Children's Ministry Leader
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14,000 to £19,800 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Real Living Wage Employer |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | LA1 3EA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Christ Church Lancaster |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
We’re looking for someone with experience of working with children and families, who:
Is joyful and confident in their own Christian faith, and always willing to learn (whether from children or training courses alike!)
Is able to include people, helping others grow in confidence, skills and discipleship, through good communication.
Has a solid understanding of good church safeguarding practice and pastoral care
Is able to work well within a team; relating well to children and their families alike,
Is able to take the initiative in seeking new opportunities for the church’s ministry.
The post is 22.5 hours per week with a salary depending on experience. The post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance and references. There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. There is a generous budget to spend on resources and training.
Our parish serves a large number of schools and families. The PCC wish to consolidate and grow our work with primary school-aged children and their families.
We are looking for a Children’s Ministry Leader who will work with the clergy, congregations and local schools to develop a strategy for the church’s work, and:
Walk with children and their families to grow their innate spirituality; learning to follow Christ, and to live and worship within a Christian community.
Engage and build a sustainable team of volunteers who lead and support children’s ministry at different levels, encouraging people in their own gifts and discipleship.
Grow the church’s welcome and inclusion of children and families so that Christ Church becomes a more intergenerational community
Maintain high standards of good safeguarding practice, and compassionate pastoral support
Offer a breadth of ministry which meets the varied and changing needs of growing children and families. We recognise that many families seek to worship and be part of a church outside of Sunday morning services.
As of September 2024, this will include:
Co-ordinating Children’s Church (Sundays in term time, during 10.30 Eucharist)
Co-ordinating the monthly Sunday 4pm slot (currently Godly Play, with scope for other formats)
Developing work with the families who attend the 8.30am and 6pm congregations.
Co-ordinating and leading seasonal worship and events
Enabling more children and families to engage with faith and share life at Christ Church, by encouraging word-of-mouth invitations and building good communication networks.
Is joyful and confident in their own Christian faith, and always willing to learn (whether from children or training courses alike!)
Is able to include people, helping others grow in confidence, skills and discipleship, through good communication.
Has a solid understanding of good church safeguarding practice and pastoral care
Is able to work well within a team; relating well to children and their families alike,
Is able to take the initiative in seeking new opportunities for the church’s ministry.
The post is 22.5 hours per week with a salary depending on experience. The post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance and references. There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. There is a generous budget to spend on resources and training.
Our parish serves a large number of schools and families. The PCC wish to consolidate and grow our work with primary school-aged children and their families.
We are looking for a Children’s Ministry Leader who will work with the clergy, congregations and local schools to develop a strategy for the church’s work, and:
Walk with children and their families to grow their innate spirituality; learning to follow Christ, and to live and worship within a Christian community.
Engage and build a sustainable team of volunteers who lead and support children’s ministry at different levels, encouraging people in their own gifts and discipleship.
Grow the church’s welcome and inclusion of children and families so that Christ Church becomes a more intergenerational community
Maintain high standards of good safeguarding practice, and compassionate pastoral support
Offer a breadth of ministry which meets the varied and changing needs of growing children and families. We recognise that many families seek to worship and be part of a church outside of Sunday morning services.
As of September 2024, this will include:
Co-ordinating Children’s Church (Sundays in term time, during 10.30 Eucharist)
Co-ordinating the monthly Sunday 4pm slot (currently Godly Play, with scope for other formats)
Developing work with the families who attend the 8.30am and 6pm congregations.
Co-ordinating and leading seasonal worship and events
Enabling more children and families to engage with faith and share life at Christ Church, by encouraging word-of-mouth invitations and building good communication networks.