Job Description
Full-Time (40 hours per week, some weekends required)
Reports to: Campus Pastor
Summary of Dual Role Position
Kids Ministry Director: This role will direct a comprehensive children’s ministry (birth through 6th grade) to grow children in their walk and understanding of Jesus Christ.
Host Team Director: This role will administer, coordinate, and support the recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling of host team members. This role will also create, maintain, and improve the experience of Emmanuel guests and host Impact Team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Kids Ministry Director
- Implement a campus ministry plan through collaboration with the Centralized Families Director
- Be the face of the ministry
- Point families to resources for staying connected
- Connect parents to activities and events
- Recruit, train, supervise and support an effective, organized, and growing team of Impact Team members
- Prepare with, evaluate during, and give feedback after services to large group and classroom Impact Team members
- Evaluate every environment through the lens of a first-time guest and the lens of children and families
- Regularly communicate with families and Impact Team members through multiple mediums (face-to-face, phone, social media, etc.)
- Work with the Centralized Kids Ministry Director to prepare all Kids Ministry environments for weekend services
- Ensure that all Emmanuel Church safety and security protocols are consistently followed to provide for the safety of children in the ministry
- Participate in the planning, execution and attendance of department and whole-church events and camps
- Under the direction of the Campus Pastor, execute campus-specific initiatives
- Coordinate and support the recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling of childcare workers to support events on campus
- Perform other functions and duties as assigned by the Campus Pastor
Summary of Host Team Director
- Manage Impact Team members assigned to host team for weekend experience
- Recruit, train, and onboard new Impact Team members
- Schedule, follow up and confirm host team members using church scheduling software
- Oversee Impact Team operations during weekend services (Sunday, 8:00am-1:00pm)
- Monitor host Impact Team processes during the weekend service check-in with host team leaders/members for each service.
- Stock and set up e-café space on a weekly basis
- Ensure execution of host team campus constants as provided by centralized staff
- Other related tasks as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements
Education and/or Experience
- College degree or equivalent experience
- At least one year of paid experience in a management/ministry leadership position preferred
- Previous paid or volunteer experience in family ministries required
Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with experience in conflict resolution
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational/administrative skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
- Ability to learn and use Emmanuel’s systems (Rock, Planning Center, etc.) and learn and adapt to new technology
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of a team in a flexible and cooperative manner, self-motivated
- Demonstrate confidentiality and discretion when handling personal and ministry information
- Demonstrate a servant heart with spiritual maturity and sensitivity
Spiritual Requirements
- Champion the vision of Emmanuel Church
- Foster and promote a healthy staff culture by adhering to the Emmanuel Staff Behavioral Values
- Willingness to regularly participate in Emmanuel Church activities and events
- Agreement to abide by Emmanuel Church’s Expectations of a Staff Member which include:
o Financial support of the church with your tithe
o Attend one weekend service each week and monthly staff meetings
o Participate in community through small group
o Prioritize a Sabbath (one 24-hour period off work each week)
Physical Requirements:
(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.)
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands.
- Required to read, speak, and hear.
- Occasional need to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.