St Giles Church Greenwich
Location: Greenwich, NSW
Location type: Hybrid
Date advertised: 11th August 2026
Job Type: Part time
Closing Date: 4th September 2026
St Giles Children’s Worker
Applications close: 4/09/2026 but early submission is preferred
Start date: soon as possible, negotiable
Role Purpose
St Giles Church, Greenwich is seeking a part-time Children's Worker to coordinate and grow our children's ministries so that children come to know and follow Jesus, families are discipled and supported, leaders are equipped for ministry, and our church becomes an increasingly welcoming place for local families.
We're praying for someone who loves Jesus deeply, delights in children, enjoys coordinating leaders, organising programs and is excited by the opportunity to build a flourishing, gospel-centred ministry for the long term.
About St Giles Church
St Giles is an Anglican church in the heart of Greenwich, Sydney, committed to knowing, living, and sharing Jesus Christ. As a Bible-centred church, we seek to proclaim the gospel faithfully, make disciples of all ages, and equip God's people for lives of Christian service.
Our ministry encompasses Sunday gatherings, children ministries, adult discipleship, pastoral care, and community engagement, with a strong commitment to reaching the local community with the hope of the gospel. We value prayer, faithful Bible teaching, and fostering a welcoming church family where people are encouraged to grow in their relationship with Christ and participate in God's mission.
We’re passionate about seeking God in everyday life, reaching our neighbours and friends with the gospel, and praying for renewal in the church and in our city.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting time to join St Giles.
Since the arrival of our new senior minister, Paul Dudley, St Giles has grown from 24 attenders in one morning service to 70 across two Sunday services, a Playtime on Thursday mornings, Friday Kids’Club and growing kids ministry. Kids have grown from two children at the 9am service to about 10 on Sundays. We’ve seen particularly strong growth among babies, preschoolers and early primary school aged children. 10 volunteers now serve across our children’s ministries, and new families continue to connect to the church.
We believe God has given us the opportunity to build a generational children’s ministry that helps children become lifelong disciples of Jesus. Because our church is still growing, we're particularly interested in applicants who see themselves investing over many years, believing that long-term relationships often grow lasting fruit.
This is a substantial part-time position (3 days per week), with the hope that the role will grow into a full-time position as the ministry continues to expand. The successful applicant will work closely with the Senior Minister and staff team while taking primary responsibility for children's ministry.
Remuneration will be provided in accordance with the Sydney Anglican Diocese remuneration guidelines, taking into account qualifications and experience.
Key Responsibilities
Kids Church
- Lead and oversee all aspects of Kids Church on Sundays, creating an engaging, safe and fun environment where kids are eager to learn God’s word and love Sundays.
- Recruit and empower kids ministry leaders, in partnership with families and the wider church family, equipping them to effectively disciple children.
- Oversight of the Kids Talk team, including training and planning.
- Regular and effective communication with parents and the wider church, celebrating God’s work in the kids ministry space.
- Ensure compliance with all Sydney Anglican Diocese Safe Ministry requirements to make our children’s ministries are safe, well-organised, faithful and fun.
- Continue developing the vision, systems and culture of children's ministry as the church grows.
Kids Outreach
- Overall direction and leadership of Playtime on Thursday mornings, seeking to engage non-Christian families with the church community and the gospel.
- Lead and oversee kids outreach events throughout the year such as pupil-free days, kids clubs, seeking to connect new families to church life.
- Supporting the work of scripture in schools and the positive relationship between Greenwich Public School and St Giles. Teaching around 1 class a week.
Who We’re Looking For
We're praying for someone who:
- has a growing relationship with God, demonstrated through mature Christian character and convictions
- is prayerfully dependent on the Holy Spirit and passionate about seeing lives transformed by the gospel
- a commitment to reformed evangelical Christian values
- is energised by children’s ministry and loves the local church
- enjoys leading others and helping them flourish in serving Christ
- has the initiative to build ministries, develop systems, and create a healthy ministry culture
- is pastorally warm, joyful, humble and willing to learn
Qualifications and Experience
We envisage the successful applicant will have:
- Advanced Diploma of Ministry (or higher theological qualification) or commitment to do so
- experience in pastoral ministry, including ministry to children
- demonstrated ability to teach the Bible faithfully, clearly, and practically to children
- experience training and pastoring volunteer ministry teams
- strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
- a heart for evangelism with skills in teaching the gospel to unchurched children and families
- WWC check, safe ministry training, and safe ministry check required
Time Commitment
This is a part-time position 3 days per week initially, and would require working on Thursday and Sunday mornings, and Friday afternoons (during school term time). The remaining work hours are flexible.
As our kids’ ministry grows, we want this to move towards a full-time role in the future.
The Team
Currently there is a full time senior minister (to whom the role will be reporting), a part time assistant minister (support in maturity ministry), part time Admin assistant and two student ministers.
What We Hope For
We long to see a generation of children growing up on the North Shore knowing the love of Jesus, grounded in Scripture, connected deeply into church community, and equipped to live for Christ in the world.
If you are excited about building a thriving children’s ministry and helping families take their next step toward Jesus, we would love to hear from you.
Please send your resume together with a cover letter outlining your faith, ministry experience and why you’re interested in this role to Rev Paul Dudley, [email protected]
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