First UMC Dallas: Director of Urban Camp & Assistant to Family Ministries
Date Posted: 1/18/2023
First UMC Dallas, Dallas, TX
Job Description
The Director of Urban Camp & Assistant to Family Ministries will be committed to the spiritual development of children and work to plan and implement faith formation programming for children ages Kindergarten-6th grade.
This full-time position includes developing creative, educational and recreational programs to nurture children in the love of God and neighbor, equipping families to help their children grow in faith, building a strong connection to the Body of Christ in the local church while empowering children to witness to their faith in the community.
The ideal candidate will
- Have a heart for servant leadership
- Be dependable and follow through with tasks
- Possess interpersonal skills and work well with a team
- Be highly organized and task oriented
- Be able to mediate conflict, propose solutions, and be flexible when working with parents and children
- Possess the ability to think about the present and the future simultaneously
- Have the ability to problem-solve quickly
Duties
- Lead, supervise and coordinate FirsChurch’s Urban Camp Ministry (8 week Summer kids camp)
- Lead, supervise and coordinate FirstChurch’s Zone56 (5th & 6th grade) Ministries
- Successfully recruit volunteers for Zone56 & Urban Camp
- Serve as a resource person for all leaders in the Zone56 & Urban Camp ministries
- Provide personal contact and guidance to leaders and parents
- Study best practices used by other churches; collaborate with other middle school and camp ministers, particularly in North Texas Conference of the UMC
- Work alongside Worship Director to create paths for empowering children to be in ministry by leading in worship, supervising acolytes, and finding new ways to include children
- Work closely with Zone56 parent council and Children’s Council in dreaming, designing, implementing, recruiting volunteers and evaluating programmatic ministry with Zone56
- Work closely with the Urban Camp design team and the Director of Children’s Ministry in dreaming, designing, implementing, recruiting volunteers and evaluating Urban Camp.
- Integrate into FirstChurch staff by being present, flexible and willing to assist in a variety of church-wide tasks
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter and résumé to Leah Bailey, Children's Minister, by January 31
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 214-220-2727