Grace Kids Director

Grace-Church-of-Overland-Park; Kansas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Church is seeking a Grace Kids Director to provide leadership, vision, and support for the Grace Kids ministry across all campuses, serving children birth through 4th grade.

You will develop processes for recruiting and training volunteers, collaborate with Campus Directors to ensure alignment with Grace beliefs, and create a comprehensive weekend ministry package for Nursery, Grace Kids Jr., and Grace Kids Elementary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Theologically mature
• Minimum of 5 years ministry experience, multi-site experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead kids; direct or indirect
• Outstanding communication, organizational and team building experience
• Successfully built and managed teams
• Proven ministry experience in a leadership role
• Strong relational skills, exhibiting Christ-like character in a friendly, calm and professional manner
• Ability to recruit, develop, equip, and shepherd staff and volunteers
• Ability to build effective systems and processes while managing multiple ministry areas, events, and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and other ministry teams to accomplish shared goals

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive vision and direction for Grace Kids across all Grace Church campuses.
• Represent Grace Kids in Campus Support ministry and church-wide decisions, events, and initiatives, helping ensure the ministry is represented well and aligned with the overall direction of Grace Church.
• Develop and improve processes for recruiting, training, evaluating, and appreciating Grace Kids volunteers at the campus level, and maintain these processes within the ministry manual.
• Collaborate with Campus Directors and volunteers to ensure theological direction and ministry content align with the Grace belief statement and remain within the theological parameters established by the pastoral team.
• Collaborate with Campus Directors and volunteers in developing a complete weekend ministry package for Nursery, Grace Kids Jr., and Grace Kids Elementary.
• Collaborate with the Campus Directors and SBO (Summer Breakout) Volunteer Teams as they develop content to be used by all campuses each summer.
• Provide leadership and support for content, campus alignment, and communication for all Campus Support and Campus events (Why Baptism, New Believer Class, Child Dedications, Trunk or Treat, Jingles and Jamies, Easter Egg Hunt, etc.).
• Meet regularly with the Grace Kids team to listen to feedback, encourage and support the team, brainstorm ideas, and identify and address ministry needs.
• Develop and manage the annual Ministry Plan and Budget, monitor spending, and ensure good stewardship of resources.
• Support and collaborate with Campus Directors to review and maintain the Campus Connections organizational chart.
• Visit the campuses periodically to encourage and serve alongside leaders and volunteers, strengthen relationships, and help ensure alignment with the vision and ministry manual.
• Provide leadership and support for training related to policies and practices that help ensure the safety and well-being of children in our care.
• Collaborate with the Grace Students Team to ensure a seamless transition of kids from Grace Kids to G56.
• Collaborate with the Communications Team for all Grace Kids branding and professionally printed resources.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Team building

Multi-site ministry experience

Staff and volunteer development

Relationship building

Recruiting volunteers

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Campus Support Grace Kids DirectorThe Campus Support Grace Kids Director provides leadership, vision, and support for the Grace Kids ministry across all Grace Church campuses, serving children from birth through 4th grade. This person supports and equips the Campus Grace Kids Directors by providing direction, developing resources and processes, fostering collaboration and alignment across campuses, and helping identify and address ministry needs.Department/Ministry: Campus Support Ministries / Grace KidsLocation: Campus SupportPosition Report to: Director of MinistriesPosition Classification: Full Time; ExemptWeekly Schedule: Monday - FridayResponsibilitiesHelp develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive vision and direction for the Grace Kids across all Grace Church campusesRepresent Grace Kids in Campus Support ministry and church-wide decisions, events, and initiatives, helping ensure the ministry is represented well and aligned with the overall direction of Grace ChurchDevelop and improve processes for recruiting, training, evaluating, and appreciating Grace Kids volunteers at the campus level, and maintain these processes within the ministry manualCollaborate with Campus Directors and volunteers to ensure theological direction and ministry content algin with the Grace belief statement and remain within the theological parameters established by the pastoral teamCollaborate with Campus Directors and volunteers in developing a complete weekend ministry package for Nursery, Grace Kids Jr., and Grace Kids ElementaryCollaborate with the Campus Directors and SBO (Summer Breakout) Volunteer Teams as they develop content to be used by all campuses each summer.Provide leadership and support for content, campus alignment, and communication for all Campus Support and Campus events (Why Baptism, New Believer Class, Child Dedications, Trunk or Treat, Jingles and Jamies, Easter Egg Hunt, etc.)Is this referring to campus director emails? If so, let’s re-word this. Example: Support Campus Directors in maintaining consistent communication with parents/guardians through weekly emails and with volunteers through monthly emails.Meet regularly with the Grace Kids team to listen to feedback, encourage and support the team, brainstorm ideas, and identify and address ministry needsDevelop and manage the annual Ministry Plan and Budget, monitor spending, and ensure good stewardship of resourcesSupport and collaborate with Campus Directors to review and maintain the Campus Connections organizational chartVisit the campuses periodically to encourage and serve alongside leaders and volunteers, strengthen relationships, and help ensure alignment with the vision and ministry manual.Provide leadership and support for training related to policies and practices that help ensure the safety and well-being of children in our care.Collaborate with the Grace Students Team to ensure a seamless transition of kids from Grace Kids to G56Collaborate with the Communications Team for all Grace Kids branding and professionally printed resourcesSkills/ExperienceBachelor’s degree preferredTheologically matureMinimum of 5 years ministry experience, Multi-site experience preferredEffectively lead kids; direct or indirectOutstanding communication, organizational and team building experienceSuccessfully built and managed teamsProven Ministry experience in a leadership roleStrong relational skills, exhibiting Christ-like character in a friendly, calm and professional mannerOutstanding communication, organizational, leadership and team-building skillsAbility to recruit, develop, equip, and shepherd staff and volunteersAbility to build effective systems and processes while managing multiple ministry areas, events, and prioritiesDemonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and other ministry teams to accomplish shared goalsExpectationsAccept and support the Grace Church Vision and ValuesExhibit a servant’s heart and willingness to get the job done well and on timeEnsure good stewardship of ministry funds and resourcesAct as a positive representative of Grace Church at all timesMaintain complete confidentiality with all sensitive pieces of informationExhibit loyalty in all situations and defend the heart and intentions of Grace StaffValue and pursue an intimate relationship with GodPursue continuous growth in yourselfGrowth mindset in knowledge of kid culture and educationValue empowering volunteers and investing time in next gen of leadersHave fun and be a great team player