THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE
35,000 - 39,000 per year
Cambridge city centre
Full-time
19th January 2026
Recruitment Pack: Senior Administrator We’re looking for a godly, highly competent Senior Administrator to strengthen the administrative backbone of our gospel ministry. This is a richly varied role for a well-organised, servant-hearted Christian who loves enabling others to flourish. Working under the Operations Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day work of our office team, supporting pastoral staff by managing administrative responsibilities and ensuring our people and buildings are ready for ministry. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and volunteers, providing prayerful, practical support behind the scenes. We need someone enthusiastic, approachable, and a natural team player— someone who can offer servant leadership and keep operations running smoothly. You’ll work alongside another Senior Administrator (focused on communications, events, and safeguarding), with some overlap to ensure seamless coordination. If you’re passionate about gospel work, thrive on organisation, and want to make a real difference in a vibrant church family, we’d love to hear from you! 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: families and city (Cambridge resident) members, internationals, undergraduates, and 20-30s. 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. Principal responsibilities The Senior Administrator will be assisted by a team of Assistant Administrators (AAs), and it is understood that some of the responsibilities below will be delegated to the AAs or others. Some of these responsibilities will also be shared with the other Senior Administrator. • Leadership: line managing and overseeing the day-to-day work of the Assistant Administrators. Troubleshooting and handling queries to the office. Inputting to meetings regarding admin/operations and communicating decisions. Depending on the gifts and capacity of the candidate, this role may also line manage the intern team. • Communications: inputting into the review, improvement, planning and delivery of our communications, amongst the staff team and key volunteers, within the church family and externally. • Event logistics: overseeing (and delegating) logistics and practical resources for whole church/team events (e.g. Christmas/Easter services, Refresh, Church Day Away, Partnership Sunday, Book Sundays, staff retreat), and life events (weddings, funerals, baptisms, including required legal documentation – eg. banns). • General administration: planning ahead according to the church calendar, oversight of the office team as first point of contact for congregation and external parties, coordinating material and personnel for Sunday service (alongside music co-ordinator). • HR and recruitment: overseeing our HR processes and policies, record-keeping, as well as maintaining our bank of job descriptions. Visa sponsorship applications for staff from overseas. Specific responsibility for intern recruitment and timetabling. Induction of staff. • Systems and data handling: ensuring proper management church website, ChurchSuite, and SharePoint, including shared access/user accounts. Maintaining membership records (electoral roll), flow of information for pastoral care, ensuring legal compliance with data protection regulations. Legally-required compliance and reporting to external bodies (eg. Charity Commission, Church of England). • Health and Safety: named H&S Officer and Responsible Person for Fire Safety. Reviewing policies and risk assessments, ensuring compliance (eg. with annual safety checks). Commercial kitchen oversight with food hygiene regulations. • Operations and church building: overseeing ad-hoc repairs, use of building, security; invoice authorisation. Maintain systems; improving as capacity allows. Contracts for services. Secretary to the Property Committee. • Residential property management: point of contact with property management company; arrangement of summer house moves; utilities; occupancy/tenancy agreements. • Member of staff team: participating in staff meetings and daily staff prayer meetings. • Any other duties as appropriate to the role. The candidate will need to demonstrate a commitment to flexibility. The key responsibilities and job description may need revision over time as the needs of the role and the church change. Key relationships • Operations Manager (line manager) • Senior Administrator • Assistant Administrators • Vicar and Associate Vicar • Wardens and Finance team • Senior staff • Church family, particularly those who lead in various ministries. 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). • 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 Personal Able to provide relational servant leadership in a team and who also enjoys serving as part of a large staff team Able to think biblically about how administration may be developed in the context of a large church ministry Organised and reliable, able to calmly and autonomously prioritise and finish tasks within an appropriate time frame, and in response to deadlines Proactive, self-motivated Highly adaptable. Flexible with plans – able to change and adapt quickly. Having good judgment, willing to make, and take responsibility for, decisions. Good judgement on when to refer decisions. A personable and good communicator, articulate in both written and spoken communication, and able to adapt communication style to fit the context Able to work well under pressure Has a keen eye for detail, both with regard to tasks and people Humble, and willing to work behind-the-scenes Discrete and able to maintain confidentiality A pastoral heart for those under their management and keen to develop others Able to deal with queries and situations which are spiritual in nature, and to respond with appropriate discernment, understanding and empathy Able to model and exemplify the ethos of the church ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Skills Able to create and communicate effective logistical arrangements for large-scale events Able to relate well to people at all levels of an organisation, understanding how to motivate and work with different personality styles, and maintain high standards Able to provide constructive feedback to others in order to further equip them for service Able to plan ahead and pre-empt the positive and negative implications of different courses of action Able to problem solve effectively, including in unfamiliar situations Strong track record of providing effective administrative support Use of IT in varied forms of communication Communication skills with creativity and an eye for how to produce high-quality publicity (ideally including through social media) Proficiency in the use of general IT tools (e.g., Microsoft 365, Serif Affinity, ChurchSuite, social media, basic website maintenance) Experience Serving in church-based ministry (in a voluntary or paid capacity) Running an administration function, private or third sector Experience of leading and motivating teams (ideally including volunteers) Developing others through a line management framework Experience of managing risk and compliance Event management experience Experience of property management Knowledge Biblical understanding Familiarity with HR legislation and best practice; with visa sponsorship processes and/or with Health and Safety legislation Familiarity with Church of England legislation (eg. relating to elections, life events, etc) Familiarity with safer recruitment processes ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Education Three A-Levels (or equivalent) Bachelor’s Degree ✔️ ✔️ Package The salary and package will be set according to prior training and experience, but is expected to be in the range of £35,000-£39,000. Whilst we would prefer to recruit someone for a full-time role (37.5 hours per week), for the right candidate, a job share, or less than full-time arrangement may be considered (with package scaled pro rata) - enquiries are welcome. Normal working hours are Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm with half an hour for lunch. The role is office based, in St Andrew the Great, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX. Evening meetings worked may be taken back as time off in lieu. You would have 36 days holiday per year (inclusive of bank holidays). You would also be encouraged to go on one conference for your personal benefit and on-going training, for which all expenses would be paid (this does not count as holiday). The Senior Administrator is line managed by the Operations Manager. Application for the post An Occupational Requirement exists for the postholder 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/become a committed member of our church family at St Andrew the Great. Applicants are invited to indicate any adjustments that would help them apply for the role. The selection procedure for the post will normally follow a process of shortlisting, taking up references, and then interviews, which will include practical exercises. 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 and a confidential declaration. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (for non-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 Kat West, Operations Manager (kat.west@stag.org). Please send completed applications (including referee details) to the current Senior Administrator (isobel.waspe@stag.org): the application form is available from https://www.stag.org/vacancies/. The closing date for applications is Monday 19th January 2026, midday, although those interested are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Church of England Confidential Declaration form. Interviews will take place over the following two weeks. 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: https://www.stag.org/vacancies/ A start date of early April 2026 is envisaged, though for the right candidate we would be willing to wait longer. 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 notice.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE
100,000 per year
St Andrew the Great Church, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX.
Part-time
25th January 2026
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. Page 1 of 6 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. Page 2 of 6 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. • • 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). Page 3 of 6 • 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. ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ 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. Page 4 of 6 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. Page 5 of 6 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 notice. Page 6 of 6