Open the Book – Regional Training and Development Officers
The Bible Society is looking for two Training and Development Officers - Mid & North England and Central & South West England - to inspire, support and develop existing Open the Book teams of volunteers from local churches as well as grow new teams in these regions.
Location: Home based with some regional travel
Hours: Part-time, 3 - 4 days per week (22.5 - 30 hours per week)
Salary range: £27,000 to £30,000 per annum – pro-rated up to £18,000 (3 days) or up to £24,000 (4 days)
For both posts:
Closing date: 28 October 2024
Interview date: 4 and 11 November 2024 (online)
Summary of role
Open the Book (OtB) is an exciting storytelling project where Bible stories are shared with children in a way that is fun, interactive and memorable. This aim of this role is to equip teams of trained and safely recruited volunteers to use the Open the Book programme to prepare and present a 10–15-minute scripted Bible story to a school assembly, involving the children as much as possible.
You will deliver In-person training to new, existing and prospective teams in your region; deliver online training to teams throughout the UK; and represent OtB at events, conferences, festivals and churches.
The role involves developing and working with church partners and the volunteer structure in your region, e.g. Area Co-ordinators, Ambassadors and Volunteer Trainers.
You will complete training admin for the team, including answering training queries, setting up and updating training events, emailing delegates, and creating Zoom meetings.