Job Title: Children's Minister

Supervision By: Senior Pastor

Primary Responsibilities: Provide Leadership in all areas of childhood education, preschool, outreach, and ministry.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree is required. Two to five years of experience in Children's Ministry or Preschool Ministry. People skills in working with others.

Position Type: Full-Time Ministry Staff (Salaried)

Duties:

1. Plan and direct a total Christian education program for preschool (birth through kindergarten) and children (first through fifth grades). Train and motivate workers.

2. Work with the Nominating Committee to enlist teachers and volunteers for preschoolers and children (birth to 5th grade) on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.

3. Plan, prepare, and coordinate VBS with the VBS Director. If no VBS Director is named, you will serve as VBS Director.

4. Provide Mother's Day Out/Preschool services such as administration, marketing, scheduling, and planning activities for the Mother's Day Out and K-3/K-4 program.

5. In consultation with the Senior Pastor, handle all personnel-related matters, including interviews, staffing decisions, and training of all paid Preschool workers.

6. Work with the Senior Pastor and church staff in developing and managing a Preschool Budget and calendar planning.

7. Faithfully participate in the ministries of the church family and encourage families from the Preschool ministry to do the same.

8. Perform ministerial functions as the Senior Pastor may assign.

Christian Character Expectations:

1. Model Christian generosity through tithing.

2. Model Christian leadership through self-control and respect for others.

3. Demonstrate a love for Christ through faithful prayer and Scripture reading.

4. Demonstrate a love for the church by striving for unity through humble leadership.

5. Demonstrate a love for children through intentional discipleship.

6. Demonstrate a love for God's Word by faithfully teaching its truths.