Jon Jolly

Current

• Youth & Schools Worker at Arun Community Church
• DJ at pureDisco

Past

• Youth & Community Worker at Spurgeons

Education

• Canterbury Christ Church University

Connections

25 connections

Industry

Civic & Social Organization

Jon Jolly’s Summary

For the past 10 years I have worked in award-winning community-based projects running creative activities to engage disadvantaged and socially isolated young people.

In addition to this work, I have led teams of volunteers to run large youth programmes at national Christian events, run training courses,managed teams of workers, and organised overseas trips and residentials.

More recently I have started writing about my experiences in short articles for youth work publications and am currently writing a chapter for an upcoming text on youth work practice.

I also chair the steering group for a national youth work funding trust.

I regularly blog at jonjolly.com

Jon Jolly’s Specialties:

Youth Ministry, Writer, Speaker/Presenter

Jon Jolly’s Experience

• Youth & Schools Worker

  Arun Community Church

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  In addition to the daily running of the youth activities, I am responsible for developing a strategy for our children's and youth work, fundraising, and building & managing a team of staff and volunteers to deliver the work. I am also on the leadership team of the church.

• DJ

  pureDisco

  (Entertainment industry)

  2002 — Present (8 years )

  pureDisco is a mobile disco company based on the south coast of England in Littlehampton near Brighton. We provide music for all events and occasions including weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. We are also perfect for events involving young people as we hold current CRB checks and are experienced in providing entertainment for teenagers.

• Youth & Community Worker

  Spurgeons

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1999 — March 2007 (7 years 10 months)

  In my eight years in this job, I went from part-time to full-time and started studying for my degree in Informal & Community Education. My main responsibility was to run a number of projects involving vulnerable young people on a local housing estate. During my time at Spurgeons, we received two awards for our creative and innovative work.

Jon Jolly’s Education

• Canterbury Christ Church University

  BA (Hons) , Informal & Community Education , 2004 — 2009

Additional Information

Jon Jolly’s Interests:

Youth Work and Social Media, Youth Ministry, Informal Education, Relational Youth Work, Writing

Jon Jolly’s Groups:

YMCA George Williams College, The Rank Foundation, Vista Leaders Network, Spring Harvest, Youthwork The Partnership,

Jon Jolly’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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