Recruitment Pack

Children’s Worker (2/3 FTE) &

Families / Adults Worker (1/3 FTE)

St Andrew the Great is seeking to appoint a Children’s Worker to oversee ministry amongst
0-11s. This is an opportunity for a Bible-loving and well-organised Christian man or woman to
work  prayerfully  with  a  range  of  leaders  to  support  evangelism  and  discipleship  amongst
children, in partnership with parents.

At the same time, we are also seeking to appoint a Families / Adults Worker to participate in
ministry amongst ‘city’ adults (this covers parents and other adults who are not part of HUB
/  iHUB  /  Focus  ministries).  This  is  an  opportunity  for  a  Bible-loving  and  well-organised
Christian man or woman to work prayerfully with a range of leaders to support evangelism
and discipleship amongst adults.

Applications may be made to either one of these posts, or both together.

About us

St  Andrew  the  Great  (StAG)  has  a  diverse  congregation  which  reflects  our  location  in
Cambridge city centre. We mainly comprise four groups of people: undergraduates, 20-30s,
internationals, and ‘city’ members (adults who are not part of the other groups, plus under-
18s). That said, our motto for all we do is the same:

The gospel to Cambridge; gospel workers to the world.

As a church, we depend upon God in prayer and put teaching the Bible at the heart of all we
do as we believe it equips us with all we need in living for His glory. In the past 25 years, there
have been three church “grafts” to other local parishes and, most recently, a church plant to
Huntingdon in 2018. We are a member of ReNew, and the PCC has passed a resolution in line
with the House of Bishops’ declaration and receives additional oversight from the Bishop of
Ebbsfleet.

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About the Children’s Worker role

The vision for our children’s work is that children would grow in a real and personal faith in
the Lord Jesus; we do this by supporting parents in their ministry to their children as the
primary Bible teachers and through faithful, engaging Bible teaching to the children in an
age-appropriate way on Sundays when the church family gathers.

StAG has over 140 under 11s in the church family, and we’ll typically see 90-100 at one of
our six children’s groups & three creches over our two Sunday morning services.

The role holder will work under the immediate oversight of the Associate Vicar and will have
administrative oversight of all the 0-11s children’s ministry as well as responsibility for all
the Bible teaching that happens within it.

Responsibilities for the Children’s Worker

There are three areas of focus: Bible teaching and evangelism, caring for and training
leaders, and partnering with parents.

1.  Bible teaching and evangelism

•  Developing a robust and effective curriculum and accompanying resources.
•  Planning the teaching for children’s groups and writing session briefs.
•  Growing, adapting or improving opportunities for regular outreach which currently

includes Christmas parties as well as a one-day holiday-club-style evangelistic event.
•  Depending on experience and aptitude, planning the teaching for the children's talk

slots in our Sunday morning services and coaching speakers before and after
delivery.

•  Depending on experience and aptitude, contributing to all age services, which might

include occasional preaching.

•  Speaking at events for local schools, such as Christian Unions and events in the

church building.

2.  Overseeing leaders

•  Recruiting, training and supporting leaders in teaching the Bible to children.
•  Maintaining excellent standards in safeguarding.
•  Running and coordinating training sessions for leaders, including at the monthly

prayer meeting for children’s leaders.

•  Setting an example of teaching and engaging with children.
•  Supporting the groups in giving effective feedback to one another.
•  Organising and managing volunteer rotas for crèches, actions and additional helpers

for Sunday groups and other possible one-off events (e.g. Day Away).

•  Pastoral care and support for leaders through regular meetings and catch ups
•  Connecting with the wider youth and children’s ministry scene in Cambridge, East

Anglia, and the Southeast of England, to give and receive support in youth ministry.

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3.  Partnering with parents

•  Partnering with families to understand how the StAG children’s ministry can best
support them including meeting with the parents’ advisory group once a term.
•  Maintaining and developing opportunities to envision and equip families in their

family discipleship (e.g. Families Together Lunch, termly training, joint leaders and
parents prayer meetings)

•  Promoting partnership between parents and leaders through communication

channels, socials, hosting, culture-setting, etc.

•  Regular prayer for StAG families.

Responsibilities for Families / Adults Worker

This is a new role where the scope will be shaped by the successful candidate’s experience
and gifting, but will include:

•  Discipleship, evangelism and training amongst the adult small groups (homegroups,
women’s morning groups, early morning Bible study groups), primarily through
support and training of leaders, but also through one-to-one Bible ministry.

•  Provision of Bible resources for small group leaders.
•  Welcome and integration of newcomers into the life and mission of the church.
•  Organisation and logistics for leaders’ training and other events.
•  Depending on experience and aptitude, involvement in some service leading and

preaching.

•  Working closely with Women’s Pastor, Children’s Worker, and Youth Worker to

facilitate ministry across this part of the church family.

Responsibilities for both roles

•  Developing one’s own skills and gifts to contribute creatively to ministry in the

church and beyond.
Involvement with regular staff team activities, meetings and times of prayer.

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•  Other activities as agreed.

The candidate(s) will need to demonstrate a commitment to flexibility. The job description
may necessitate revision over time as the needs of the role and the church change.

Person specification

When seeking someone to join the StAG staff team, we are looking for someone who is:

•  Godly in life (Titus 1:7-8), able to set an example to others
•  Sound in Christian faith (Titus 1:9)
•  Prayerfully dependent on God (John 15:5-8)
•  Willing to suffer for the gospel (2 Timothy 1:8).

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•  Aligned with the vision and ethos of StAG, including that preaching and teaching
from the Bible is the principal means of evangelism and discipleship that God has
given us.

•  A current member, in good standing, of a Bible-teaching church.
•  A people person, glad to work in a team, eager to learn and able to get on with all

sorts of people.

For this particular role

Essential  Desirable

Character

Spiritually and personally mature.
Hardworking and willing to work occasional unsociable hours.
Able to give and receive criticism constructively.
Skills

Able to understand and teach God’s word in a way that is
faithful and engaging.
Able to organise a team of leaders.
Plan a programme that is edifying and encouraging.
Organised, capable of balancing and wisely prioritising a diverse
workload.
Proficient in the use of general IT tools (e.g., Microsoft 365,
ChurchSuite).

Experience

Teaching the Scriptures – handling God’s Word responsibly and
communicating it to a variety of people.
Leading a team.
Working with a range of nationalities and backgrounds.
Organising risk assessment and safeguarding.

Biblical understanding of church and ministry.
Familiarity with contemporary culture, including awareness of
challenges around Christian discipleship today.

Knowledge

Education

Three A-Levels (or equivalent).
Bachelor’s Degree.
Some theological training.

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Package and main terms and conditions

Hours: 2/3 FTE (Children’s Worker), 1/3 FTE (Families / Adults Worker) – where full-time is
up to 45 hours a week, and standard working days are Sunday – Friday with some evening
meetings.

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Salary Range: Salary and package will be set according to prior training and experience, but
is expected to be in the region of £tbc per annum. Accommodation allowance or
accommodation will be provided. Pay and holiday allowance are calculated pro rata.

Basis of employment: These are permanent positions, with a 3-month probationary period.

Start Date: August 2026 preferred, though the Families / Adults Worker aspect could start
sooner by mutual agreement.

Work Location: St Andrew the Great Church, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX.

Holidays: Calculated pro rata based on a full-time post given 42 days’ annual leave per
annum (inclusive of bank holidays, and normally taken outside of school term time). You
would also be encouraged to go on one conference for your personal benefit and on-going
training each year, for which all expenses would be paid (this does not count as holiday).

The Children’s Worker and Families / Adults Worker are line managed by the Associate Vicar
(Families), who is the responsible person for appointment to this role.

Right to Work: You must have the right to work in the UK.

Application for the post

An Occupational Requirement exists for the post-holder to be a practising Christian in
accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. In order to be effective in post, the
post-holder must also be a committed member of our church family at St Andrew the Great.

St Andrew the Great takes the safety of everyone within the church very seriously and
expects all staff to work within the church safeguarding policy (see stag.org/safeguarding),
complete the necessary safeguarding training. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check
(for regulated activity with children) and the person appointed will need to sign the St
Andrew the Great Leader’s Agreement and Statement of Faith each year.

At this stage we welcome both informal enquiries and actual applications. If you have any
questions about the role, please contact John Percival (john.percival@stag.org).

To apply, please send to the Senior Administrator (senior.administrator@stag.org):
•  a completed application form (including referee details) – available from

stag.org/vacancies

The closing date for applications is 11pm, Sunday 25th January 2026, although we encourage
early applications and reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date.
Interviews will be held in early February 2026. Prior to interview, we normally request
references, and shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a safeguarding Confidential
Declaration form.

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If no appointment is made after this initial round of interviews, we will continue to advertise
the post on our website. In this case, any subsequent applications will be considered at the
point they are received and candidates interviewed until we fill the post. Please check our
website to see if this post is still being advertised: www.stag.org/vacancies

All of the information collected during the recruitment process is necessary and relevant to
the performance of the role applied for. It will be used for recruitment purposes only. For
more information on how we use the information you have provided, please see our privacy
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