Location: St Andrew's, Reading Street, Broadstairs
Salary: £27–£30k pa + Pension
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Do you have a passion to see young people come to faith and grow in their faith in Jesus? Do you have a heart to see and equip young people to fulfil God’s purpose for their lives? Are you excited for the local church to grow and serve the community around it?
Then we’d love you to apply to be our Youth and Children’s Minister and join us at St. Andrew’s Reading Street, Broadstairs. We are a growing Anglican church working in partnership with the Diocese of Canterbury to provide this opportunity. Our vision is to be ‘One family with Christ at the centre welcoming all’.
Job Description
We’re looking for someone with experience, a passion for ministry to young people and a heart to reach young people beyond the church community with the good news of Jesus. You will be a dynamic leader for our youth ministry. You will have experience in developing a vision, building teams, training others and delivering an exciting and fun ministry that young people want to be a part of. This is a new paid staff role and builds on the great work of our dedicated volunteer children’s and youth teams at St. Andrew’s over many years. The role will require elements of building on existing ministries and pioneering new ones both inside and outside the church in our community.
How to apply
If this role grabs your attention we’d love to hear from you. You can find out more about our church on our website. A job description is available by emailing the church office at offstand@btinternet.com. Please apply by sending your CV and the names of 2 reference givers, plus a brief description of why you are applying to the vicar Philip Musindi at Philip.musindi@hotmail.co.uk. You can also apply via Pathways. The Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 30 January 2026. Interviews are Friday 20 February 2026. For an informal conversation about this role please do contact our vicar who would be pleased to speak with you.
St. Andrew’s Church is committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The St. Andrew’s PCC as part of the Diocese of Canterbury has formally adopted the Paraklesis Charter for Churches (https://www.paraklesis.org.uk/Groups/364978/Charter_for_Churches.aspx)