Children and Families pastor St Peter's Brockley

Children and Families pastor St Peter's Brockley - 4 days (FT for right candidate)

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: 1. Take the lead on envisioning and running all children and families ministry in line with St Peter's vision & values 2. Oversee, support and develop children and families ministries, including leaders and team members, in Network churches 3. Identify, recruit, train and nurture new volunteers and leaders including network churches and future grafts 4. Oversee and lead early years outreach programmes: Little Fishes and Bumps and Babies. This includes management of their systems, recruitment and management of volunteers. 5. Organise, plan and develop all elements of the Kids Church curriculum 6. Plan events such as holiday clubs, special events and pioneer new mission and community opportunities for local children outside St. Peter's Church 7. Ensure that safeguarding policies are followed, and that robust safeguarding practice is fully embedded in all aspects of the children's ministry 8. Ensure robust risk assessments are carried out for all activities 9. Work alongside the worship leaders to develop all-age and children's worship. 10. To participate actively in staff team meetings and associated church activities 11. Develop and maintain relationships with local schools through hosting class visits 12. Create short Kids Village Resources on monthly basis

Required skills

Character 1. Humble - "I've got loads to offer but it's not about me, it's always about Jesus and the vision" 2. People smart - "I know how I impact others and can manage that well" 3. Hungry - "I want to get stuff done to see heaven come to SE London" Experience 4. Experience in leading, teaching and inspiring groups of children 5. Experience of leading, motivating, developing and empowering volunteer teams 6. Experience in working with children and their families 7. Experience in working with children with additional needs 8. Experience in organising events Skills 9. Ability to create a dynamic and fun environment for children of different ages and backgrounds 10. To have the heart of an evangelist to make Jesus known and desire to reach children and families outside of the St. Peter's community through events and schools work - Good with people, and ability to recruit, lead and pastor a range of volunteer teams - Ability to communicate biblical truths in a fun and relevant way for children 11. Committed to the spiritual and emotional development of children 12. Ability to teach and support children to be filled, led and empowered by the holy spirit. 13. Ability to work with charity Growing Hope to ensure all children with additional needs find a place to belong at St Peters 14. A self-starter able to work on their own initiative and manage their own workload well - Confident in interacting with parents and caregivers. 15. Adaptable to new opportunities and proactively engage with unexpected challenges that can occur in church life 16. Good organisational skills and comfortable within a team office environment 17. Ability to run an event from initial planning to review 18. Understand the importance of Safeguarding, inclusion, confidentiality and behave accordingly 19. Computer and social media literate

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Children and Families pastor St Peter's Brockley - 4 days (FT for right candidate) Do you want to see the next generation fall in love with Jesus? Keen to help them be discipled and ready for the world? Is this opportunity for you?! We are currently recruiting a Children and Families pastor for a maternity cover position in 2026. The 4 days a week role (5 days for the right candidate) would commence in January, with some handover in December 2025. St Peter's church in Brockley runs a vibrant kids ministry with 125 regularly attending on Sundays and connects with 150 children and families throughout the week. This is all possible thanks to an incredible volunteer army of 62 people, made up of both children and adults. This role is an exciting opportunity to invest in the next generation of disciples whilst leading an inspiring team. See role profile/person specification. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Hanelle Jones, (Church Leader): hanelle@stpetersbrockley.org.uk. We'd love to cast our net wide for this role, so please pass this information to anyone you think might be a suitable candidate. How to apply for the job: Email hanelle@stpetersbrockley.org.uk enclosing your CV and outlining your suitability for the role by 12 noon, Sunday 19th October. Interviews will be held Thursday 23rd October.