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Young Vineyard Co-ordinator
 
Hours                         Part time, 0.2 FTE (7.5 hours per week)
 
Salary                         £27,000 p.a. pro rata, plus 5% of gross salary towards a personal pension scheme
 
Job status                 Fixed term, renewable after one year
 
Holidays                    Holiday entitlement is 30 days paid annual leave including bank holidays, pro rata (6 days per year)
 
Role                            Develop and resource children’s ministries in Melton Vineyard
 
Closing date for applications: Friday 26th June 2026
Interview date: Thursday 2nd July 2026
Start date- Mid August 2026  
 
At Melton Vineyard we are passionate about our children being part of a church community where they can grow and be nurtured. We want to
create a safe place where they feel they belong and where they can create good friendships with each other and grow in relationship with
Jesus. We have an amazing Young Vineyard team who get to see the change that Jesus is making in the lives of the children and we are
seeking a new Young Vineyard Co-ordinator to oversee the team and to develop and resource the Young Vineyard ministry.
 
Role description
Gather and grow teams for Young Vineyard groups and reach out into the community with children and family events. Plan a Young Vineyard programme for Sundays that encourages the children to develop a personal faith in Jesus.
 
Due to the central nature of this role to the working of the Church, the key responsibility for developing a Christian curriculum for the children and young people, and participation at our staff prayer meetings, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the role holder is a Christian, and (from a practical perspective) also a participating member of Melton Vineyard Church.
 
 
Principal responsibilities
  • Oversee programming and ministry for children from birth to school year 6
  • Identify, recruit, train and release leaders to oversee each age group.
  • Develop and maintain fun environments, activities and programming for each age group that will facilitate learning and encourage spiritual growth.
  • Oversee rotas for Young Vineyard teams and ensure correct ratios of children to team members.
  • Develop and maintain a strategy for attracting and assimilating new children and families
  • Oversee safeguarding procedures in Young Vineyard and report to the Designated Safeguarding lead. Ensure that the safer recruitment process and DBS checks are carried out on all team members.
  • Regularly write/review policies and risk assessments
  • Induct, support and train team members
  • Consistent attendance at Sunday services, leaders meetings and training as required.
  • Be the point of contact for families and team members.
 
 
Essential
  1. Able to support wholeheartedly the vision and values of Melton Vineyard.
  2. Committed and contributing member of Melton Vineyard.
  3. Sense of calling to children and family ministry
  4. Strong organisational and leadership skills
  5. Ability to build and lead volunteer teams
  6. Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
  7. Ability to work under pressure and work flexibly according to varying needs
 
Desirable
  1. IT skills, including MS Office
  2. Familiarity with DBS and other safeguarding procedures

Report to
Senior Pastors
 
Hours of work
7.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly from home or the church office
This job description will be regularly reviewed to ensure that it is an accurate representation of the post.
 
Please fill out the application form below and send it to [email protected] to apply for this role.
 
Closing date for applications: Friday 26th June 2026
Interview date: Thursday 2nd July 2026
 
Please note: As this role involves working closely with children it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1972 and successful applicants will be required to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service Checks, complete a Young Vineyard team application form including self-disclosure and provide 2 references as part of our safer recruitment process.  
 
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