Children and Families Pastor

Maitland Baptist Church are excitedly advertising a pastoral position for our growing children and families ministries.

If you’ve got a heart for kids ministry, a love for Jesus and a joy in seeing lives shaped by Him – we’d love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

Primary Focus - Consolidate and strengthen the Sunday children’s ministry from creche to Year 6

The primary focus of the role will be two consolidate and strengthen our rapidly growing creche and kids church ministries.

Towards the end of 2025, we had a weekly average of 21 children and leaders in our creche and kids church, most of them under the age of 7.

We’re excited by the opportunity to invest into our children and families, leading them into a life of loving and serving Jesus.

The successful applicant’s key responsibilities in this area will be to;

• Ensure all Sunday programs are safe, welcoming, engaging, and age-appropriate

• Provide biblically faithful and accessible teaching that supports children’s spiritual growth

• Recruit and support volunteer leaders within the children’s ministry

• Equip and resource parents and carers to continue faith conversations and discipleship at home

• Work collaboratively with church leadership to integrate children’s ministry into the wider life of the church

Developing Outreach Ministries

After 12 months in the role, we would expect the candidate to create an intentional outreach ministry within our community.

We have expressed two ideas below but would be open to the candidates’ calling, gifting and discernment of where God may be leading our church in our local context.

Establish and lead a midweek playgroup ministry for parents, guardians and babies

The church has a rich history of children’s ministry, one such ministry has been a midweek playgroup ministry with a focus on connecting young parents and carers outside the church with the love of Jesus through our church community.

The daycare on site has almost 100 children on site everyday and is excited about the opportunity for its young families and wants to offer support to the church as we reestablish this ministry.

The successful applicant’s key responsibilities in this area will be to;

• Create a warm, safe, and welcoming environment that fosters community, connection, and trust

• Build relationships with families not currently connected to a church in the wider community

• Recruit and support volunteers to assist in the running of the playgroup

• Provide appropriate pastoral care and referral pathways for participating families

Develop and facilitate parenting courses and workshops for parents connected to Maitland Baptist OOSH and the local Daycare centre.

We’re excited by the opportunity to connect with parents in the local school and daycare by offering relevant workshops to help them build skills in parenting, budgeting and even gardening!

We have a number of capable presenters within our church community, but excited to building new partnerships to expand what we can offer. The hope is to present relevant and engaging topics to help support families and to create pathways for them towards our church community.

The successful applicant’s key responsibilities in this area will be to;

• Build meaningful relationships with families, educators, and centre leadership

• Create pathways for families to connect with the life of the church beyond the programs

• Partner with other church ministries to support outreach and community engagement

• Evaluate and adapt programs to ensure they meet community needs and align with the church’s mission

We are committed to resourcing the role well, allowing priorities and goals to be set within each season and supporting sustainable rhythms of ministry and rest. The position is being offered as a flexible permanent part-time position for three days a week (0.6FTE) with the possibility of expanding the role as the church continues to grow.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• A clear and growing Christian faith, with a commitment to the mission and values of the church

• Demonstrated experience in children and family ministry

• Proven ability to lead, train, and inspire volunteers

• Strong communication and relational skills, particularly with children, parents, and teams

• A sound understanding of child development and age-appropriate discipleship

• Commitment to child safety, including meeting all relevant legal and church safeguarding requirements

• A recognised theological qualification or ministry training (or willingness to undertake further training)

• Organised, reliable, and able to manage multiple responsibilities effectively

• To work from the Church office and provide a level of availability and accountability appropriate for the role.

Download and view the Position Description

To Apply

All expressions of interest for this position are to be directed to Pastor Thomas Walton via the 'Apply to this Job button below and should include your resume, the attached pastoral pro forma and a cover letter addressing the criteria in this profile.

Remuneration details for the role are available on request, please don’t hesitate to contact Tom on 4939 1888 or 0448 937 418 should you have any questions.