Assistant Director of Children’s Ministries Palo Alto Vineyard Church

Summary

The Assistant Director of Children's Ministries position is a part-time position (20 hours per week) responsible for supporting our children's program. The Children's Assistant Director will work closely with the Co-Directors to vision and strategically plan pathways for PAVC kids to grow in discipleship with Jesus. The Assistant Director is a member of our staff team.

• Serve as the primary admin for Children's Ministry, managing records, supplies, snacks, volunteer reminders, and communications.
• Work weekly on Sundays, starting rsee set up, tear down, and teach in a kids class at the 9am service.
• Provide support for children's programs and child-care to accompany church-wide events, such as Church Life Meetings, All Church Weekend and Easter Eggstravaganza.
• Recruit, train and support adult volunteers - conduct appropriate background checks and implement safety procedures.
• Serve on the Leadership Team of VBS and support VBS planning September-June.
• Work alongside the Co-Directors of Children's ministry, to plan, vision and execute Sunday morning Kids Church, Easter and Christmas programs, and 5th Connection.

• Previous pastoral experience or significant lay leadership experience within children's ministries is required.
• Spiritual and natural gifting to lead and teach children in a way that is relevant and compelling to children today, with special importance in the ability to communicate the gospel message, to contextualize Biblical concepts, and the ability to train other adult volunteers to do the same.
• Able to lead independently but also work well on a team.
• Able to partner with pastors and other staff to accomplish overall church vision.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Spiritual maturity: broad knowledge of the Scriptures, an active prayer life, and an understanding and experience of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
• Experiential knowledge of the Association of Vineyard Churches, its core values and ministry philosophy. As a member of the staff team, you will need to show that you are in agreement with its theology and practice.