March, or hand it in at your corps any time during or after the appeal. Why not ask your corps leader for a collection box and save up for your gift?
Donate using this QR code or by visiting salvationist.org.uk/ selfdenial – and give your corps name when prompted.
Winsford Salt in our community
Mining and ministry
We’ve been the corps officers here for just over four years.
We’re a small corps in the middle of Cheshire with a diverse Sunday congregation of between 20 and 30 people. Winsford is home to the largest rock salt mine in the UK and a couple of our wards are statistically among the highest in England in terms of deprivation.
Major Gareth is the divisional ecumenical officer for Cheshire and a trustee of Churches Together in Cheshire. We are blessed to have local churches and charities partner us in our mission. It’s great to be embedded in the community.
So near, so Farsi
The first Iranian asylum seekers came to the corps about six months before we arrived. Since the Covid-19 lockdowns, although many of them have been dispersed around the country, they wanted to continue to worship together. Some have linked up with other churches or corps, but we’ve been able to facilitate Sunday worship online in Farsi and English for more than four years. We usually see 10 to 20 in attendance and it’s good to meet and share their journeys.
Inclusive support
We hold a monthly Creative Café Church for people living with neurodiversity and their families. This is run by members of the corps who have personal and family experience. A lot of the folks belong to other churches, but this is something specifically for them.
As an Older People’s Services chaplain, Major Claire has responsibility for Elderly Day Care every Friday. It’s been going for more than 30 years and is so popular we have a waiting list. The day starts with tea and coffee, then a cooked lunch and an activity. It relies heavily on volunteers, including one who is a wheelchair user and leads chair-based exercise.
Our Sanctuary drop-in is a space on Tuesdays for people to meet for a chat. It’s important that people know we’re here to help in any way we can. One of our regulars is a 17-year-old from Syria who has no
surviving family left at all. We’re able to help him with a few extra items to make life a little better.
International influence
We’re blessed to have people from a variety of nationalities worshipping with us. Several have contributed powerfully through singing, including Teresa, Victor and Edna from Nigeria. Victor galvanised our Pentecost meeting through his rendition of ‘Breathe on Me, Breath of God’. At our corps anniversary in November, families from Angola, Pakistan and Nigeria all sang. It’s great when people feel comfortable in the fellowship to bring something of their own to worship.
International meals have become a corps favourite. We want all nationalities in our community to know we’re here for them. Police community support officers regularly drop in to meet folks and introduce themselves with a view to making positive links. Coming together and sharing different food has been a good way of doing that.
Pray for progress
Our valued volunteers are mainly older and some have health concerns. We have a couple of asylum seeker families from Angola and Pakistan and our prayer is they will be granted leave to remain. The mums of these two families from committed church backgrounds are keen to restart a parent-and-toddler
group. Having families in the corps with younger children is wonderful and we want to celebrate their achievements. Space is one of our main challenges. We have a single hall, so can only run one activity at a time. We have two portable cabins in the car park, one for food parcels and the other for storage. We need at least one other room and we’re exploring this. Please pray for clarity on how we move forward – God always provides what is needed to do his work.
Fast Facts
DIVISION: North West and Isle of Man CORPS OFFICERS: Majors Claire and Gareth Dickens FIND US ONLINE: facebook.com/ 179541375583112
MUSIC
HARLESDEN The corps was delighted to welcome the Yorkshire and Humber Divisional Youth Band for the weekend. The weekend included a fundraising concert and an interactive Sunday morning of worship. In addition to a wonderful time of music and testimony, the corps raised £398 for their building project fund. It was an important weekend for the divisional band as leaders Steve Mortimer and James Beecham stepped down after six years, and Ashley Durrant was welcomed as its new leader. A highlight of the weekend was the band joining with the young people’s learners group to play ‘Abide with Me’. The corps were gifted a full set of tune books, filled with encouraging messages from the visiting band, which was a special way to remember the weekend. – SB
ECUMENICAL
LONDON Territorial Ecumenical Officer Major Paul Robinson and Bishop Mike Royal, general secretary of Churches Together in England, joined with national ecumenical officers for discussions at St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The discussions included the state of the Church and how ecumenism can help to improve the situation. Coming together as a family, it was noted that when something is said publicly, it needs to be told with wisdom and love, as a miscommunication in this country could cost the international Church dearly. The group spoke about how events in Southport have taught the importance of being there for others and that working together brings peace and reconciliation to those caught up in instability. Part of the visit was to tour the cathedral and listen to how Greek Orthodox Christians worship. Father Boniface, a priest of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, reminded those present that they are all descendants of the church of Antioch and, as such, need to live out the values of the name ‘Christian’, acting like Jesus. – PR
CIRENCESTER The corps took part in a pulpit exchange, arranged by Cirencester Churches Together, as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Corps officer Major Bryan Lang spoke at Holy Trinity Church and Corps Mission Secretary Corinne Walters spoke at St Lawrence Church, while the corps enjoyed the ministry of the Rev Matt Frost from Cirencester Baptist Church. – MG
COMMUNITY
WIMBORNE Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade visited the corps to see how it supports the community. Alongside Sunday meetings, coffee mornings and a parentand-toddler group, it helps local people in need through a food bank and emergency relief. Once a month the hall transforms into a barbershop as a hairdresser gives free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness or poverty. Vikki said: ‘I look forward to exploring ways we can work together to the benefit of the residents of Wimborne.’ She is pictured with Divisional Area Officer Major Denise Cooper. – SN
LEIGH-ON-SEA Alan Peacock, the former captain of Rochford Hundred Golf Club, chose the corps as his charity of the year. During a visit, he saw how some of his donation has supported new community projects, including the parent-and-toddler group. Alan spoke with parents, staff, corps officer Major Rob Davis and Territorial Community Engagement Lead Debbie Charles to find out more about the difference these groups are making to the local community. – RD/CD
ANNIVERSARY
EVENT
LURGAN Majors Graham and Judith Daniels (East of England DHQ) led the 144th corps anniversary celebrations. Major Judith is a previous Lurgan resident and was a soldier at the corps. Also visiting was Councillor Peter Haire. A commitment opportunity included specific prayers for the future journey of the corps. These prayers were printed on small boats as a reminder in the coming days. – CB
CHIPPENHAM The Cameo group enjoyed their weekly meeting, which included Robert Burns’s Address to a Haggis being read by Joan Haddrell, who grew up in Scotland. The lunch club enjoyed a meal of haggis, neeps and tatties, with many tasting it for the first time. – JD
CANTERBURY
MOTHER and daughter Kirstie and Belicia Daws were welcomed as adherents by corps officers Majors Alison and Gavin Friday. They first linked up with the corps through the First Things First brass learners programme, where Belicia is still an active member, and have also joined in with Messy Church and other activities. – KC
NATHAN Timmins and Tom Reavell were enrolled as soldiers by corps officer Major David Woodman. Tom follows in the footsteps of his grandparents and other family members. Nathan, who came to Cardiff as a student, continues his family’s association with the corps. – AW
SIYANDA, Archie and Tamiah were enrolled as junior soldiers by corps officer Major Keely Standley. They were very excited to become junior soldiers and when asked why, they replied ‘I want to know God more’, ‘it’s fun being a junior soldier’ and ‘I like learning more about Jesus’. They are all pictured with Junior Soldiers Sergeant Karenza Cullingworth, Children’s Leader Talitha Ruddock and flag bearer Edward Dixon. – RO
FLORA Yeung and Steve Yuen arrived in Warrington two and a half years ago. They quickly became active members of the fellowship and, as part of their continued spiritual journeys, decided to become soldiers. They were enrolled by corps officer Major Vaughan Bovan. – VB
FIVE new soldiers, including Carole Rice and Balaji Battu, were enrolled and Chris Irving was welcomed as an adherent by corps officer Captain Sam Tomlin and associate officer Major Mark Spencer-Arneaud. Carole and Balaji spoke of their deep love for Jesus and the kind welcome they received at the corps. Chris works at the Army’s Recycles Merseyside project and has recently started attending the corps. – ST
CARDIFF CANTON
WARRINGTON
BIRMINGHAM CITADEL
LIVERPOOL STONEYCROFT
MAJOR STEPHANIE PERRY
MAJOR Stephanie Perry was the eldest of two girls, born in 1923 in Pembroke Dock. Her family moved to Leeds, where she met Phil Perry at New Wortley Corps. They were sweethearts during the Second World War, with Phil stationed in South Africa with the Royal Air Force and Stephanie in Leicestershire with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. They married in 1945 in Worthing and then entered the International Training College in the Warriors session.
They served as corps officers for 19 years in various communities around the UK, from Blackpool South to the Isle of Wight and Dorchester to Hawick. During this time her children, Ian and Hilary, were added to the family while Stephanie continued to actively serve alongside Phil in corps life. Once Phil was appointed to National Headquarters, Stephanie got involved with the home league in Croydon and later Walthamstow. This continued once they retired to Sutton Corps, where Stephanie visited ‘the elderly’ well into her eighties! She was excellent at lifting people’s spirits and expressing real practical care to those often on the edge of corps life.
Phil and Stephanie moved to live with their daughter and son-in-law in 2007 and joined Bromley Temple. Stephanie followed the corps on YouTube and through phone calls in her last couple of years when she was not able to get to the corps. Many will remember her concern for others, love of the band and songsters, and interest in younger people. She prayed every day for the corps and for her family.
Stephanie was often the happy centre of family events and was loved by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extended family. She was grateful, positive and often witnessed to those around her.
She died as she lived her 101 years, content and confident in her Saviour Jesus. – HD
HELEN MACKAY BICESTER
BORN in 1941 in Scotland, Helen’s faith was encouraged from an early age. While proudly serving her country, she met people who would become lifelong friends. She enjoyed the different cultures and practices of the many places she visited and lived. Helen always made sure to find a church where she could worship and pray, whether working away or, indeed, even on her holidays.
Helen married her beloved John in August 1975, and they had two sons, Peter and Micheal. She was proud of her sons and spoke often of their musical abilities.
Helen made her home at Bicester Corps and spent many years selling the War Cry regardless of the weather, only stopping as her health deteriorated. She will be fondly remembered as the Salvation Army lady who had a warm smile for everyone, as well as for her deep love for her Saviour, pride for her family and joyful approach to life. – JS
Local officers appointed
ASSISTANT COMMUNITY CARE MINISTRIES SECRETARY
SOPHIA HARRIS, Dunstable
ASSISTANT CORPS SECRETARY
BARTHOLOMEW MUTSAWU, Dunstable
COLOUR SERGEANT
STEVEN ZIDANI, Risca
Dedicated to God
THEODORE ANESU CHIPATO, son of Ashley and Nyasha Chipato, at Bath Citadel by Major David Wise
Promoted to Glory
JENNY RAGSDELL , Bridlington
MAJOR MARGARET BUTCHER from Deepdene Care Centre, Dorking, on 5 January
JOAN HEAVEN, Oxford, on 12 January
MAJOR STEPHANIE PERRY from Rosewood Manor care home, Market Harborough, on 19 January
EDNA REDHEAD, Staines, on 19 January
CORPS SERGEANT-MAJOR PHILIP NEWMAN, Sittingbourne, on 21 January
MAJOR CHARLES DURMAN from Eastbourne District General Hospital on 24 January
LIEUT-COLONEL ALICE HALLIDAY from Lyndon House residential home on 25 January
Bereaved
MAJOR LYNNE EDWARDS of her daughter Jenny Ragsdell CORPS TREASURER
NOEL HEAVEN, Oxford, and Philip Heaven of their mother Joan Heaven
YVE ATWILL , Staines, Christine, Kathryn, Clive and Martyn of their mother Edna Redhead
BERNICE NEWMAN, Sittingbourne, of her son Corps Sergeant-Major Philip Newman, Songster Leader Paul Newman and Andy Newman, both Sittingbourne, of their brother
MAJOR PAULINE DURMAN of her husband Major Charles Durman, Jackie Durman, Bromley Temple, of her brother, Jennifer Durman, Eastbourne Citadel, Andrew Durman and Philip Durman of their father
LIEUT-COLONEL BOB HALLIDAY of his wife Lieut-Colonel Alice Halliday
MAJOR JULIA PARTRIDGE of her sister Joan Read
ENGAGEMENTS
General Lyndon Buckingham and World President of Women’s Ministries
Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham
Sun 9 Feb Sunbury Court (ICO Spiritual Day)
Thu 13 Feb – Fri 28 Feb India Western Territory
Territorial Leaders Commissioners Jenine and Paul Main
Mon 10 Feb William Booth College (Let’s Talk training)* Wed 12 Feb Central, Southern and Channel Islands Divisional Headquarters Sat 22 Feb Poole (TYB/TYC Festival)
Chief Secretary Colonel Peter Forrest and Territorial Secretary for Leader Development Colonel Julie Forrest
Sun 9 Feb William Booth College (morning worship, Let’s Talk facilitator training)**
Sat 15 Feb – Sun 16 Feb Sunderland Millfield (135th corps anniversary)
*Commissioner Jenine Main only
**Colonel Peter Forrest only
NOTICES
Get your corps webpage ready for the year ahead
Help people find the most relevant information on your mission expression’s activities by updating your corps webpage on salvationarmy.org.uk and removing any Christmasrelated content. The digital team is on hand to support – for more information email digital@salvationarmy.org.uk
Addictions training for corps
Join specialists in a series of nine monthly online training sessions for people in corps settings to increase their understanding of addiction and how to give effective support. The sessions will equip attendees with approaches and tools to work with people affected by addiction. The first will take place from 9.30am to 11.30am on 25 February and focus on emotional regulation. For more information, email addictionservice@salvationarmy.org.uk
Helping-Hand 2025
Flyers for this year’s appeal – focusing on food security – are available on request. Please visit salvationist.org.uk/helpinghand and fill in the online form to request the number of printed copies you need by 14 February.
SOUNDS
Sunday Worship
Join Salvationists across the territory in worship, with music, prayer and a Bible message from a guest speaker. This week’s message is from Major Adrian Maddern (Eastleigh). Can’t join us at 11am on Sundays? Catch up with the weekly podcast of highlights. Each week’s broadcast is repeated in full on Sundays at 6pm, Mondays at 12am and Thursdays at 9am.
• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio
Evening Jazz with Richard Mingay
Major Richard Mingay (William Booth College) shares the good news through his love of jazz and gospel music. The episode is broadcast at 7pm on Sunday 9 February and repeated in full at 9pm on Friday 14 February.
• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio
Morning Praise with Kids Alive!
Get your day started with half an hour of music, prayer, a thought and lots of giggles! Listen on Saturdays from 7.30am to 8am. Can’t tune in on Saturday morning? The broadcast is repeated in full on Sundays at 9am and Mondays at 7.30am.
• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio
RECRUITING NOW
MISSION FACILITATOR WOOD GREEN, LONDON
We are an intercultural, multigenerational church and have been serving the local community for over 140 years. We are passionate about sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in ways that will connect with a new generation.
One of the key elements of our community programme is Sally Ann’s Store Cupboard, a referrals-only service, through which we prioritise the provision of practical support –food, toiletries, clothing, baby care items – to families in need who have no recourse to public funds.
Key responsibilities:
• Support successful delivery of mission with responsibility for operational day-to-day management of Sally Ann’s Store Cupboard, in partnership with the corps officer (CO).
• Assist the CO in recruitment, management and development of volunteers for Sally Ann’s Store Cupboard, and in overseeing them, including day-to-day supervision.
• In consultation with the CO, provide spiritual, emotional and practical support for all programme participants and volunteers.
The successful candidate will have:
• A strong level of English – spoken and written – and numeracy.
• Proven good experience of using Microsoft Office (Word/ Excel/PowerPoint), Outlook, Teams and social media.
• A flexible approach to the delivery of activities including, on occasion, the ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
This role has an occupational requirement to be a practising and committed Christian, actively involved in a local church setting.
For full details and to apply, visit careers.salvationarmy.org.uk Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK. CVs will not be accepted. Promoting equality in the workplace.
TO LET
Salary £16,871.40
Working hours 21 hours per week
Contract Fixed-term: 2 years
Details
Contributory pension scheme; 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); season ticket loan; employee assistance programme
Closing date Fri 21 February
Interviews held w/c 24 February
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ADVERTISING RATES
THE INTERNATIONAL STAFF BAND
RESILIENCE PROGRAMME
IN CONCERT AT SCARBOROUGH
Saturday 29 March, 7pm Ticket price: £10 and £5 (under-16s)
Tickets available from ticketsource.co.uk/isb-scarborough-citadel or email tammie.sephton@gmail.com
Wood
Sunday 30 March
Sunday morning worship: 10.45am Sunday afternoon festival: 1.30pm
SCARBOROUGH CITADEL, ALMA PARADE YO11 1SJ
