Provide administrative support and assistance during Lighthouse week in the site office. Minimum age 18.
Duties include preparation of registers from the tickets presented at registration.
Checking from this that all children present are with the right groups and instigating corrective action if any anomalies arise.
Manning the site office phone, acting as a communication hub.
Any ad hoc admin tasks as needed.
Duties include preparation of registers from the tickets presented at registration.
Checking from this that all children present are with the right groups and instigating corrective action if any anomalies arise.
Manning the site office phone, acting as a communication hub.
Any ad hoc admin tasks as needed.
Co-ordinate teaching programme and activities for one year-group working alongside Age Group Teachers . Minimum age 16. Minimum Age 18 at Lighthouse High Wycombe and Burnham.
Establish a team of LHK and LL’s
Lead and support Lighthouse Keepers and Lamplighters in this year-group.
Attend pre-Lighthouse training sessions.
Be familiar with the programme and teaching material before the event starts.
Responsible for any discipline issues, both children and Lamplighters.
10+ leaders responsible for leading /facilitating spiritual/activity workshops as per the timetable.
Lighthouse Administration will provide AGLs with:
A database report of the special needs of children in their groups, including any medications needed during the day.
A list of children expected, and who have registered on each day
Blank registers for Lighthouses to use.
Allocation sheets to assist in the allocation of children to Lighthouses on Monday
Responsible for recording incidents
Prepare and deliver one daily teaching session for the whole year group based on the material provided by the Teaching Co-ordinator Minimum age 16
Assist/enable Lighthouse Keepers in using the provided material with their children in the daily Lighthouse session.
Attend main stage sessions and connect teaching to material presented there.
To ensure the site is kept in a clean and hygienic state.
Clean the leaders’ and children’s toilets and vacuum the main marquee at the end of each day, commencing any time after 4pm for 1-2 hours.
Ensure toilets are well stocked with toilet paper, soap and paper towels, and bins are emptied.
Assist with craft programme consisting of one session each day for each year-group. Minimum age 14.
Each year group takes part in a craft session each day.
Includes setting up the tables, clearing and re-setting up between groups and then final clear up once the last has been through.
During the sessions ,helpers will be assigned to a table to oversee, encourage and assist the children. Lighthouse keepers and Lamplighters will also be in attendance.
Prior to Lighthouse, check leader DBS forms and identity documents.in line with current DBS requirements.
Requires training and signature to confirm checking will be done in line with DBS.
If you are willing to do anything required before or during the Lighthouse week then you are one of our Extra Helpers and we will find you a job!
Qualified First Aiders to attend to children and leaders during the week. Must have current Red Cross or St John’s ambulance certificate. Minimum age 18.
Attend the first aid facility at the times agreed by rota and deal with cases as they arise.
I'm happy to do any job/role required.
Supervise children of parents who are Lighthouse helpers from before and during the morning leaders meeting each day.
Duties will include registering children, accompanying them to the toilet, helping and engaging with them during their activities and delivering them to their groups.
Oversee a ‘Lighthouse’ of 10-15 children throughout the week. Minimum Age 16 at Lighthouse High Wycombe and Burnham
Lead one Lighthouse session each day.
Support and manage Lamplighters (assistant leaders) in your Lighthouse group.
Your job is to care for the children in your Lighthouse throughout the week.
Completion and regular reference to the attendance register.
Counting them (before and after moving from place to place).
Going with them to the various activities.
Helping and joining in with the various activities.
Helping them to enjoy themselves, and being attentive to their welfare.
Eating with the children at lunch.
Providing drinks as necessary.
Liaise with parents as necessary.
Co-ordinate the Parent Welcome Team which aims to make adults bringing/collecting children feel welcome.
Greet people with friendliness
Serve hot/cold refreshments to parents as they drop off or pick up their children.
Keep area clean and tidy.
Available to address the pastoral needs of helpers.
Work with Pastoral Coordinator to ensure someone is available throughout the week.
Be available to meet/listen/talk to/pray with any leaders/helpers needing support.
Co-ordinate the Pastoral Team. Minimum Age 18.
Lead a small team of people giving pastoral help and support to leaders and helpers during the week.
Will include listening, praying, follow up and maybe practical support too if relevant and possible. Will need to be done sensitively and enable the person engage fully with their role in Lighthouse.
Liaise with prayer co-ordinator.
Are on site during the Lighthouse week, prayer walk the site and are available for personal prayer with volunteers in a visible and central location
Assist with registering children as they arrive.
As directed by the Registration Co-ordinator;
collect tickets from children as they arrive.
man the Medications desk, or Registration solutions desk.
as far as possible, deter parents from coming any further on to site, dependent on the child.
Member of team responsible for ensuring site and facilities function properly. Minimum Age 18 at Lighthouse High Wycombe.
Work with Site Manager to ensure smooth running of the programme and supporting infrastructure.
Carry out a range of maintenance/ DIY tasks and off-site errands as directed by the site manager during Lighthouse week.
May also involve some security functions such as occasional site patrols or escorting children across site (with another adult).
This role may require additional responsibilities such as helping with helpers children during the morning meeting and assisting with children’s departure at the end of the day.
Responsible for the site during Lighthouse week, development of the site before Lighthouse week and break down of site afterwards.
Liaises with school/site owner to make advance arrangements for site layout and manages the site for the week.
Develops site plan.
Liaises with outside suppliers/contractors on all matters regarding the site.
Ensures all health and safety requirements are met.
Recruits and organises site crew and security.
Works with trustees and team leaders to determine best use of facilities available and determines what further facilities (eg marquees/toilets) need to be sourced.
Manages site crew, security (day and night if necessary), car parking and cleaning teams.
Co-ordinate the provision of facilities and helpers for children with special needs. Minimum Age 18 at Lighthouse High Wycombe.
Obtain from Lighthouse admin the details of all special needs children needing specific attention.
Plan facilities and activities needed for the special needs area, obtain resources necessary and recruit team members if not already available. As far as possible, special needs children will be integrated into the main programme within a group appropriate to their level of need.
You will need to allocate 1:1 Special Needs Helpers to the children who need extra help. They will accompany the child throughout the day in their Lighthouse and in 'The Space' (the special needs area). You will be responsible for a circle time in 'The Space' for those children who have 1:1 help during morning registration.
Please read the information in the Lighthouse Special Needs Handbook, which provides a detailed breakdown of this role.
Co-ordinate the provision of support for helpers who have special needs.
You will liaise with age group leaders or other team leaders about any helpers who have signed up and have special needs.
For those who require extra help, you need to find a link person on the Lighthouse team who can help them during the week.
You will also need to provide clear instructions, and timetables, to inform the helpers who have special needs what is expected of them at Lighthouse.
During Lighthouse week you can be a 'link-person' for a helper who has special needs or you can volunteer in another role.
Please read the guidelines for the Co-ordinator of helpers with special needs for more detailed information about the role, and examples of timetables, and role descriptions, for the helpers who have special needs.
Some experience of Special Needs education is required for this
Help with the supervision of children with identified special needs.
As far as possible, special needs children will be integrated into the main programme within an age group most appropriate to their needs. You will be allocated to help a child 1:1 through discussion with the Special Needs co-ordinator.
During morning registration you will support this child to access a circle time in 'The Space' (quiet area away from the main sessions).
Throughout the rest of the day you will accompany the same child to their main group activities.
Duties will include accompanying them to the toilet and helping with lunch/drinks as appropriate.
Please read the information found in the Lighthouse Special Needs Handbook in order to find out more about looking after Special Needs Children at Lighthouse.
You will also need to provide clear instructions, and timetables, to inform the helpers who have special needs what is expected of them at Lighthouse.
During Lighthouse week you can be a 'link-person' for a helper who has special needs or you can volunteer in another role.
Please read the guidelines for the Co-ordinator of helpers with special needs for more detailed information about the role, and examples of timetables, and role descriptions, for the helpers who have special needs.
Assist with games programme consisting of one session each day for each year-group. Minimum age 14.
Support Sports Team co-ordinator in running sports/games programme for each age group each day.
Duties include participating in sports, modelling good sporting behaviour and careful actions, leading games, setting games up, re-setting between age groups and clearing up at the end of the day.
May also involve accompanying children to the toilet, so need to be aware of the protocol for doing this.
This role may require additional responsibilities including helping with helpers children during the morning meeting and assisting with children’s departure at the end of the day.
Help prepare and deliver two daily main stage events for all year groups together and others as required.
Liaise with the band and techies.
Must have an aptitude for stage performance.
Minimum age 14 at Lighthouse Burnham
Liaise with Lighthouse Central for this years teaching material. Minimum age 18 at Lighthouse High Wycombe.
Works with Age Group Teachers to implement themes for teaching sessions suitable to each year-group.
Prepare material for one teaching session per age group per day, to include work book material.
Communicate this material at a pre-lighthouse training session for AGLs/AGTs.
Liaise with Stage team as needed and support AGLs/AGTs throughout the week.
Lighting and audio visual equipment operators. Previous experience required
Operate audio-visual equipment during main stage sessions and Sunday dedication service.
Involves setting up and sound checks on the Saturday and Sunday prior to Lighthouse.
Strike down late Friday/Saturday after Lighthouse ends.
Minimum age 16 at Lighthouse Burnham
Overall responsibility of local Lighthouse as a team.
Registered with Charity Commission and undertake to act with all legal responsibilities associated with this role.
Meet monthly, from October, with the other Trustees to plan action needed.
Undertake one or more area of responsibility and oversee these areas to ensure all ready in time.
Allocates volunteers to roles in the run up to Lighthouse week. Work with Lighthouse admin from April to receive leaders applications and allocate to roles.
Requires ability to handle spreadsheets and databases
Negotiate with applicants to fill all the roles required.
Update Trustees regularly.
Monitor age, maturity, experience and DBS status of all leaders and helpers to ensure allocated appropriately.
