The document discusses the important gifts and skills for a children's or youth worker. It mentions analyzing job descriptions and biblical standards for leadership. Key essential skills from a sample text are listed, including communication, relationship building, and safeguarding. The document also addresses developing a personal growth plan through learning new skills, developing gifts, discipleship, knowing when to refer others, and gaining helpful experiences, training, books, and assistance from others. Self-awareness is important, as demonstrated through the diagram of Johari's Window.

1. Gifts and Skills of a
Children’s or Youth
Worker
Post the gifts and
skills you think are
important in a
children’s or youth
worker in the chat…
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2. Gifts and Skills
Analyse the job
descriptions, and
add other gifts and
skills to the chat…
1d Gifts and Skills of a Children’s / Youth Worker

3. Biblical standards
The Bible talks a lot about
leaders. Check out some
of these verses on work
with children, young
people and leadership in
general…
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4. Essential skills
From:
Essential Skills for
Youth Work Practice
by Kate Sapin
(page 20)
Sample chapter: https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/66923_Sapin___Essential_Skills_for_Youth_Work_Practice.pdf (and on website.)
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5. Development plan
Learn new skills
Develop gifts
Personal growth
Discipleship Know when to refer
What can you offer, what can’t you offer?
What experiences will help you?
What training will help you?
Who can help you?
What books will help you?
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6. Johari’s
Window
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