Head of Ministry Support

Are you an organised, curious, and proactive leader with a passion for enabling the mission of a growing church? Do you love working with people and thrive in a flexible environment, supporting various ministries and ensuring smooth operations?

Responsibilities

Christ Church Haywards Heath is a growing and diverse independent evangelical church with a broad mix of ages, social, and ethnic backgrounds united in the gospel. Our Sunday gatherings of around 200 people include a thriving children's and youth ministry, and our week is filled with small groups focused on discipleship and outreach. We are looking to employ a full time dedicated Head of Ministry Support to direct our operations and practical support ministries. This crucial role will free up our full-time Elders to focus on preaching, teaching, leading, discipleship, and prayer and allow other ministry leaders to thrive. The role will be to provide strategic oversight and hands-on management of all our meetings events and facilities including our church office, properties, outreach events, Sunday meetings along with legislative compliance and HR functions.

Required skills

- A Christian who is in good standing with their local church - A commitment to the authority and teachings of the Christian Bible - A determination to live consistently as a Christian disciple, including honesty, integrity and general godliness - Who loves the Lord and loves people - Who is seeking to live wholeheartedly for the Lord and growing in godliness

Other

- demonstrable leadership skills and a good understanding of the workings of an active evangelical church - Who is a confident strategic thinker and initiative-taker, with the proven ability to analyse complex issues and find a range of solutions - With strong planning, organising and decision-making abilities who shows good judgment and appropriate confidentiality, demonstrating patience and flexibility - Who must have a good knowledge of IT and communications solutions appropriate for a local church context. Be competent using email, word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing tools and web publishing methods - Is a self-starter who prizes innovation and leading with vision but also a team player who is self-aware and able to harness others and build strong relationships - High levels of emotional intelligence - Recognised track record in excellent training of others, volunteer management and building sustainable structures and systems - Experience of budget setting and financial reporting - Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with an ability to relate to staff at all levels of seniority - Good organisational skills to meet any deadlines as required throughout the church year - Commitment to learning new skills and personal development - an ability to learn on the job, and to research necessary policies - A strong sense of responsibility for all aspects of church life