JOBS AT CHRIST CHURCH

church administrator (part time)

We are looking to appoint a part-time Church Administrator to support the smooth running of church life, who will be a practising Christian, who is organised, proactive, warm, and confident with systems and communication.

Role Overview

Oversee weekly church communications

Keep website and ChurchSuite up to date

Manage the office inbox & act as first point of contact

Coordinate bookings for Christ Church House

Prepare Sunday service materials

Support safer recruitment processes

Assist with financial admin

Provide admin support to staff and elders

We're looking for

A mature evangelical disciple of Jesus Christ
Someone grounded in Scripture and prayer
Someone who loves people and works collaboratively
Someone who helps sustain unity within church life
A person with strong administrative, communication, IT, and organisational skills
Someone dependable, detail‑focused, and flexible
Someone able to support a fast‑paced staff team

Details

Part-time 24 hours per week

Salary: £28k-£32k pa (£18.2k-20.8k) pro-rota for 24 hours per week
Enhanced DBS check required  for successful candidate
Application deadline: Monday 4th May 2026

View the full job description here. Access the application form here, or general enquiries about the role contact maria@cockfosters.church

MINISTRY TRAINEES

At Christ Church Cockfosters, we have been blessed by our Ministry Trainees. We are always looking for Ministry Trainees to join us for one year (possibly extending to a second year), and we can be flexible in terms of start dates to suit the applicant. If you are interested, please get in touch to arrange a call with one of our team – we’d love to talk to you. More details and the application form can be obtained by getting in touch with Tom at tom@cockfosters.church

Ministry Trainee Roles

We are always looking for Ministry Trainees to join us for one year (possibly extending to a second year).

This flexible position is ideal for someone considering the possibility of a full-time gospel worker-role in the future or wanting training to be a more effective member of a church family.

There are opportunities for focused involvement in one or two areas of church life including:

Children’s ministry (1-11s),
Younger youth (11-14s)
Older youth (14-18s)
Young adults
Music Ministry
Church service media team (sound/projection/camera/livestreaming)
Marketing & social media
Seniors

Within the Ministry Trainee role there are three main strands of work:

Getting real ministry experience
Providing administrative and practical support
Being trained (both formally and informally)

All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check (with barred list check), in line with the Church of England's Safer Recruitment practices.

Music Ministry Trainee

We are also privileged to have an exciting Music Ministry here at Christ Church Cockfosters. This means we have wonderful opportunities to take on Music Ministry Trainees with us. Here’s what the role looks like

This position is ideal for someone considering the possibility of a full-time music ministry post in the future or wanting training to be a more effective leader and member of a church music team. You will work closely with the Music Minister to lead and administer the music at Christ Church and be a member of our Music Ministry team of around 30 regular musicians.

Opportunities to grow in areas of music ministry include:

Band leading
Service planning and song choosing
Discipling and training musicians
Musical skills including singing, learning additional instruments and song writing
Orchestrating and arranging
Choir directing and orchestra management
Church service media team (sound/projection/camera/livestreaming)
Music administration

Alongside music ministry, trainees will usually get involved in one other ministry in church life.

If you’d like to find out more, do get in touch with David, our Music Minister at david@cockfosters.church