Children's Ministry Coordinator

cmallianceuswork; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

New Life Alliance Church is seeking a part-time Children’s Ministry Coordinator (15 hours per week) to plan, organize and oversee the church’s children’s ministry from birth through 6th grade. You will recruit and train volunteers, manage curriculum and safety protocols, and engage families while fostering a welcoming environment.

The role requires spiritual commitment, strong organizational and leadership skills, and experience in children’s ministry.

Qualifications

• Is a born‑again believer through faith in Jesus Christ.
• A calling to share faith with children and strengthen their spiritual development.
• Strong organizational skills, including managing schedules and multiple tasks.
• Ability to mentor volunteers and interact positively with children and parents.
• Proficiency in email communication and ability to learn management software for check-in and scheduling; comfortable with multimedia classroom tools.
• Previous experience teaching or leading children's ministry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all Sunday morning children’s activity in nursery, pre-school, and elementary classrooms.
• Provide age-appropriate curriculum material to teaching volunteers and guidance on using it.
• Recruit, screen (background checks), train, schedule, and support volunteer teachers and helpers.
• Facilitate effective communication between children, parents, volunteers, and NLAC community.
• Order supplies for teaching volunteers and classrooms.
• Ensure policies and procedures are understood and followed including check-in/out procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by Lead or Associate Pastor.

Skills

Spiritual commitment

Organization

Leadership/Communication

Technical Skills

Experience in children's ministry

Tools

Volunteer management software

Job description

Position Title: Children’s Ministry Coordinator – Part-time – 15 Hours per Week

Reports to: Associate Pastor

The role of the Children's Ministry Coordinator is to plan, organize, and oversee the Children’s Ministry of New Life Alliance Church (NLAC) for children from birth through elementary (6th grade). The primary responsibility will be to promote spiritual growth and maturity of the children through recruiting/training volunteers, managing curriculum and safety protocols, communicating with parents, and fostering a welcoming environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Oversee all Sunday morning children’s activity in the three classroom settings: nursery, pre-school, and elementary. Provide age-appropriate curriculum material to pre-school and elementary teaching volunteers and guidance on effectively using it. Manage impact of age demographic changes as it might pertain to curriculum and defined ages for each class. Foster an environment that strives to be inclusive of all children. Teach two Sunday morning classes per month.
• Volunteer Management: Recruit, screen (background checks), train, schedule, resource, and support volunteer teachers and helpers.
• Communication & Family Engagement: Facilitate effective communication between children, parents, volunteers, and the NLAC community. Build relationships with the children and their families.
• Administrative Duties: Order supplies for teaching volunteers and classrooms.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure all policies and procedures are understood and followed including check-in and checkout procedures.
• Various Responsibilities: as assigned by the Lead or Associate Pastor. May include special events or other “all hands” initiatives.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Spiritual: Is a born‑again believer through faith in Jesus Christ. Is a member or is willing to become a member of NLAC. Attends Sunday morning worship service twice a month to foster personal connection and relationship growth with the entire church body and to foster personal spiritual growth.
• Passion for Ministry: A calling to share faith with children and strengthen their spiritual development.
• Organization: Strong organizational skills, including managing schedules and multiple tasks.
• Leadership/Communication: Ability to mentor volunteers and interact positively with children and parents.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in email communication. Ability to learn and quickly develop proficiency in management software platform in the areas of user check-in and volunteer scheduling. Comfortable with providing user support to volunteers with multimedia equipment used in the classroom (computer and TV).
• Experience: Previous experience teaching or leading children's ministry.

This position may require licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website

Please do not contact the church directly.