Families Worker (part-time)

We are very excited to be recruiting for our first ever paid Families Worker.  St John’s is an accredited Child Friendly Church with a well-established families work, which until now has always been undertaken by a team of highly committed volunteers led by the Vicar and Wardens.  The significant growth of our families work since the pandemic means we are now looking to recruit a paid worker to join our team and help us develop this further.

Hours: The role is part-time (20 hours per week) for 2 years with the possibility of extension subject to funding availability

Salary: £14 to £16 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)

The Role: The successful applicant will have responsibility for overseeing and developing all aspects of our families, youth and children’s ministry to increase the mission of St John’s within our community.  A core part of this role is connecting with our community, and a flexible approach to working is needed, including evenings and weekends as required.

Key responsibilities:

• To co-ordinate our existing programme for under-18s
• To build and develop relationships with church families
• To appoint, recruit, train and develop leaders and helpers
• To explore opportunities for new midweek and/or weekend outreach activities

There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for applicants to be a practising Christian who can fully support the ethos of this Anglican parish.  This post involves ‘regulated activity’ and is subject to a DBS Enhanced Disclosure plus Barred List check.