location: Mechanicsville
level: FULL-time
REPORTS TO: Associate pastor
Job Description:
The primary role of the Kid's Ministry Director is to provide care and age-appropriate instruction for infants through fifth graders at each service. This director is responsible for creating an environment of excellence in all Kid’s Ministry programs, ensuring that parents feel confident and safe leaving their children while attending adult services. Additionally, the director's goal is to create a welcoming space where children are eager to come, learn, grow, and develop in their faith. To achieve this, the director must have vision, an eye for excellence, strong people skills, and the ability to teach, lead, encourage, and motivate others.
Employment Requirements:
Love God, have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, have been baptized as a new believer, and model a mature spiritual life.
Desire to see people come to know, and to become fully devoted followers of, Jesus Christ.
Understand, champion, and be able to clearly and passionately communicate the mission, vision, and purpose and core values of Atlee Church.
Skills & Talents Needed:
LEADERSHIP: The church is, by design, an organization of volunteers. Every staff member must excel in management of self, teams, and others.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: The church is a collection of people; therefore, interpersonal and listening skills are necessary for every staff member.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: Must be comfortable working with computers and proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Gmail, and Google Drive.
COMMUNICATION: Professional written and verbal communication skills required; Oral communication skills are essential - must be comfortable and articulate speaking to a crowd.
DISCERNMENT: Must be able to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively.
SELF-STARTER: Must be a catalytic leader and self-starter who not only gets things done, but makes things happen.
COACHING: Recruit, train, manage, care for, and appreciate volunteers and teams.
Job Responsibilities:
● Manage and Oversee Elementary and Preschool ministries of Atlee Church.
● Provide programming that is consistent with the Vision, Core Values, and Seven Step Strategy of the church.
● Oversee the following programs: Atlee Kids, MegaCamp, Parent Child Dedication, kids baptisms, and any other program that helps kids grow in their faith.
● Meet with children who desire baptism. Be comfortable baptizing children and/or adults as needed or requested.
● Coordinate recruitment, enlistment, and training for volunteers and small group leaders.
● Schedule volunteers for Sunday morning and all events involving kids.
● Manage budget for the Children’s Ministry.
● Implement the lessons for the Children’s Ministry.
● Ensure excellence in programming for the Kid's Ministry.
● Continually evaluate the quality of programming being provided (creativity, material, content, leaders, space, equipment, etc.) Oversee the purchase of all necessary items/materials for each program.
● Provide short-term and long-range planning that will develop structure and a system that will allow for future growth.
● Provide ongoing communication, teaching, training, safety procedures, and assistance for all volunteers.
● Responsible for submitting payroll, performance evaluations, vacation requests.
● Participate in ongoing personal development such as podcasts, online webinars, seminars and conferences.
● Maintain consistent and regular communication with parents as well as provide the tools they need for spiritual leadership for their families.
● Advocate for the safety of children in all aspects of the ministry.
● Working closely with the Production and Social Media Director for posting, promoting and sharing information regarding children’s ministry.
● Assure ‘Safe Sanctuary’ policies and procedures are in place to keep all children and the adults who work with them safe.
● Monitor the physical environment of the kid’s area for safety.
● Maintain updated information of all kid’s in ministry (and visitors) including but not limited to allergies, contact information, and special needs.
● Create and maintain a Kid's Ministry calendar of all events and activities & provide events that are engaging to kids and families in our community and church.
Hours:
● Requires a minimum of 40 hours/week Sun-Thu. Some nights and weekends may be required. Easter and Christmas Eve are required.
● Expected office hours are: Monday - Thursday 9 am-5 pm and Sundays.
● Vacation, healthcare benefits and a 403B retirement plan are available after 90 days of employment. Atlee Church will contribute to 403B after 5 years of full time service.
This is a Full-Time Director level position.