Children's Pastor

Parkview Community Church); Glen Ellyn (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkview Community Church seeks a Children’s Director to oversee weekly programming for birth through 5th grade and to plan special events. This role will recruit, train, and support volunteers, maintain safe, engaging environments, and partner with families to foster spiritual growth across the ministry.

The position reports to the Family Pastor, is full-time, and emphasizes scalable systems, strong team leadership, and cross‑ministry collaboration to bless Parkview families and the wider

Qualifications

• Care for young children, parents, and volunteers.
• Ability to train and develop staff and volunteers.
• Strong interpersonal communication with children, staff, and families.
• Must meet Parkview background check requirements.
• Knowledge of child development basics and safety best practices.
• Organizational skills to manage registrations, records, and paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead a thriving Sunday Children’s Ministry.
• Prepare and ensure engaging Sunday environments for birth-5th grade.
• Oversee Sunday elementary programming and volunteer scheduling/training.
• Foster safety, cleanliness, and high standards in children’s spaces.
• Select and implement age-appropriate curriculum.
• Manage the associate early childhood coordinator.
• Evaluate and improve ministry environments and spaces.

Skills

Care

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Physical requirements

Child development knowledge

Organization

Background check

Education

Ministry-related degree

Neurodivergent children specialization

Job description

General Description

The Children’s Director oversees all aspects of weekly children’s programming (birth-5th grade) and special events. This role seeks to create a culture where kids love church, leaders love serving, and families feel supported.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead a Thriving Sunday Children’s Ministry
• Ensure Sunday morning children’s environments are prepared, engaging, and spiritually impactful for Parkview children
• Oversee Sunday elementary programming, ensuring volunteers are trained, scheduled, and equipped to run excellent ministry environments
• Foster a culture of high standards of safety and cleanliness among children’s programming.
• Guide the selection and implementation of children’s curriculum that supports children's spiritual development
• Manage the early childhood coordinator to ensure quality children’s programming across the ministry
• Evaluate and continually improve ministry environments, systems, and physical spaces to ensure they are effective, engaging, and scalable

Build and Develop Strong Volunteer Teams

• Create clear pathways and effective systems for recruiting, onboarding, and training volunteers
• Create effective structures to develop and coach volunteer leaders
• Care for volunteers and foster a culture of celebration

Strengthen Families and Church-Wide Ministry

• Develop programming and special events beyond Sunday to build community and foster spiritual development among our kids.
• Plan and execute events that support the entire family system
• Provide occasional teaching and leadership support to Parkview Kids Camp
• Support the broader mission and ministry of Parkview Church as needed

Position Requirements

• Care: Experience supporting and caring for young children, parents, and volunteers
• Building Effective Teams: Able to train staff well, creates strong morale, defines success for the whole, fosters open dialogue, creates a feeling of belonging
• Interpersonal Skills: Able to communicate and build relationships with children, staff, and parents, and resolve conflicts that arise
• Physical requirements: Ability to lift a child or infant (up to 25 lbs.) repeatedly and stand for extended periods of time
• Child Development Knowledge: Understand the developmental needs of young children
• Organized: Ability to keep track of sensitive information and paperwork regarding registrants and volunteers
• Background Check: Pass all Parkview criminal background and reference checks

Experience

• Work with children
• Managing people
• Customer service

Education

• Degree in ministry or related field preferred
• Degree or specialization in neurodivergent children is a plus!

Position Structure

Reports to: Family Pastor

Category: Full-time