Early Childhood Coordinator

Victory Church Job Description

Job Title:

Early Childhood Coordinator

Department:
Children’s Ministry

Reports To:

Associate Campus Pastor

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Prepared By:
Kendall Whittington

Summary:

Leads and directs the Early Childhood Ministries, planning and executing all functions essential to create and sustain safe and viable ministries.

• Passionate about early childhood children and helping them learn about Jesus.
• Develops Victory Church culture of Early Childhood Ministry.
• Recruits and develops Early Childhood volunteer leaders and teams.
• Empowers volunteer leaders.
• Ensures all Early Childhood classrooms are appropriately staffed for all gatherings, special events, and as requested.
• Check in with Early Childhood classrooms prior to worship gatherings and assist/teach classroom lessons as needed.
• Builds and maintains meaningful relationships with parents, families, and children, offering consistent care, communication, and support that extends beyond weekly gatherings.
• Greets parents and children as they enter the VKids building.
• Implements and champions Victory Church’s Next Gen strategy within Early Childhood, ensuring existing curriculum and resources are executed with consistency, clarity, and excellence across volunteers.
• Attends leadership meetings as directed.
• Maintains departmental budgets.
• Plans activities as needed for ministry areas.
• Maintains correct information in Church databases (i.e., Planning Center).

Any paid childcare teams will report directly to the Early Childhood Coordinator.

Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience; and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should adhere to the Staff Core Values and demonstrate the related competencies:

• Spirit-led.
  We can only lead someone to a place that He has led us to first.
• Visionary Leadership - Our staff displays passion and optimism, which inspires respect and trust. They provide vision and inspiration to their teammates, mobilizing others to fulfill the vision.
• Leadership - A leader effectively influences the actions and opinions of others, motivating them to perform well. They give appropriate recognition and accept feedback from others.
• Never stop learning.
  We will intentionally grow personally and professionally.
• Adaptability
  - Our team is able to adapt to changes in the work environment, changing the approach or method to best fit the situation. They are able to manage competing demands and deal with frequent changes or unexpected events.
• Quality
  - Our staff look for ways to improve and promote quality, monitoring their own work to ensure accuracy and thoroughness. They apply feedback in their quest to improve performance.
• Initiative
  - Our team members undertake self-development activities, seeking increased responsibilities. They look for opportunities, taking independent actions and calculated risks.
• Change Management
  - Our team builds commitment for change through effective communication, preparing and supporting those affected by change. Implementation plans are workable, with results evaluated.
• Technical Skills
  - Our staff pursues training and development opportunities to continuously build knowledge and skills, which they share with others. They are able to assess their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Stay Fit
  - We are committed to maintain emotional, spiritual, physical, and financial health.
• Motivation
  - We set challenging goals, looking for persistence and the ability to overcome obstacles. We measure ourselves against a standard of excellence.
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