Job Vacancy

We're recruiting!

Children and Families Ministry Leader

Ross Baptist Church, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

21hrs per week

£14K up to 18K depending upon experience Starting April 2026

Who we are: Ross Baptist Church are a Jesus-hearted community whose buildings are in the heart of this small market town. We have invested in our work with children and families over many years and are now looking for a new person to help us develop this ministry into the future.

The Role: To work with the minister and leadership team to develop the work amongst children and families in our town, building on the great relationship we have with schools, demonstrating the love of Jesus in providing a range of regular and special activities for families to engage with as well as showing compassionate care where required. We’re also open to re-shaping the role to allow the right person to really flourish and grow. We are much more interested in YOU and your skills, experience, and interest. Tell us!

Responsibilities: Much of this is flexible, though there is the expectation to be involved with

Sunday morning input
Monday morning staff meeting
Midweek afterschool club (currently Monday)
Friday Morning toddler group
Regular school assemblies
We have an excellent mentoring scheme in local Primary schools with an organisation “Transforming Lives for Good” which we would like you to oversee.
Family Fun Week – 1st week of summer school holidays

Qualities we are looking for:

Passionate enthusiasm for the gospel and a willingness to share this in a relevant and sensitive way
Proven track record active and consistent involvement in your local church
Well-developed inter-personal skills to establish rapport with children and their carers giving them love and support as required
An ability to inspire and develop a team of helpers
Good IT skills with the ability to organise your work and working environment
A willingness to undergo enhanced DBS check and to engage with safeguarding training and policies.

Due to the nature of the work it is an Occupational Requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian and to be in agreement with the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010

Contact us to apply
Enquiries by email to admin@rossbaptist.org You can call the minister for an informal chat on 07785534507.
Click HERE for the full job specification.
Click HERE for the application form.
Click HERE for the self disclosure form.

Closing date for applications is 21^st November

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is designed to help you have the most positive experience when visiting us on a Sunday morning.Where and When

We meet in our beautiful Victorian Church Building on Broad Street (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. If you are arriving by car we recommend the nearby Maltings (Sainsbury's) carpark which is free for use on a Sunday. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.

Accessibility

There is chair lift, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. To make our Sunday service more fully accessible, live translation via Microsoft Translator app is available.

Our Service

Our main service begins at 10.30am and lasts about an hour and a quarter. The service usually includes a mixture of new vibrant worship songs coupled with more traditional hymns, the words are projected on the big screen. There will also be opportunities to pray and to hear some of the bible read and explained. Somebody will always be available to pray or chat with you after the service if you would like that. Please stay after the service for free refreshments which may even include cake!

Church Service Feature - COPY

Refreshments are served downstairs in the church hall after the service. We hope you will stay and have a chat.

What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Kingdom Crew (0 months to year 6). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
Youth Group (Years 7+)
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children and young people stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, notices and first song. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. A slide will be shown when it is time for children and young people to go to their groups. Parents / carers will need to go with their children to register them as part of our child safety policy. Children and youth groups meet in the Venue, a member of the Welcome Team will be able to show you where that is. Before the end of the service you will be prompted to go and pick up children. Youth will return to church independently after their group.

Kingdom Crew begins with a game and includes items from a range of activities but always a terrific craft!

kingdom crew - COPY

The Youth Group meet to study the Bible and pray together. The group is designed to be of a size that can sustain meaningful discussion, and yet also allow the young people to get to know and support one another.

Sunday Youth Work

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some during the day and many during the evenings. Our Encounter group is a good place to start, they meet in the church hall Tuesday evenings, 7.30-9pm. Contact us if you would like to explore joining a small group.

*** photo of Home Group ***

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team, or you can help at one of our regular ministries that run during the week, children, youth or senior citizens.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

Name:

Telephone:

Email Address:
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Minister


Ian Olliver

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

(Handwritten Signature)