Children’s and Families Minister | St Mary’s Reigate

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of the staff team, the Children’s and Families Minister will have responsibility for the following:

• Lead and develop ministry with children (0–11) and their families
Provide strategic and pastoral leadership for St Mary’s work with children aged 0–11 and their families, ensuring that children’s discipleship is central, purposeful, well resourced, and integrated within the life of the church.
• Shape a culture of children’s discipleship
Develop and oversee programmes, practices, and rhythms that help children encounter God, grow in prayer and worship, and learn what it means to follow Jesus – God connected, not just God smart.
• Equip and support parents and carers
Affirm and support parents and carers as the primary nurturers of their children’s faith, offering encouragement, resources, and opportunities for connection that strengthen faith formation in the home and parenting for faith in everyday life
• Build, lead, and develop teams
Recruit, train, support, and line-manage volunteers and leaders within the children’s ministry, fostering a healthy team culture marked by care, clarity, growth, and shared responsibility.
• Contribute to the mission and life of the wider church
Work collaboratively with the wider staff team and church leadership to ensure that St Mary’s connects with people at all stages of our discipleship pathway and that children and families are fully integrated into the worship, community, and mission of St Mary’s, including engagement with those not currently part of the church.
• Ensure safe, inclusive, and well-governed ministry
Take responsibility for ensuring that all children’s ministry operates within St Mary’s safeguarding policies and best practice and works closely with relevant teams to support accessibility and inclusion for children and families with additional needs.

FURTHER DETAILS

• Reporting to: Associate Vicar – Leadership and Discipleship
• Working closely with: Children’s and Youth Team, wider Ministry Team, and Administration Team
• Direct reports: Volunteer leaders and teams within children’s ministry
• Location: St Mary’s Church, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RN
• Employment basis: Full-time (Part-time and term-time working will be considered for the right
candidate)
• Starting Salary: 30-32k – dependent upon experience
• Application deadline: 1st March 2026 | 11.59pm
• Interview date: 15th/16th March 2026

We warmly encourage an informal and confidential conversation to explore the role and how it might be shaped around the right person. For an initial conversation, please contact: Simon Russell | 07779 799968 | [email protected]

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please send:
• a CV, and
• a full covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role, how you might approach and shape the ministry, and what you can bring to it. Please indicate areas of strength but also anything where you feel you would need more support or development. Applications should be sent to the email address above. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010