Children's Ministry Pastor/Director

Employment Classification: Full-Time Exempt

Objective: The Children’s Pastor is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the spiritual growth and development of children ages birth through 4th grade. This includes curriculum selection, volunteer recruitment and development, classroom management, and operational management necessary to ensure successful, continuously improving children’s services and periodic special events.

Reports to: Executive Pastor

Member of: Ministry Team

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of paid staff and volunteers in the operation of the children’s ministry, including all regularly scheduled services and periodic special events.
• Regularly select and/or develop curriculum for a children’s Christian education program that is part of the church’s service schedule.
• Implement children’s registration, classroom management, special needs and security policies/practices in support of regularly scheduled services and periodic special events.
• Direct the recruitment, training, and development of volunteers as needed to staff children’s ministry classrooms and special events.
• Cast vision for and program children’s outreach events, i.e. Vacation Bible School.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the chapel service coordinator for the ct|church Day School.
• Lead the creative use and proactive upkeep of children’s ministry facilities and grounds.
• Assist in the development of an annual budget for children’s ministries and manage spending to budget.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ministry Staff Responsibilities:

• Understand and support the overall vision and mission of the church.
• Pursue personal growth through enrichment opportunities.
• Establish and maintain good team relationships.
• Effectively utilize the Lord’s resources for maximum ministry impact while minimizing expenses.
• Create an environment of loving Christian care.

Minimum Qualifications: Requires a minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience as a staff member in a children’s ministry leadership capacity. Possession of a teaching or ministry degree is desired (extensive ministry experience, in some cases, can be substituted). The successful individual will be a strong leader who is inventive and tenacious, with a solid work ethic, possesses a passion for teaching children about God, and has the ability to administrate as a department head. Working knowledge of creative programming related to children’s classes and special events is a real plus.