Thank you so much for showing an interest in the Christian Dance Volunteer Workshop Assistant Role we are currently hoping to fill.

Our Children’s Christian dance workshops are centred around the ethos ‘Jesus for Kids’, a teaching book I have written (more information available here).

Where the heart of which is to enable children to have a deeper experience of their faith through the tool of dance and movement. Children will have the opportunity to develop key worship dance skills, putting movement to Scripture and explore ways to pray with movement rather than with voice.

The overall vision is to empower children and young people to understand worship as a way of life, experienced individually and corporately. Encouraging children and young people to come to Scripture first, understanding worship and prayer as an integral part of life that can be released through our bodies in movement.

As we seek to get these workshops re-started, we are looking for someone to come and assist and learn about leading dance in faith. We welcome those with a variety of experience, a passion to follow Jesus and move to his word is paramount.

About UC Grace

UC Grace is a Christian Dance Ministry which has a vision to create a network of people across the country, connected by workshops, events and training, by empowering individuals and churches. It does this through inspiring deeper conversations with God, using the tool of movement and dance to capture and find grace and movement in the everyday.

The Role

Role: Volunteer Dance Workshop Assistant (Jesus for Kids Christian Dance Workshops)

Commitment: 1 hour 15 minutes (9am – 10:15) Saturdays once a month at Jubilee Church, Weydon Christian Centre, Upper Way, GU9 8RL

This is for a volunteer role, but travel can be claimed.

2026 Workshop Dates: 11th April (Training TBC), 9th May, 20th June, 18th July, 12th September, 14th November. There will also be some online training. Please see note below about dates under applying.

Key roles:

• To support the workshop leader in leading and delivering the session as needed.
• To support and identify any children and young people which may need additional support to access the session.
• To assist in registration and door security following all necessary procedures.
• To follow the UC Grace Safeguarding Policy
• To dance alongside the children and young people encouraging them in their exploration and excitement for Jesus.
• Be supportive and nurturing to the children and young people, helping them grow in focus and their faith.

Person Specification

• An understanding of dance and a willingness to develop dance and choreographic skills.
• Experience of working with children and young people in group contexts.
• Passion and commitment to share your Christian faith with children.
• Keenness to promote spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing through worship and prayer using the tool of movement and dance.
• Commitment and understanding of Safeguarding
• Desire to grow as a workshop leader, developing key skills and undergoing necessary training.

Other Requirements

• To provide two references from someone who has known you at least 2 years in relation to your experiences and suitability to work with children and young people. One of which must be someone in leadership from your church. The other must not be related to you in anyway.
• Ideally, you’d have a DBS certificate dated within the last 3 years – an additional reference would be taken from this organisation about your suitability to work with children and young people.
• If you don’t have a DBS UC Grace can facilitate you obtaining a volunteer one through People Dancing the National organisation for Community Dance. You would not be able to start volunteering until this was in place.
• It will be necessary to undergo Safeguarding training, there is a cost to this but UC Grace will reimburse you for this.
• Commit to any necessary training for the role.

To apply

Please fill in the form here.

If you can’t do all the workshop dates currently listed, we would still like to hear from you, please specify the ones that you can do. Please note we are looking for more than one person for this volunteer role to build up a bank of volunteers.

We will be in touch after receiving your application, if you are successful there will be a zoom interview.

For any questions, please contact Anna.