Grace Chapel: Director of Children's Ministry
Date Posted: 8/30/2024
Grace Chapel, Aubrey/Prosper, TX
Job Description
The Director of Children’s Ministries is responsible for creating and implementing all curriculum and events for the children’s ministries (birth-5th grade) as well as providing support to student ministries (6th-12th grades). This position will work collaboratively with all programs within the church to offer ministries geared toward children of all ages and their families.
Ideal candidates will be creative, organized, forward-thinking and effective at building warm relationships with adults and children. Experience and prior success at leading vibrant Children’s Ministry will be valued.
Status: Half-Time (25 hrs/week)
Reports to: Pastor of Discipleship
About Grace Chapel
Our mission is to eradicate homelessness in whatever form it presents itself. We believe that everyone deserves a home - spiritual, emotional, and physical.
Within that mission we embrace these core values:
- Celebrate Difference
- Embrace Change
- Belong to One Another
We are a racially, ethnically, and socially diverse church and we are LGBTQAI+ affirming. We exist in a rapidly developing area and are a vibrant and growing community.
Grace Chapel is a campus affiliated with Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, Texas and a congregation of the United Methodist Church.
Duties
- Champion a vision and culture for faith formation for birth-5th grade
- Develop and maintain strategies to integrate children and youth into the overall life of the church
- Recruit, train and oversee volunteers as well as paid Children’s Ministry Staff
- Work with volunteer leaders to plan and execute Sunday morning programs
- Work with volunteer leaders to plan and execute seasonal events
- Evaluate curriculum for various age-levels and programs
- In collaboration with Pastors and Worship staff, to ensure engagement of children in worship
- Participate in congregational care to children and their families
- Ensure compliance with safety standards as it relates to ministry with children
- Attend staff and leadership meetings, as directed
- Develop and maintain departmental budgets
- Maintain correct information in Church databases
- Effectively communicate with families, volunteer, staff, and supervisors about planned ministries and activities
- Develop and implement effective strategies to expand Grace Chapel’s children’s ministry participation both in quality and quantity
- Collaborate with other staff and volunteers to support Youth Ministries
- Assist, as needed, with church-wide events, particularly (but not exclusively) as it relates to children’s participation
- Participate in system-wide planning that may include working with staff from our Grace Avenue Frisco campus
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience working with children in a church or school setting (preferred)
- Robust understanding of Wesleyan Christianity
- Ability to work Sunday mornings and keep agreed-upon office hours during the week
- Ability to work on church holidays and special worship events including but not limited to Christmas Eve, Holy Week, and Easter.
- Culturally competent and open-minded and inclusive as we minister with diverse persons, including race, sexuality, gender-identity, and beliefs
- Theologically thoughtful in evaluating curriculum and faith formation
- Proactive in strategizing, planning ahead, calendaring, and communicating plans
- Exceptionally skilled at delegating; experience managing 5+ direct-reports, including volunteers and childcare (preferred)
- Willing to work collaboratively with volunteers, staff, and supervisors
- Flexible and willing to reevaluate programs based on outcomes and feedback
How to Apply
Email resume to [email protected]
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 2142364887