ABOUT KXC

King’s Cross Church (KXC) is an Anglican church led by Pete and Bee Hughes that was launched in 2010 to engage with the missional opportunities created by the King’s Cross redevelopment. The vision is to ‘serve God’s purposes to make all things new’ through bringing the good news of the gospel to all those who live, work and pass through King’s Cross.

Over the past 14 years, KXC has grown to become a church of around 1,000 people and hosts 4 services each week at 9.30am, 11.30am, 3pm, and 5pm. Most of the congregation are in their 20’s and 30’s, though this is growing in diversity. The congregation includes around 100 children and youth.

We were designated as a Resource Church in the Diocese of London in 2019 with a vision to plant churches, raise up leaders and serve the wider church with resources in the area of worship, discipleship and mission. As a church we are also committed to church planting and over the past few years have planted 5 churches, and founded the TABLE family of churches which is already growing through further plants. You can read more information about the church at: kxc.org.uk.

At KXC we love welcoming families and kids of all ages. Our hope is to build a community that supports parents and carers, as well as to create an environment of huge fun where children can make friends, flourish in their relationship with Jesus, and learn to share His love with their friends and communities.

Our growing kids’ ministry now runs at both the 9:30 and 11:30 services. We have 4 different age kids’ groups (0-2, 3-5, 6-7 and 8-11), and the work is supported by an amazing team of volunteers who are committed to seeing kids grow in their spiritual lives. We also host regular social events, such as the annual Light Party, that welcome families from the community, as well as help kids introduce their friends to their church family. We currently have two midweek groups. Little Haven is our baby and toddler group that meets on a Wednesday morning in King’s House, and we have a Bible study for 8-11s after school on a Tuesday. Our hope is to build a community that supports parents and carers, as well as to create an environment of huge fun where children and young people can make friends, flourish in their relationship with Jesus, and learn to share His love with those around them

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting for a visionary, pioneering Children and Families Pastor who has a vision for engaging families from the local area, as well as discipling those within the congregation. This person will also lead our Families Stream at KXC, which includes line managing our Kids Pastor, Youth Pastor and Student Pastor, providing an overarching vision for how kids, young people and families encounter Jesus, are formed into his likeness and share the love of God to those in the wider community. We’re looking for someone who is passionate in cultivating a culture of evangelism amongst kids and families, pioneering new projects, and strengthening existing ones, to engage with parents, families and children in the local community, reaching them with the good news of Jesus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight and Leadership of the KXC Kids Ministry

Our Kids Pastor will be on Maternity Leave until November 2025, and so until this point the Children and Families pastor would also be taking more of an active role in the leadership of KXC Kids Ministry.

• Leading and overseeing all areas of Kids’ Ministry from ages 0-11.
• Identifying, training and nurturing Kids team volunteers.
• Collaborating with the congregation and Worship pastors to develop all-age and children’s worship.
• Collaborating with the Growing Hope team to integrate kids with additional needs and their families into the life of the church.
• Overseeing formation and discipleship amongst children and families, specifically developing the 8-11’s Bible study and looking for opportunities to nurture faith.
• With administrative support from the Operations team, overseeing all DBS checks and ensuring the KXC safeguarding policy regarding children is being met.

Vision and Culture of Families Stream at KXC

• Forming and cultivating a vision of Families Ministry at KXC, from which pastors and those serving within different volunteer teams can serve children, youth, students and parents within our congregation and in the wider local area.
• Line managing and developing pastors and team members within the Families Ministry Stream, working with them in collaboration to best serve the kids, youth, parents, families and students at KXC.
• Working alongside the Safeguarding Officer to ensure that the Diocese of London and KXC’s safeguarding policies and procedures are being correctly implemented. Raising any safeguarding concerns as soon as they arise.

Children and Families Outreach

• Pioneer and establish projects which serve and reach local families and children with the Good News of Jesus.
• Establish and build relationships between KXC and local primary schools, exploring evangelistic opportunities.
• Overseeing community outreach events, such as Christmas.
• Overseeing the running of Little Haven, our midweek baby and toddler group for parents and carers in the local area.

Supporting Parents

• Pastorally supporting families of kids and youth at KXC. Welcoming new families and creating a culture which equips and supports parents and carers as they disciple their children.
• Providing pastoral support to children and families, managing pastoral issues as they arise in partnership with the wider pastoral team.
• Overseeing children’s activities at larger KXC events, such as the Weekend Together and Christmas services.

Additional Support as Required

• Participating in the life of the Staff Team including participating in staff meetings, days away and staff retreats. Staff are also asked to provide occasional support to other KXC events where required.

ABOUT YOU

Essential skills and experience

• Proven ability to lead, cast vision and create culture
• Experience in teaching/leading groups of children. The ideal candidate would have proven ability to lead children’s ministry, formal training or other transferable skills.
• Ability to create a dynamic and fun environment for children of different ages and backgrounds.
• Experience recruiting and managing teams of volunteers.
• The desire to reach children and families outside of the KXC community
• Committed to the spiritual and emotional development of children and able to communicate biblical truth in a fun and relevant way for children
• Excellent communication skills, confident in interacting with parents and volunteers.
• Ability to recruit, lead and pastor a range of volunteer teams.
• A self-starter, able to work on their own initiative and manage their workload well.
• Adaptable to new opportunities and unexpected challenges that can occur in church life.
• Good organisational skills and comfortable within a team office environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literate with Google Suite (Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Email).

Desirable skills and experience

• Training and experience in good safeguarding practice
• Experience of pioneering new outreach projects for children and families
• Experience of working with local schools

Occupational Requirement

This role has an Occupational Requirement to be a Christian, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. We also ask that the successful candidate, if not already, belongs to KXC.

Hours of Work

21-35 hours (3-5 days) per week, including Sundays and Tuesdays, some evenings and occasional Saturdays.

Safeguarding

As our commitment to Safeguarding, the role requires applicants to demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults of all cultural backgrounds and have a good awareness of relevant policies and procedures, statutory legislation and guidance. Candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure check at interview and the role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Right to Work in the UK

To apply for this role you need to have the Right to Work in the UK. We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time.

Start date

ASAP 

TO APPLY FOR THE POST

Please send an up-to-date CV and detailed cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role via email to: hello@kxc.org.uk.

Deadline for applications: 11th October 2024

We may conduct rolling interviews and appoint a candidate before the end of the recruitment period.

For any further information about the role please do not hesitate to contact Emma Heddle at emma.heddle@kxc.org.uk.