Early Childhood Intern at Westover Hills Church in San Antonio, TX

Summary: Westover Hills Church is seeking an Early Childhood Intern to support its children's ministry. The intern will assist with weekly ministry operations, weekend services, curriculum preparation, volunteer support, family engagement, and ministry events while gaining hands-on experience in early childhood ministry.

Responsibilities:
- Assist with preparing small group lessons, curriculum, crafts, games, and classroom activities
- Prepare and organize supplies for weekend services
- Distribute curriculum and supplies to Preschool and Nursery teams
- Assist with preparing sermon supplies, slides, and other weekend materials
- Help prepare the Learning Center
- Assist with first-time guest follow-up, including preparing postcards
- Help organize ministry supplies and resources
- Assist with Planning Center (PCO) updates as assigned
- Complete assigned administrative and ministry projects
- Assist with setting up Preschool and Nursery environments before services
- Support pre-service programming and media needs
- Assist teachers, small group leaders, and volunteers
- Welcome and connect with children and families
- Help create a welcoming and engaging environment for every child
- Assist with classroom flow, transitions, and activities
- Help ensure leaders and volunteers have the supplies and information they need
- Assist with room cleanup and resetting environments after services
- Support the Early Childhood Director and ministry leaders with weekend responsibilities
- Participate in assigned mentoring and leadership development opportunities
- Complete assigned reading, book discussions, devotionals, and other development activities
- Participate in intern meetings and discussions
- Assist with the development of teen leaders and other emerging leaders as assigned
- Receive feedback and actively apply what is learned
- Take initiative and accept additional responsibilities as assigned
- Assist with Kids Ministry, Family Ministry, and church-wide events
- Support event setup, decorating, registration, activities, hospitality, and teardown
- Assist with event logistics and supplies as needed

Required Qualifications:
- * Demonstrates a growing relationship with Jesus Christ
- * Has a desire to serve children and families
- * Demonstrates a willingness to grow spiritually and personally
- * Models integrity, humility, and a servant's heart
- * Builds positive relationships with children, families, volunteers, and staff
- * Demonstrates warmth, enthusiasm, and approachability
- * Communicates clearly and respectfully
- * Works well as part of a team
- * Demonstrates a willingness to encourage and support others
- * Demonstrates a teachable attitude
- * Takes initiative and is willing to serve without always being asked
- * Accepts direction and feedback well
- * Demonstrates dependability and follow-through
- * Shows potential for future leadership development
- * Demonstrates strong organizational skills
- * Is dependable and punctual
- * Able to manage multiple assignments and responsibilities
- * Pays attention to detail
- * Follows through on assigned tasks
- * Demonstrates flexibility in a ministry environment
- * Willing to assist wherever needed
- * Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- * Responds positively to changing needs and priorities
- * Agreement with the doctrines and statement of faith of the Assemblies of God. See <https://ag.org/Beliefs/Statement-of-Fundamental-Truths> for detailed information
- * Serving on a church staff places a person in a ministry context. This necessitates personal integrity, moral godliness, spiritual attitude, a serving heart, and spiritual excellence. (Eph.4:25-32; 5:1-7, 15-18; Phil. 4:8-9; 2:14; Gal. 5:19-21)
- * Extend the heart and spirit of the church, and ultimately the Lead Pastor
- * Respond with respect, loyalty, confidentiality, compassion, and care
- * As a representative of the church both during specified work hours and personal time, model and guard Westover Hills culture in word and deed, fully supporting the values and ministry initiatives above personal preferences
- * Foster high standards of excellence, efficiency, and professionalism
- * Anticipate challenges and navigate volunteers and/or staff through transitions and change
- * Be humble, teachable and both welcome and invite feedback
- * Be a team player and work well with others
- * Demonstrate the ability to be creative and do what is needed to accomplish the mission
- * Demonstrate a history of financial generosity in the local church

Preferred Qualifications:
- * Prefer a fast and flexible work environment

Benefits: This position provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in children's ministry while learning to serve with excellence, build relationships, and contribute to the vision and values of Westover Hills Church., Participate in assigned mentoring and leadership development opportunities., Complete assigned reading, book discussions, devotionals, and other development activities.