About The Role
Hope Church Islington is looking for a children and families worker to join our growing team. They will build on the firm foundations paid in this area and manage the volunteer team. You will be a key part of enabling our vision and growing our work in this area in ways that align with your skills and passions.
For the right candidate we can add additional responsibilities for marketing and communication and/or youth work enablement and mid week engagement to the role, with additional hours accordingly.
Hope is a wonderful, welcoming church, open to new ideas and committed to bringing and being God’s hope for and with the people of Islington. We are diverse demographically and in our theological convictions but unite around a charismatic evangelical spirituality.
We recently formed a partnership with St Marys Islington enabling the churches and teams to have a greater impact as they work together. We are seeing new people join us every week and our church community is passionate about children being supported to follow Jesus.
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults through the use of the Safer Recruitment practice guidance. This role is subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
We seek a creative and energetic leader as our Children and Families minister to enable the discipleship of children and families on Sundays and throughout the week. The Children and Families Minister will be responsible for:
– leading and overseeing all areas of children’s church from ages 0-11
– Overseeing formation and discipleship amongst children and families,
– Supporting our schools ministry,
– Mid week group development.
– Build relationships with baptism families
– Active involvement in wider children’s ministry networks
– Creative input to all age services.
Deliver and grow our Sunday children’s work, including coordinating the under 11s Sunday groups; ensuring that there is appropriate provision for under 11s every Sunday, whether in separate groups or as part of all-age services
Supporting and developing new ways of reaching local families. Resourcing parents seeking to support their children’ s discipleship.
Support the developing links between the church and local schools, including SMMA primary school which is on our doorstep.
Volunteers:
Ensure that the Diocese of London and Hope’s safeguarding policies and procedures are being correctly implemented
Identifying, training and nurturing children’s church team volunteers
Wider ministry:
Participate in meetings of the whole staff team, regular supervision meetings with line manager and commitment to performance and development processes.
Demonstrate a commitment to the principles of equal opportunities, both in relation to employment issues and service delivery, and adhere to the policies of Hope’s parochial church council
Work constructively and generously with different team members and ministries
Additional Responsibilities for candidates seeking more hours (Different weightings from within this list can be discussed as per skills and passion):
Marketing and communications – Creating and disseminating marketing collateral for church initiatives and events.
Youth enablement – Supporting the Volunteer led youth team; Participating in mid week youth engagement opportunities.
Volunteer Coordination: Coordinating Volunteer participation across the church; Managing rotas on Planning Centre.
This job description outlines the principal responsibilities and duties of the post holder. The above duties cannot totally encompass or define all of the tasks that may be required of the post holder which may therefore vary from time to time, which will be handled within the line management process.
We recognise that to be great at your role, there are certain characteristics that are important and others that enable a good fit within our existing team and culture.
You will be a creative, enthusiastic person with a vibrant Christian faith and a longing to see the Church grow. You will be someone who can communicate the love of Christ to children and families and is able to release their gifts and champion their voice. You will be committed to the inclusion of all people. You will be able to work well as part of a team, be adaptable and have a positive attitude. You will be able to manage your time well and feel happy leading in your area of work.
Some specific things we are looking for in any applicant:
Experience
– leading volunteer teams
– working well as part of a team
– engaging with local schools
– church-based children’s work & discipleship
– current safeguarding legislation
Gifts and abilities:
– A warm and engaging personality
– Good and effective communicator
– Good IT skills
– Pastorally sensitive
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.