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Executive Pastor

Do you have a passion for seeing people and communities transformed by the love of Jesus? Does overseeing our systems and leading a team to provide efficient, effective and empowering processes which support this in the life of our church energise you?

We have an opportunity for a called pastor to serve at South West Baptist Church as our next Executive Pastor. This role works closely with our Senior Pastor as part of our Leadership Team. This involves contributing to and implementing South West Baptist’s spiritual and strategic direction, vision and values.  Our leadership role model the vision of SWBC as a whole-of-life commitment and are, first of all, followers of Jesus and active disciplers of others.  

You will have robust biblical understanding of God’s missional bias to the poor and marginalised. Experience essential in handling complexity and leading through change toward shared missional action.

This role also leads our Structures Team, overseeing Finance, Facilities, IT and Human Resources. It’s a position that requires adaptability, needing to hold both details and the big picture, with people management skills in the mix. You’ll be dedicated to ensuring we’ve crossed our t’s and dotted our i’s with our compliance, policies, procedures, and budgeting, all while sharing the love of Jesus!

This role is for 30 hours a week, but this can be negotiated up to full time for our successful candidate. The full job description is available here and our application form can be downloaded here.

If you’re interested in applying or finding out more, please get in touch as soon as possible so we can discuss this with you.   

Communications Manager

Our Communications Manager ensures that calendar planning and communication across a variety of media at SWBC is done effectively and efficiently, serving our vision. This role manages our calendar and communications platforms (including website, Facebook, Instagram, app), will produce images and video projects (Photoshop, iMovie, Final Cut Pro), oversee our Reception and database team (Elvanto) and ensure any publication from the central church is to a high standard. The full job description is available here.

To find out more, get in touch. Our application form can be downloaded here. This role is for up to 40 hours a week, but this can be negotiated for our successful candidate. If you are interested in applying for a specific part of this role as part of a team approach, please contact us, we’d love to have a conversation with you about this. Training can also be provided.

Personal Assistant to Senior Pastor

We are looking for a personal assistant for our Senior Pastor. This role is for 10 hours a week, and includes calendar and communication management for our Senior Pastor, along with administration support. The full job description is available here and our application form can be downloaded here - get in touch to find out more.

Sunday Preschool Programme Coordinator - Fixed Term

We are taking expressions of interest for someone to deliver an engaging programme during Sunday morning gatherings for preschool children. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months. Read the full job description here and download our application form here or contact us to find out more. 

Youth Worker - Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate

Are you passionate about working with young people and seeing them thrive?

SYC is on the lookout for an enthusiastic Youth Worker to serve in one of our local schools, Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate. This role offers exciting and varied opportunities supporting students and staff to build relationships, develop leaders, cultivate school spirit and help students become involved in their wider community. Offering 10 hours per week, this role would suit someone studying, already working part-time, or who requires flexible hours during the school terms.

No formal training or qualification required to begin.

If you would like to know more, check out the job description here and we would love to hear from you! Contact Beccy Haylock| SYC Administrator