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- Introduction - About Youth Space
- Ian - Youth Worker to the Cardiff Methodist Circuit
- Rev Susan McIvor - Minister for Youth Work in Cardiff
- Jamie - Youth Space Project Worker
- Committees
Introduction
Youth Space seeks to support young people (aged 11-18) from across Cardiff in discovering themselves, their communities and the world through informal learning rooted in the Methodist Church.
We will do this by :-
• Listening to young people and allowing their voices to direct the project throughout Cardiff
• Providing a paid youth worker
• Recruiting, training and supporting appropriate volunteers
• Providing a safe space for young people to meet
The Vision of Youth Space is for it to be a Church, By Young People, For Young People, For God. Through being Church it sets out to encourage the full participation of young people through Fun, Fellowship and Faith. As it grows, guided by our adult Vision Group we are keen to see the participation of young people in our decision processes grow. The first milestone in this process is the initial decoration of our premesis which has been devised by the members of Youth Space1 prior to "Youth Space does decorating" in the Half Term of February 2010.
Youth Space has two sides to its work, we have a dedicated space in our centre on Cowbridge Road East which acts as Youth Centre, Training Facility, Offices and Resource Centre. Youth Space also organise larger events for young people of the Cardiff Methodist Circuit in consultation with the Cardiff Circuit Youth Forum to offer opportunities for young people from across the circuit (from any group or none) to get together in larger gatherings and know they are part of the larger body of Christ.
Ian - Youth Worker to the Cardiff Methodist Circuit
Ian started in September 2009 as a Youth Worker for the Methodist Church in Cardiff. This being a move into full time Youth Work for him stepping away from his previous employment as Deputy Technical Stage Manager to Sherman Cymru in Cardiff. Previously Ian was an active volunteer with Pitstop from UBU-SCA providing respite care for children and young people with physical and learning difficulties in the Bristol area. Ian has also worked on Sherman Cymru's Acting Out project providing life skills education and a formal qualification for those that do not learn well in a school environment through the medium of theatre.
Ian was brought up in the church through Wesley Caerphilly with its Sunday School, Shell group and Youth Club. He is also keen on developing appropriate music for worship and regularly plays the piano and organ in worship across Cardiff.
Whilst Ian can generally be found in Youth Space it's worth ringing/texting/e-mailing him first to make sure he's there if your planning a visit. He definately does not work on a Monday though (apart from the ones he does).
Rev. Susan McIvor - Minister for Youth Work in Cardiff
Susan is an ordained minister in the Methodist Church of the United Kingdom. As well as Youth Space, Susan is also responsible for Radyr Methodist Church.
Susan mainly takes responsibility for Youth Space volunteers. This includes safe recruitment, ongoing training and welfare.
She is also our Safeguarding Officer, responsible for ensuring our policies for mainitaining the safety of all our participants are up to date and more than simply a piece of paper in a file but lived out in what we do.
Jamie - Youth Space Project Worker
Jamie is employed by the Methodist Connexion as a One Programme Participant. This means that of the 15hrs per week she is emplyed by the Methodist Church. 6 Hours go to connexional work, 1 Hour to strategic planning, 4 Hours to the Youth Space project and 4 Hours to P.L.E.D.G.E in Cyncoed.
Jamie is currently a member of Fairwater URC/Methodist Church and when she isn't working for the church she also volunteers as an officer in the Boys' Brigade.
Jamie started with us on 2nd November 2009 and is really enjoying getting involved with young people in all of these activities and spreading news of Youth Space across the whole of the UK.
Jamie's favourite things include watching films, going shopping and loves the colour green!
Committees
Youth Space is currently managed by run by two committees of adults. Soon we are looking to create a group of young people who will act as a committee to guide Youth Space forward as a church By young people, For young people, For God.
Youth Work Management Group
This committee is appointed by the Circuit Meeting and is responsible for the work of all Youth Work employees in the Circuit.
Management group deal with the day to day running and policies of Youth Space.
It consists of;
- 2 Presbyteral Ministers,
- 2 Circuit Stewards
- 2 lay people involved in Youth Work
Youth Space Vision Group
This group is there to shape the vision of Youth Space into the future. It guides the long term vision of Youth Space and its members are constantly seeking to obtain the views of the participants of youth space activities in order to assist in shaping the vision for Youth Space into the future.
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