Teen Challenge UK is a faith ministry and relies heavily on gifts and donations for its financial support. We are grateful to everyone who supports Teen Challenge with financial and practical gifts as this helps to ensure that we are able to continue to offer help to hurting young people as well as expand the ministry.

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Sponsors provide a life-line for our financial well-being. Funds raised through this method go towards meeting the shortfall on the cost of supporting each young man or lady in a residential programme.

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Principle - Teen Challenge Training Institute

Teen Challenge UK is a Christian charity registered in the UK and operates nationally to help young people who have developed life controlling problems, especially drug and alcohol addictions, and also to offer preventative help to those who may be in danger of doing so.
Teen Challenge Training Institute exists to train and equip Christians with a desire, capacity and calling to reach and serve members of marginalised and excluded groups (what we call “The Fourth World”). In doing so its aim is to provide Christian Ministries in the UK and beyond with skilled, knowledgeable, experienced and capable workers.

An opportunity exists for a motivated, creative “people person” to take on the role of leading this aspect of the work of Teen Challenge UK based in South Wales.
The successful candidate will have evangelistic zeal, be an effective teacher and a gifted administrator.

Centre Manager: Challenge House – post ref CM1

Challenge House is a supported housing service for men between the ages of 18 and 35 who have histories of problematic substance misuse.
We are looking to recruit a centre manager to lead, support, inspire and assist the dedicated staff team to help these young men to gain and maintain freedom from their life controlling problems, including abstinence from the use of drugs. The successful applicant will already have: a good awareness of issues related to substance misuse, a track record of contributing to the leadership of teams, a commitment to the ethos of Teen Challenge UK- which is grounded in the organisations Christian heritage and practice, a passion to see socially marginalised people taking their rightful place in society and an ability to mentor clients and team members in pursuit of goals.

The successful candidate will gain: a competitive salary and the fulfilment of investing in the transformation of lives, families and communities.

Senior Support Worker: Challenge House – post ref SSW1

Responsible to the centre manager, the role involves working as part of a team to provide pastoral care and support to residents in the centre.
The post holder will;

• Work shifts as part of the support team, 40 hours per week as per rota
• Meet regularly with  and provide advice and support  to a designated group of residents
• Help residents to develop plans to meet their goals
• Provide a role model of personal effectiveness
• Deliver prepared teaching materials to groups of residents

Salary details for both posts available on application and leave entitlement is 20 days per annum (plus bank holidays in lieu).

For an application pack for any of these positions please contact our National Executive Director, Jay Fallon on 01269 844168 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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