Children's Pastor | Youth Pastor

CHILDREN'S PASTOR:

• To be responsible, in partnership with parents, for the discipleship and development of children from age 3-11 both within the church and in the wider community 
• Coordinating effective transitions into and out of age groups
• Developing and mentoring of young leaders
• Recruiting, empowering and supporting teams of volunteers who will lead and staff activities so that they are effective and able to teach, build relationships
• Supporting whole-life worship of volunteers and growth in personal discipleship – including praying for and with them.
• Outreach to children outside of church, independent of families
• Collaborating with the Sunday worship team and welcoming team so that children and young people experience church and are not removed from it 
• Collaborating with the clergy, and leadership/strategic group to implement Emmanuel’s vision, meeting regularly to pray, and review progress. 
• Acting as Deputy Safeguarding Officer - including supporting the Vicar to ensure a safe culture in children’s and youth work, and to deal with safeguarding concerns as they arise, and that the Diocese safeguarding policy is fully adhered to, that all leaders and helpers are DBS approved.
• Ensuring and improving equality, diversity and inclusion
• Taking regular time away from ministry each week and while on annual leave. 
• Regular reporting to the PCC, and once a year to the members at the APCM  

YOUTH PASTOR:

• To be responsible, in partnership with parents for the discipleship and development of young people from age 11-18 both within the church and in the wider community 
• Coordinating effective transitions into and out of age groups
• Developing and mentoring of young leaders 
• Recruiting, empowering and supporting teams of volunteers who will lead and staff activities so that they are effective and able to teach, build relationships 
• Supporting whole-life worship of volunteers and growth in personal discipleship – including praying for and with them.
• Outreach to young people outside of church, independent of families  
• Collaborating with the Sunday worship team and welcoming team so that young people experience church and are not removed from it 
• Collaborating with the clergy, and leadership/strategic group to implement Emmanuel’s vision, meeting regularly to pray, and review progress. 
• Acting as Deputy Safeguarding Officer - including supporting the Vicar to ensure a safe culture in children’s and youth work, and to deal with safeguarding concerns as they arise, and that the Diocese safeguarding policy is fully adhered to, that all leaders and helpers are DBS approved.
• Ensuring and improving equality, diversity and inclusion
• Taking regular time away from ministry each week and while on annual leave. 
• Regular reporting to the PCC, and once a year to the members at the APCM  

Further information on both roles with full job descriptions and application form can be found on our website.

Note: Deadline for applications is May 5th. We are recruiting for either a Children’s Pastor or a Youth Pastor. We are inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals for one or both potential roles and will recruit one who best meets the criteria.