Children’s and Families Worker | Heath Street Baptist Church

Children’s and Families Worker

Organisation: Heath Street Baptist Church
Title: Children’s and Families Worker
Contract Type: Part Time 10 – 12 hours per week
Location: Hampstead, Camden, London 
Salary: £18 p/h
Interview Date(s): TBC 
Release Date: Wednesday 14th October 2026 
Closing Date: TBC

Heath Street is looking for a creative, enthusiastic and responsible Children’s and Families Worker to help develop outreach and activities with children and families in our dynamic North London community. 

We want to be a church where children feel welcomed, valued and excited to learn and play together in a safe environment. We’re looking for someone who shares that vision and has the energy, ideas and initiative to help make it happen.

What will you be doing?
Sunday Worship 11am: Plan and lead engaging, age-appropriate activities that help children (across all ages) explore the Christian faith in a fun and welcoming environment. Be available and involved in bespoke after-church get-togethers.
 
Weekly Children’s Group: 
Plan, pitch and run one regular after-school club for children ages (7-12) every week to build relationships the children.
 
Community Outreach: 
Develop relationships with other local churches exploring ways to connect with and serve our local Hampstead community. 

Planning and creativity: 
Bring your own ideas, pitch new initiatives and help shape the future direction of our children’s ministry.

Teamwork: 
Work alongside church leadership and volunteers to build a welcoming, safe and sustainable ministry.

The role will include Sunday hours, one weekly children’s activity, and additional time for preparation, planning, outreach and developing new ideas. We anticipate around 10–12 hours per week, with flexibility over how some of these hours are arranged.

Who are we looking for?
Someone who:
Has a genuine Christian faith and a passion for working with children 
Loves building relationships with parents to make them feel safe
Is youthful, creative and proactive about developing new ideas
Can work independently while collaborating well with a team
Has experience working with children, whether in a church, school or community 

What we offer
An opportunity to shape and develop a growing children’s ministry
Freedom to bring your own ideas and creativity to the role
A supportive church community and opportunities to work alongside volunteers
Flexible part-time hours, agreed around the needs of the ministry

The successful applicant will be required to complete appropriate safer recruitment procedures, references and DBS checks, and follow the church’s safeguarding policies.

Interested?
We’d love to hear from you by the end of Oct 2026!

To apply, please send a CV and a short message explaining why you’re interested in the role and your experience of working with children to [email protected].