Children, Youth and Families’ Administrator – Christ Church Winchester

Christ Church is seeking to appoint to this new role which will provide full administrative support to the Children, Youth and Families (CYF) department, working with the CYF Director and Children and Families’ Minister to ensure the smooth running of the departmental programme.

About Christ Church

Christ Church is a large lively Anglican Church with a strong emphasis on the preaching of God’s Word and the Ministry of the Holy Spirit. They run three Sunday services and provide a range of groups, activities, courses and pastoral support for all ages and stages of life throughout the week. Their vision is to focus on strengthening the foundations of our faith in Jesus, in readiness for all the Lord has in store: through prayer, meeting regularly, serving others and celebrating being the body of Christ. Christ Church has a large children, youth and families’ ministry, drawing on average 110 attendees every Sunday. They run further CYF groups during the week, including a Tuesday toddler group and Thursday night youth groups where 80-100 young people gather to have fun and learn about God’s love for us all.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The CYF Administrator will provide the primary administrative support for the CYF Director, Children and Families’ Minister and CYF senior leaders, with responsibility for the planning and coordination of events and activities. This includes communications with group volunteer leaders and the arrangement of annual schedules, plans and training days. The CYF Administrator will have oversight of all CYF policies and safeguarding activities for all leaders and support team members. The CYF Administrator is also expected to be a committed member of the Christ Church staff team, participating in staff activities and playing a full part in whole church life.

Christ Church are Looking for an Individual With:

• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and leadership support skills.
• Great time management, the ability to work to deadlines, oversee multiple tasks and demonstrate practical problem-solving.
• Good familiarity with office software and management processes.
• Familiarity with safeguarding and compliance processes and the handling of confidential material.
• Full commitment to the safeguarding of children and young people in accordance with Christ Church’s safeguarding policies and practices.

Other Information:

• Salary: £26,032 pa
• Hours: 37.5 hours/week flexible Monday – Friday
• Annual leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension: 5% pension contribution into the Christ Church workplace pension scheme or other acceptable fund
• Line Manager: Dave Thornton, CYF Director
• Place of work: Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Winchester SO23 9SR
• Start date: To be agreed

Applications will be considered until 12 February 2026. Christ Church reserves the right to appoint the role as soon as applications are received, so early applications are encouraged.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to Liz Ord, Operations Director: liz.ord@ccwinch.org.uk.

Any offers will be subject to us completing the Church of England’s Safer Recruitment process, including an Enhanced (with barred list) DBS check.

Please note that the church can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and can provide proof of Right to Work in the UK.