Kids Ministry Director at The Austin Stone in Austin, TX

Summary

As part of the Congregation team at The Austin Stone Community Church, the Kids Ministry Director will be responsible to lead and pursue excellence in the ministry to the children of the Congregation. The Kids Ministry Director position will ensure that the programs offered are safe, engaging, and high quality, and that the children at their congregation are hearing the truth of God, experiencing the love of Christ, and having fun at church. The Kids Director will report to the Congregation Executive Pastor.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead Kids ministry in alignment with the vision and strategies developed by the congregation staff team and the Family Ministries team.
• Supervise and develop the Kids ministry staff team at the congregation.
• Ensure the faithful execution of curriculum, Sunday ministry, policies, and volunteer screening in accordance with church safety policies.
• Recruit, develop, and lead volunteer teams for Sunday KIDS ministry programming.
• Responsible for ongoing pastoral care and shepherding of KIDS leaders volunteers.
• Support the elders and CXP in the pastoral care of families.
• Facilitate regular and effective communication with parents about programs, teaching, resources, and general promotion of the KIDS Ministry to the Congregation.
• Continually assess and report on ministry effectiveness, make improvements as needed.
• Coordinate learning environments on relevant topics for parent discipleship, and lead parents through childhood milestones such as Parent/Child Dedication, baptisms, and the transition out of Kids ministry.
• Support central Austin Stone Kids ministry events and trainings in collaboration with other KIDS Directors and under the direction of the Executive Pastor of Gathering Ministry
• Collaborate with congregation leadership and provide timely and effective communication.
• Maintain records and manage ministry budget.
• Attend and participate in all required events and activities for The Austin Stone, including all Sunday services (including major holidays), staff meetings, prayer meetings, special events, Central Kids Ministry events, continuing education events, training opportunities, etc.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or a related field, preferred
• 2 years of experience leading children’s ministry (years in residency may be considered, depending upon level of responsibility)
• Experience managing budgets and safety initiatives
• Experience leading volunteer team of more than 30 people, preferred

Competencies

Administration - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement ministry programming. Integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan. Strong ability to support multiple projects simultaneously, with dependability and excellence.

Communication - Has clarity of speech and proper use of grammar. Demonstrated capacity to inspire, instruct, and encourage through effective communication in various settings. Able to communicate and work within a complex organizational structure with multiple layers of input.

Detail Oriented & Organizational Skills - Proven skills in creating, implementing, maintaining, and following through on processes that ensure people are engaged, cared for, informed and connected. Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Able to create and manage a ministry budget. Able to successfully develop new and better ways to work and promotes a continuous improvement mentality.

Leadership Development - Skilled at multiplying effective ministry leaders who can communicate and uphold the values of The Austin Stone. Ability to lead, recruit, resource, and mobilize volunteer teams to scale. Ability to recruit, manage, and lead resident/intern teams. Ability to engage, interact with, teach, equip, and train children in a large group setting. Able to teach and to generate content and curriculum.

Collaborative Leadership Skills - Strong complementary leadership skills in relation to the rest of the congregation staff team and an ability to lead in concert with other leaders. Ability to integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan. Ability to cultivate relationships, and build collaborative and diverse teams.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional lifting of objects or children up to 30 pounds.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
• Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 50% of the work period while operating equipment such as a computer keyboard, mouse, and similar machines.
• Setup at our South and Downtown congregations involves pulling/pushing bins in and out of storage, unloading/loading plastic bins, and setting up tables and chairs after pulling them out of bins.

Disclaimer

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Culture and Character

Employees of The Austin Stone are expected to become Partners (our term for members) of the church, fully embracing the values, mission, and purpose of our church. Additionally, all employees of The Austin Stone are expected to understand, affirm and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, Culture Map, and other documents defining the beliefs, culture, and mission of The Austin Stone Community Church.

Employees also possess the character qualifications of biblical leadership in the church. At a minimum, each employee must agree and aspire to maturity in these qualifications, invite the authority of church community and leaders as a means of growth in them, and pursue them humbly and faithfully by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As part of our child safety program, employees in this role will be required to participate in a child safety screening and training process upon hire.

Please read Attributes of Leaders as Employees at The Austin Stone for a greater description of cultural, character, and other aspects of joining our team at The Austin Stone.

The Austin Stone Community Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Women, Minorities, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.