Kids Ministry Associate Director

Purpose: To contribute to FBG's mission to be a Ready Church by nurturing faith development in children at FBG through excellent discipleship programs and partnership with parents.

Principal Function: The Kids Ministry Associate Director will assist in providing leadership and supervision in all areas of kids ministry at FBG including Sunday & Wednesday ministries, summer programming, special events, and spiritual support for parents.

Qualifications and Required Skills:

• A maturing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Able to teach the Gospel and expound upon biblical truths with children and their parents.
• Ability and passion to disciple children and parents and to lead teams of volunteers.
• Sufficient knowledge, skills, and experience to provide oversight for kids programming for 100+ children.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, but also able to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to make sound decisions in stressful situations.
• Proficient in social media, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and multimedia platforms.
• Motivated, self-disciplined, and skilled in organization and administration.

Basic Responsibilities:

Weekly Programs

• Help coordinate and plan weekly discipleship programming for children (birth-5th grade), ensuring appropriate child-to-adult ratios.
• Prepare and distribute program material and coordinate volunteer teams.
• Effectively communicate with parents and volunteers in relation to our programs.
• Teach weekly Bible studies for preteen groups in the summer.

Special Events

• Plan fun and relevant special events for kids ministry participants and their parents.
• Evaluate all kids ministry events and build volunteer teams for event planning.
• Work in partnership with the Kids Pastor to ensure events help reach ministry goals.

Leadership Pipeline

• Assist in recruiting and developing leaders for the kids ministry by identifying potential volunteers and providing initial training and orientation.
• Guide new and existing leaders through our Leadership Pipeline, ensuring continuous growth and development through regular training, support, and feedback.
• Regularly pray for, support, and encourage our volunteer leaders.

Communication

• Develop and deliver informative messages about kids ministry events through email, phone calls, mail-outs, and other creative channels.
• Proactively follow-up with families who visit kids ministry for the first time.
• Contribute to a welcoming and informative environment for families by keeping communication channels flowing.

Additional Responsibilities

• Become a member of FBG and faithfully attend corporate worship services.
• Assist Kids Pastor in assessing safety and security issues for ministry to birth–5th graders.
• Exhibiting a spirit of teamwork and cooperation with all FBG staff.
• Additional duties as deemed necessary by the Kids Pastor.