HEAD OF ALPHA - JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTING TO: Associate Rector

WORKING HOURS: Three days per week, Tuesday to Thursday, including some
flexible hours

BASED IN: Hackney Central, East London

SALARY: Dependent on experience

SAINT is a fast-growing and diverse church meeting across multiple East
London locations, with a vision to bring hope to the people of East London in
Jesus’ name. SAINT is part of the Church of England. We are on a mission to
see thousands of people of all ages connect with Jesus in the years ahead, and
build a meaningful and hope-filled expression of local church that will serve
the community in a healthy way. With six church locations and tens of
thousands of people coming through the doors each year, Alpha is core to
everything we do.

To support our vision, we are recruiting a passionate evangelist to the role of
‘Head of Alpha’ to oversee the delivery and development of Alpha at SAINT,
with the aim of building an outstanding culture of invitation across the church,
and seeing hundreds of people come to know Jesus each year on an Alpha
course at SAINT.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

- Overall responsibility for delivery and development of termly Alpha

courses across SAINT, including communications and marketing, event
management, catering, and guest experience

- Responsibility for the rollout of Alpha courses across SAINT locations,

from two to five termly courses

- Development of Alpha in the context of other SAINT ministry areas,

including Hey Baby and Lighthouse, working with relevant SAINT staff

- Development of Alpha training across SAINT, training and developing
committed and passionate hosts and helpers to serve each term

- Providing general administration for SAINT Alpha courses, including guest

communications, evaluation and feedback, and - working with the
Ministry & Discipleship Director - integration for guests into the wider life
of the church

- Working with the SAINT and Alpha communications teams, oversight of
Alpha invitation and marketing campaigns, ensuring Alpha reaches new
people outside the church every term, and telling stories of lives
transformed on past courses

SAINT
1 Prodigal Square, London, E8 1FX

- The development of a culture of invitation at SAINT, among the

congregation, lay leaders and staff, raising the profile of Alpha across
SAINT, demonstrating impact, and telling stories of transformed lives

- Representation of SAINT within the wider Alpha organisation and

ecosystem

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a range of qualities and
experience, including:

- A demonstrable passion for evangelism, and seeing people come to know

Jesus

- Experience of running Alpha in a church context, and seeing its impact on

people’s lives

- Being an energetic, proactive, collaborative and flexible team player
- Excellent communication skills in formal and informal settings
- Excellent organisational skills, including outstanding administrative skills
- Empathy, and a desire to build relationships with a diverse range of people

Other essential requirements of the role include:

- A personal and evident Christian faith
- Ability to commit to attending SAINT as your church, and engaging with the

wider community here

- A flexible approach to working hours
- The completion of an enhanced DBS check
- A commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults of all cultural

backgrounds and have a good awareness of relevant policies and
procedures, legislation and guidance.

- A good sense of humour, and a commitment to pray.

STANDARD CONTRACT TERMS

Standard contract terms for the role will include:

- Compulsory attendance at Tuesday morning staff meetings
- The ability to regularly work on Wednesday evenings
- The ability to work on Sundays, ad hoc
- An annual leave entitlement of 25 days per annum pro rata, plus bank

holidays

- All roles have a standard 6 month probational period
- Availability to work at a selection of SAINT events throughout the year,
including but not limited to Renaissance Conference London, Focus
Festival, Christmas and Easter services, and Annual Parochial Church
Meetings

SAINT
1 Prodigal Square, London, E8 1FX