Director of Children's Ministry

JustChurchJobs, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston seeks a dynamic leader to oversee the comprehensive Children’s Ministries program from birth through fifth grade. You will lead a relational, intergenerational team, develop curriculum, and coordinate events such as VBS and Christmas Eve services, while supporting Grace School and family ministries.

You will supervise staff and interns, recruit volunteers, and ensure program quality, safety, and alignment with reformed theology and discipleship.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and vision for Children’s Ministries in the development of a unified strategic plan that includes clearly defined values, leadership development, evangelism, disciple making, worship, Bible teaching, personal accountability, and on-going evaluation.
• Direct and coach the paid Children’s Ministries staff and interns; coordinate responsibilities for Children’s Ministries staff.
• Recruit, train, and support Children’s Ministries teachers/leaders; provide ongoing orientation and training, including security policies.
• Design, select, and implement all curriculum for Nursery through fifth grade.
• Orchestrate planning, implementation, and evaluation of VBS; hire and supervise necessary outside services.
• Lead Backyard and TreeHouse environments; participate in planning meetings; host/teach; manage greenroom inventory.
• Coordinate with Directors to provide leadership, direction, and evaluation of the Grace Kids Music program for K-5.
• Serve as liaison to Grace School; oversee Family Ministry associates and interns; oversee Bible curriculum; provide pastoral care to Grace School children and families.
• Provide leadership and evaluation for Children’s Ministries events; manage materials, volunteers, donations, and programming.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate Sacrament and Worship training classes.
• Coordinate with Leadership Team for Christmas Eve services.
• Provide leadership for special needs children as needed.
• Oversee Nursery and Children’s Ministries budgets; payroll for interns.
• Oversee all Children’s Ministries communications with Grace Church multimedia and marketing resources.
• Attend Tactical and Strategic meetings, Covenant Partner classes, Session Meetings, and Stewardship events on behalf of Children’s Ministries.
• Develop a unified approach to ministry transitions between departments.
• Provide pastoral care to children and families, as needed.
• Assist in worship leadership as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Job description

PURPOSE:

Responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing the comprehensive program of Children’s Ministries, which encompasses children from birth through fifth grade for Grace Presbyterian Church. Serve as the primary staff resource for Elementary (kindergarten through fifth grade) children and their families, which are relational, holistic, intergenerational, and team oriented. This ministry will be shaped by an understanding of reformed theology and reflect an understanding of the theory and practice of Christian Education and Discipleship as it relates to children and their families. Serve as a collaborative part of the staff team to assist the Grace congregation and the community to Come Live Differently.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

Reports to the Director of Family Ministries in partnership with the Equipping Pastor.

RESPONSIBILITY:

Leadership & Vision:

Provide leadership and vision for Children’s Ministries in the development of a unified strategic plan that includes clearly defined values, leadership development, evangelism, disciple making, worship, Bible teaching, personal accountability, and on-going evaluation.

Staff Leadership

Provide direction, vision, strategic development, supervision, and coaching for the paid Children’s Ministries staff and interns. Provide ongoing coordination and evaluation of the distribution of responsibilities for Children’s Ministries staff.

Volunteer Leadership:

Recruit, train, and support Children’s Ministries teachers/leaders. Provide ongoing orientation and training (including established security policies, training, and implementation). Plan and implement teacher/leader development and appreciation.

Curriculum:

Design, select, and implement all curriculum for Nursery through fifth grade.

Vacation Bible School (VBS):

Orchestrate the comprehensive planning, implementation, and evaluation of VBS. Hire & supervise necessary outside professional services.

Backyard and Treehouse:

Provide primary leadership and direction for the Backyard and TreeHouse large group environments. Participate in regular Backyard and TreeHouse planning meetings. Serve as a host or teacher in the Backyard and TreeHouse large group environments. Maintain the organization and inventory of the greenroom.

Grace Kids Music (GKM) Support:

Coordinate with the Director of Family Ministries and Director of Worship to provide leadership, direction, and evaluation of the GKM program for kindergarten through fifth-grade children.

Grace School:

Along with the Director of Family Ministries, serve as a liaison to Grace School faculty, staff, and parents as an ambassador of Grace Presbyterian Church. Provide oversight for all Family Ministry associates and interns interfacing with Grace School. Provide curriculum direction and purchase of Primary School and Lower School Bible curriculum. Provide pastoral care for Grace Primary School and Lower School children and families.

Events:

Provide leadership, direction, and evaluations for the Children’s Ministries events. This is not limited to, but includes: the purchase of necessary materials, volunteer coordination, donation coordination, programing, and the delegation of other responsibilities as needed for a successful event.

Milestone Ministry:

Plan, implement, and evaluate Children’s Sacrament and Worship training classes.

Christmas Eve Family Service:

Coordinate with the Leadership Team to provide leadership as needed for Christmas Eve services.

Special Needs:

Provide leadership and planning for special needschildren, as needed.

Budget:

Provide administrative supervision of the Nursery and the Children’s Ministries budgets. Maintain regular payroll for interns.

Communications:

In conjunction with the Grace Church communication staff oversee all Children’s Ministries communications, including all print, web, social media, and marketing resources.

Leadership Team Responsibilities:

Represent Children’s Ministries in attending Tactical and Strategic meetings, Covenant Partner classes, Session Meetings, and Stewardship events.

Transition Ministry:

In cooperation with the Director of Family Ministries and Student Ministries Associates, develop a unified approach to ministry, enabling a seamless transition from one department to another.

Pastoral Care:

Provide pastoral care to children and their families, as needed.

Worship:

Assist in worship leadership, as needed.

Other Duties:

Perform other duties as needed.

RELATIONSHIPS:

• Meet regularly with Director of Family Ministries.
• Meet with the Equip Strategy Team and its appropriate sub-teams as needed.
• Meet regularly with the Family Ministries Team.
• Participate in Leadership Team meetings, as needed.
• Meet regularly with Children’s Ministries staff.
• Participate in monthly Full Staff meetings.
• Participate quarterly in Session meetings.

Evaluation:

Director of Family Ministries in partnership with the Equipping Pastor will complete an annual performance review.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work for this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills required.