Protestant Religious Education; RE) Coordinator Job Vandenberg Space Force Base California USA,Education / Teaching

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Position: Protestant Religious Education (RE) Coordinator
Protestant Religious Education (RE) Coordinator
Place of Performance: Vandenberg SFB, CA

We will discuss with you the job, salary and others upon interview.

General Description:
Protestant Religious Education (RE) Coordinator shall provide direct instructional leadership, programmatic oversight, and volunteer supervision for all Children’s and Youth religious education programs, and shall provide administrative, logistical, and resourcing support for Adult religious education ministries.

Specific Tasks:

Direct Children & Youth Program Leadership:

Sunday School & Children’s Church: Directly plan, prepare lessons, and lead children’s church lessons and Sunday school in conjunction with Protestant worship services.
Vacation Bible School (VBS): Directly lead, oversee, and facilitate VBS planning, curriculum execution, and daily operations in conjunction with the Delta Chaplain’s designee.
Youth Group Ministry: Oversee or directly plan, organize, and facilitate regular youth group meetings, activities, and curriculum delivery for middle and high school students.
AWANA (or alternate children’s program): Being the largest Protestant program, this requires significant oversight. Manage, coordinate, and directly lead the program and its volunteers, or may oversee and work hand-in-hand with the volunteer ministry lead in conjunction with the Delta Chaplain’s designee.

Adult Religious Education Program Support (Administrative & Logistical):

For adult ministries (including Men's, Women's, and Family Bible studies or other small groups), provide administrative and logistical facilitation rather than direct classroom instruction. This includes: submitting timely facility requests, purchase, and curriculum requests through APF/CTOF channels, designing, and distributing promotional/marketing materials (bulletin inserts, digital flyers, social media announcements), managing registration rosters, and arranging classroom setup and audiovisual needs.

Manage, coordinate, and ensure RE program scheduling, to include facility and purchase requests for all RE events. Ensure purchase requests are submitted to the Appropriated Fund (APF) Approving Official or Chapel Tithes & Offering (CTOF) Account Manager, as appropriate, no later than two weeks prior to the event for approval.
Ensure comprehensive programming across demographics by directly offering or leading at least one RE program for Youth and Children respectively, and administratively facilitating, resourcing, and advertising at least one RE program/study for Women, Men, and Families respectively during the Fiscal Year (FY).
Plan and coordinate children's church lessons in conjunction with Protestant worship services.
Maintain records, statistical information, and reporting as required by applicable Air Force Instructions, Air Force Chaplain Corps, and local policies (e.g., program/event attendance and volunteer hours).
Coordinate and execute on-site Protestant RE program logistics, materials staging, and volunteer support during Protestant worship services at least three times monthly.
Attend Protestant Advisory Council (PAC) meetings.
Attend Protestant staff meetings or other official meetings pertaining to Protestant Religious Education as required by the Delta Chaplain, or their designee.
Plan, coordinate, and submit the annual Protestant RE Budget Proposal and Activities Calendar for the FY to the Delta Chaplain, or his designee, by 1 August.
Coordinate selection and procurement of RE curriculum, supplemental materials, and supplies with the Delta Chaplain’s designee.
Design and implement marketing campaigns for RE programs in coordination with the Delta Chaplain’s designee.
Work in conjunction with the Catholic Religious Education Coordinator to plan, prepare, and coordinate any and all ecumenical religious education programs.
Provide an equally qualified alternate to perform duties in the event of a known absence, upon prior approval by the Delta Chaplain. Delta Chaplain approval should be requested at least two (2) weeks prior to the absence.
Manage and coordinate the Protestant Chapel nursery operations. This includes scheduling qualified volunteers for all Sunday services and designated special chapel events, ensuring nursery spaces are clean, sanitized, and properly stocked, and verifying that scheduled nursery staff/volunteers possess current certifications in Pediatric CPR and First Aid. Due to the physical co-location of the nursery within the chapel annex where Children’s Church is conducted,…

Qualifications:

Have at minimum, a High School diploma (or equivalent) and at least 2 years of documented experience planning, organizing, leading children/youth ministries, or coordinating religious education programs and equivalent volunteer organizations in a church or chapel setting.
A Bachelor’s degree in education, theology, or related field is preferred.
Be able to perform word processing in Windows. Must be capable of working with calendar programs, MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and demonstrate the ability to work with other software programs as necessary.
Have a strong theological grasp of the Protestant faith, understanding multiple denominations, and have openness to a wide variety of faith expressions within the Protestant community. Also, be able to demonstrate the ability to clearly express the details of basic Christian doctrine.
Be able to recruit, train, and maintain a volunteer base for all religious education and nursery programs.
Be able to resolve interpersonal conflicts and promote constructive working relations.
Maintain a respectful, positive, and spiritually sensitive environment. Must be able to work with Chapel staff members, all military personnel, Chapel volunteer lay leaders, and Chapel volunteers with diverse spiritual backgrounds.