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Local Kids Ministry Coordinator Time: Part Time; 20-25 Hours (includes weekly, evening and Sunday morning hours) Pay Range: $18-22/hr. Reports to: Family Pastor Primary Work Relationships: Family Pastor & Curriculum Coordinator Secondary Work Relationships: Director of Administration, Communications Director, & Facilities Coordinator Function: The Kids Ministry Coordinator will work alongside the Family Pastor to help oversee Sunday preparation, Family Ministries classrooms/spaces, family & volunteer communication, volunteer development, & family events. Administration: • Oversee the organization & preparation of all Sunday needs: classroom setup & check in, service leading, & volunteer communication • Volunteer scheduling on CCB • Report Sunday attendance • Write weekly emails to parents & volunteers with curriculum, calendar, & ministry updates • Perform quarterly CCB maintenance • Recruit, background check, train, & support volunteers • Organize & complete church credit card statements & reports • Manage the Family Ministry budget alongside Family Pastor • Yearly, quarterly, monthly, & weekly calendar planning • Take an active self-starter approach to ministry by thinking, planning, & working ahead Communication: • Connect with families & volunteers on Sunday’s • Timely respond to volunteer inquiries & questions • Be the point of contact for ministry facilitation & programming questions for volunteers & parents • Send weekly (or event based) email updates to families & volunteers • Respond to inquiries & questions about the children’s ministry, facilitate weekly follow up with • Welcome & integrate new families into the TLC community • Assist with any online needs & updates (website, social media) pertaining to kids ministry Events: • Run monthly volunteer training class on the 2nd Sunday of every month • Schedule, organize, & execute Child Dedication services alongside family pastor • Assist in planning any Family Ministry Events: Summer Sunday’s, Parent Trainings, Parent’s Night Out, etc. (including Preteen/ Youth Events) Volunteer Team Coordination: • Schedule all Kid’s Ministry volunteers for Sunday’s, childcare, & events • Communicate with Service Lead Team & Key Volunteers Weekly • Regularly communicate with ministry volunteers for care, equipping, relationship building, & event planning Sunday Morning Support: • Oversee weekly services, volunteers, leaders, etc. • Be the point of contact for families and volunteers • Evaluate kids classrooms for updates and support to teams leading classrooms • Be on-site 45 minutes before services for prayer and stay 45 minutes after services Qualifications Character • Has a growing relationship with God. • Is supportive and dedicated to the team, the mission, and the church body • Displays a genuine servant-leader • Able to express ideas and feedback in an open, direct and tactful way Chemistry • Expresses flexibility, cooperation and teach-ability • Forward thinker; self-directed; team oriented; organized • Sense of humor, trustworthy and exhibits wise discretion • Embraces the vision, direction and beliefs of The Local Church GR and has a heart for the Kingdom Competency • Self-starter, willing to run with projects and assignments, thinking ahead, anticipating issues/needs and plan accordingly • Has strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both parents and kids • Demonstrates ability to organize processes, projects, and people • Able to juggle multiple competing tasks and priorities • Ability to create streamlined communication and tasks from meetings • Demonstrates ability to recruit, coordinate and manage groups (primarily volunteers) • Demonstrates ability to learn and implement new skills and programs • Able to thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented work environment with tight deadlines • Capable of navigating through conflict and help lead on-the-fly issues that may come up • Passion for operations, logistics, process, and seeing things through • High competency level with software programs similar to: Google Drive, Basecamp, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Database experience is a plus Experience • Preferred experience working on a church staff in kids ministry • Preferred education in administration/business, communications, teaching, or ministry related field • Preferred experience of 2-3+ years in a fast-paced office setting