Director of Children’s Ministry

Title:

Director of Children's Ministry

Position Type :
Full time with benefits (health and retirement)

Salary Range : $60,000 - $70,000 commensurate with experience

Reports to:

Rector

Christ Church Anglican is a growing parish in the Diocese of Fort Worth in Midland, TX. The Director of Children's Ministry oversees the planning and discipleship of 60 children twice a week from nursery age to fifth grade, and plays an integral piece in the life of our church. We are seeking someone the Lord is calling to join our staff to assist us in this next season of growth, outreach and discipleship.

The responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Creating and planning weekly lessons for Kinder - 5th Grade students on Sundays and Wednesday nights (across multiple classrooms) - we do not presently use a regular curriculum
• Teaching on Sundays / Wednesdays
• Facilitate and offer teaching on the Anglican tradition for families that includes First Communion Classes, encouraging baptism, and resources from the tradition
  Recruit, coordinate and resource volunteers for Sunday School and Children's Chapel weekly
• Facilitating childcare and planning actives for parish events when parents attend various conferences or gatherings with education that aligns with these offerings (i.e. a family conference, women's retreat, or missions conference)
  Facilitating and planning for Christmas pageants, Easter programs, and monthly events such as Kid's Night Out (a monthly fellowship gathering that allows parents to have an evening out)
• Creating and maintaining outreach efforts in addition to expanding effort to reach young families in Midland, these include but are not limited to, Mom's Get a Break (a T/TH nursery from 9-12 pm for stay at home moms) and Popsicles in the Park (a Bible Story and activity in nearby park in the summer)
• Overseeing the Nursery Coordinator and the recruitment and management of nursery employees and communication with them
• Managing and order supplies and food childcare's events
• Facilitating training in safeguarding and policies, and maintaining background checks and regular training
• Communicating weekly with parents and supplying families with resources at home and ways to be catechized in the Anglican tradition.

In order to fulfill these roles we are looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for the development of young hearts in a knowledge and love of Jesus and as well as the hearts of their parents
• Has some level of theological formation and a vast knowledge of Scripture
  A visionary who can expand offerings as we continue to grow
• Someone who can delegate, mobilize, and gather volunteers
• Someone who can mentor and form parents and volunteers
• Someone who can collaborate with our Rector and Youth Directors to facilitate ongoing development of our children as they move into their teenage years as well as their parents ongoing discipleship