Assistant Minister

at  Norwest Anglican Church

Norwest Anglican Church
Location: Baulkham Hills, NSW
Date advertised: 25th June 2024
Job Type: Full time
Closing Date: 9th July 2024
At Norwest Anglican, we long to see Jesus King of every heart and every home.
Norwest Anglican is a vibrant and growing evangelical church in Sydney’s north-west. In God’s kindness, over the last decade we have seen remarkable growth.
More than 800 adults, youth, and children attend our Sunday ministries each week, across five services (at 8:30 am, 10.30 am, 1 pm Mandarin Church, 4:30 pm, and 6.30 pm Chapel Lane), one of which is live-streamed. Alongside Sundays, we run many mid-week activities.
Strategic challenges and projects that we are currently undertaking include further establishing a ‘teams model’ of serving at Norwest, a significant building project (refurbishing our main auditorium building in 2024), and investigating our first off-site congregation plant in the next 12 months.
Norwest is seeking a suitably gifted Christian to join our team as our new Assistant Minister of Membership and Youth. This is a full-time role.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• The successful applicant will have extensive experience in the youth ministry space and will have served as a significant leader in a large youth group They will have a proven track record of being a thoughtful leader, successfully leading teams of people in different settings.
• The following qualifications are essential for the role
• A bachelor’s degree (minimum) at a recognized reformed and evangelical theological or Bible college.
• A Safe Ministry check, and a completed Safe Ministry Training certificate from the Office of the Director of Safe Ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney will be required before commencement and must be maintained as current at all times.
• The successful candidate must hold and maintain at all times a current NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Membership Pastor
Working collaboratively with many volunteers and team leaders, the Membership Pastor will have overall responsibility for the vision, leadership and execution of the Membership Portfolio. There are two aspects to this: helping new people find a home at Norwest Anglican, and building a sense of community within the congregations of Norwest Anglican.
Youth Pastor
Working collaboratively with the Schools, Kids and Youth team, the Youth Pastor will have responsibility for the vision, leadership and execution of Youth Ministry. This includes oversight of the Friday night youth program, the Sunday afternoon youth bible studies, and the coaching and discipleship of key leaders in this vital ministry area.

THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS ARE DESIRABLE FOR THE ROLE

• Ordained Anglican Minister
  If you would like to discuss any aspect of this position before applying formally, please feel free to contact our Assistant Minister, Tim Scoular, at tim@norwest.org
  To apply, please request a Position Information Pack via the email above or from office@norwest.org.
  Written applications including a brief cover letter addressing the position specifics, a Curriculum Vitae, and at least two referees should be sent to office@norwest.org.