Children's Minister Boone Campus; Part Time

Summary

The Children’s Minister is responsible for leading children’s programming at the Boone Campus including, but not limited to:
Supervising the nursery and children’s ministry by offering coordination, support and direction to part-time paid staff, volunteer staff, and parents. The Children’s Minister reports directly to the Boone Campus Pastor and works collaboratively and cooperatively with the Director of Children’s and Women’s Ministry (Immanuel Central Campus) for resourcing, training, and synergetic scheduling.

• Must be a growing Christian, deepening his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ and modeling their spiritual formation for others (I Tim. 3:1-13).
• A desire to see children come to know, love and follow Jesus Christ
• Supportive of the church’s statement of core beliefs, purpose, mission, organizational structure, and overall philosophy of ministry.
• Desirable spiritual gifts (as described by a completed Spiritual Gifts Assessment): teaching, encouragement, and administration.

• Education, Training/Skills, and Related Experience required:
  Previous supervisory experience desirable.
• Ability to organize work, prioritize tasks, and evaluate performance.
• Must have CPR certification and demonstrated ability to handle situations dealing with variety of children’s situations in a mature, competent, and caring manner.
• Display a genuine love for children and develop a close relationship with parents.
• Dedicated to the spiritual formation of children/families including roles of discipleship and spiritual leadership.
• Flexible, coachable, and collaborative with strong communication skills, creativity, and initiative.
• Ability to foster positive relationships, appropriate delegation of tasks, and seeking opportunities to mentor volunteers in ministry.
• Display a personal openness, integrity, and authenticity in interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to work cooperatively with the church’s ministry leaders, staff, and the parents/guardians of children.

• Develop strategies and a plan to invite new children and families to Immanuel Boone Campus, in order to reach them for Jesus Christ.
• Serve as the children’s representative on the Immanuel Boone Campus Advisory Team.
• Act as “Minister-On-Site” Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and for seasonal ministry events. Manage children’s sign-in table and volunteer check-in.
• Supervise, support, and mentor volunteers working with children.
• Maintain children’s sign-in data recording and attendance for each room.
• Communicate children’s (including nursery) attendance to the ministry assistant in a timely manner (by 9 a.m. Monday).Numbers to include staff/volunteers serving.
• Communicate needs and necessary supplies for cleaning and maintaining children’s rooms, including furnishings, equipment, lessons, technology, and snack supplies.
• Ensure cleanliness, safety, and organization of children’s areas.
• Help to establish and actively recruit new members to the Boone Campus Children’s Ministry Team.
• Create a teaching and volunteer rotation and schedule (typically created three months at a time, but can be adjusted)
• Coordinate childcare for outside of Sunday morning activities (ie:
  Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Christmas Eve, VBS, Food Pantry, and other special evening service opportunities).
• Send lesson plans and forward to the appropriate teaching team each week.
• Work with Campus Pastor to involve children in special occasion Sundays, to include, but not limited to Family Worship Sundays, Palm Sunday, and Promotion Sunday.
• Train new leaders for a minimum of one Sunday using appropriate teaching methodologies (Modeling, Sharing, and allowing for Guided Active Practice)
• Coordinate leadership teams for other children  activities such as, but not limited to:
  Vacation Bible School, Easter Egg Hunt and Trunk or Treat.
• Maintain regularly scheduled communication with the Children’s Ministry Team to detail substitute needs, changes and/or ideas. Lead Boone Campus Children’s Team planning meetings as needed.
• Cooperate and work closely with KDO Director regarding scheduling, shared spaces, bi-weekly children’s chapel, and supplies.

• Supervised by Campus Pastor
• Work in cooperation with Director of Children’s and Women’s Ministry (Central Campus)
• Work in collaboration with Campus Youth Minister (Boone Campus)
• Coordinate and supervise paid/volunteer children’s team and nursery providers
• Work in collaboration with KDO Director (for purposes of continuity and building relationships between Sunday families and KDO families)
• Food Pantry Families to engage/interact with children

Hours are to be documented and turned in Bi-Weekly to Executive Minister of Administration.