Children's Pastor

St Mary's is a large and growing Anglican Church in a beautiful part of the South Coast within the Diocese of Salisbury. We are looking to appoint an inspiring Children’s Pastor with a commitment to the vision of SML ‘Growing Adventurous Disciples’ who has the experience, abilities and passion for this post.

As a valuable part of our staff team and Church membership you will bring energy and enthusiasm in leading, managing and developing our children’s ministry by discipling and caring for all children aged 0-11, and partnering with parents/carers as they nurture their children’s faith.

• You will be a passionate advocate for our young people and will already have considerable experience of leading children’s ministry, ideally in a large church setting.
• You will be a passionate advocate for our young people and already have considerable experience of leading children’s ministry, ideally in large church setting.
• You will be empowered to engage with our communities and find creative opportunities which demonstrate the love that Jesus has for all Children.

Specific:-

As a Spirit-filled and charismatic Christian you will be fully supported in:

• Developing and delivering the Vision for our Children’s Ministry over next 5+ years to engage inspire disciple Children worship, pray grow in love of Jesus.
• Facilitating all our Sunday & Midweek Children’s groups which creatively engages Children attending SML and reflects a passion to see the Holy Spirit at work in and through every child.
• Growing and nurturing the Children’s Ministry Volunteer Team so they are confident, enthusiastic, well supported and reflect our vision and values
• Building relationships with Parents & Carers of Children both attending SML and in the wider community.
• Working in partnership with Longfleet Primary School to regularly and creatively engage with their 600+ children attending the school.

Skills and Experience

• An experienced Children’s Pastor/Worker with at least 3 years of experience of leading a Children’s Ministry and confident at leading from the front at all-age services.
• An understanding of how a large church operates and to be confident leading our Children’s Ministry in that setting.
• An inspiring, creative teacher and written communicator who engages confidently and effectively with children and their families.

For an informal chat about this role then please call Andy (Vicar) on 01202 253527.

Whilst it is anticipated that this would be a full-time role, there is the potential that this role could be offered on a part-time / role share basis and we would be happy to consider this.

If you feel that you would fit really well with our culture and values here at SML but don't think that you meet all of the criteria of the role yet, we would definitely still love to hear from you.

We will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis and this role will close once a suitable applicant is appointed