Kids Pastor

Gas Street Church Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Salary: £12,500 - £13,250

Description of Job

Job Title: Kids Pastor

Responsible to: Location Pastor

Key Objectives:

The Kids Pastor will have pastoral oversight of children (0-11) who attend Gas Street at one of our locations. They will be responsible for delivering the weekly programme of kids work at the Gas Street location in collaboration with the Head of Kids & Families, as well as recruiting, envisioning, and raising up a team of capable, passionate, and committed volunteers.

They will implement the vision of Gas Street Kids with a remit for growth and future development as well as building on the existing platform of Kids and Families work outside of Sundays; nurturing families on their faith journey by creating, implementing, and developing new missional opportunities.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Pastoral care of kids (0-11’s) at one of our Gas Street locations
• Recruit, train, equip, and lead a team of volunteers; empowering them to use their own strengths and gifts.
• Coordinate and work with other staff members to engage the local community and families in activities and events (e.g. holiday clubs, pop-up events, outreach work)
• Facilitate and lead the Sunday programme at GS location, working with other team members where appropriate
• Facilitate and lead special events, working with other team members where appropriate, including Worship for Everyone, Easter, and Christmas gatherings
• Organise rotas and team for Kids groups on Sundays & other activities
• Lead termly team nights
• Communicate with parents and families to build relationships and deepen connection
• Contribute to planning and preparation of curriculum and resources
• Attend regular meetings (including prayer meetings) with ministry, staff, departments, and volunteer teams
• Contribute to Worship for Everyone gatherings
• Foster relationships with local schools to include leading assemblies, special events, services, and supporting the delivery of lessons
• Work with the Head of Kids and Families to develop new ministry opportunities, focusing on Parenting for Faith.
• Provide general support to the Gas Street Kids Team as needed

Person Specification:

• A heart and passion for the worship of Jesus Christ
• Exceptional leadership and management skills
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• Experience of Children’s work, preferably in a Church setting
• Passionate to see children and young people grow spiritually in the love and worship of Jesus Christ and in their love for one another and their community
• Ability to engage and inspire children and young people, build trust, and gain respect
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Flexible and innovative, able to adapt to changing circumstances and to develop new ways of working
• Ability to juggle a broad range of responsibilities
• An open heart and a ‘can do’ attitude
• Good time management skills with proven ability to prioritise workload
• A willingness to work with Gas Street’s values
• Personal walk with Jesus underpinning a lifestyle of integrity
• There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder be a practising Christian
• This role will require an enhanced DBS check

Working Requirements:

• Part-time, 2.5 days a week (18.75 hours)
• 12.5 days annual leave + statutory bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Three additional days at Christmas during office closure
• Three retreat days across the year
• Attend Gas Street Church
• Evening and weekend flexibility as required

Applications close: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Interview date: TBC

An Anglican resourcing church in the centre of Birmingham, with a vision to be 'Light for the City & Beyond'