Position Summary:

The Kids Ministry Pastor leads the Kids team at the Georgetown campus to serve the mission of Southland by creating engaging environments for families that lead kids to Jesus, build trust with parents, and empower volunteer leaders to serve.

Essential Position Responsibilities:

1. Provide leadership to the Kids team at the Georgetown campus.

Lead staff team, coaching and investing in team members on a regular basis.
Lead Georgetown Kids staff to build healthy volunteer teams to oversee all ministry activities for the Georgetown campus including weekend programming and special events, such as KidSplash, and other programming as needed.
Oversee the Georgetown Kids Ministry campus budget.
Work with the Kids Ministry leadership to maintain church-wide alignment on vision, programming, and procedures.
Cast vision to Georgetown families for how the church seeks to support and partner with parents.

2. Champion a vibrant, healthy leader culture for Kids team at the Georgetown campus.

Collaborate with the Georgetown Kids team to recruit volunteer leaders and build strong teams in all Children's ministry environments.
Ensure that all volunteer leaders have completed the application, interview and safety screening process prior to serving with kids.
Set leaders up to win with effective training resources and experiences.
Collaborate with the Georgetown Children’s team to build and maintain healthy community among volunteer leaders and assist with leader care as needed.
Encourage and appreciate volunteer leaders throughout the year.

3. Oversee Kids Ministry environments

Collaborate with the Kids team to create experiences that help kids grow with Jesus, in community, on mission.
Work with staff and leaders to ensure that all Georgetown Kids Ministry environments are executed with a high degree of excellence.
Ensure that all Georgetown Kids Ministry environments have appropriate volunteer coverage.
Work with the Kids Curriculum Team to receive weekend supplies and digital content for Sunday environments and work with Georgetown Kids team to purchase and prepare any additional supplies needed (connect activities, check-in/check-out supplies, etc.)
Work with the Georgetown Kids team to ensure that leaders are following safety procedures.
Oversee the loading of Planning Center plans and templates and ProPresenter to stay connected to weekly content.

4. Serve on the Central Kids Team

Collaborate regularly with the Kids staff from other campuses and those who work on curriculum to maintain vision, tackle cross-campus strategy, leadership issues and other Kids Ministry needs as they arise.
Share ideas and feedback to help the entire Kids department serve kids, families and leaders better.
Maintain good relationships with the Kids team from each campus and their teams.

5. Support the Georgetown Campus Team

Build and maintain strong relationships with the Georgetown Campus team and maintain an understanding of overall campus strategy and needs.
Attend campus meetings as needed.
Serve at campus events and participate in the life of the church at your campus.
Foster consistent communication with Campus team and other departments on the Georgetown campus.

6. The Kids Ministry Campus Lead is a highly active role. To successfully support our volunteers and families, the candidate must be able to maintain a consistent physical presence across the campus, which includes standing/walking for the duration of the Sunday services and navigating between various children's environments rapidly.

7. Perform other related duties as assigned.

What we are looking for:

A strong belief in the mission, and core values of Southland
Great attention to detail and the ability to solve problems quickly
Familiarity with Google calendar and Google suite of products
Ability to develop processes and communicate those effectively
A desire to grow, learn and improve
The ability to receive feedback and make adjustments as necessary
A spirit of humility and service
Ability to deliver top quality work in a fast-paced environment
Follows the lifestyle guardrails of Southland and conducts their personal life according to the teaching of the church.

The schedule for this position is Sunday - Thursday.

Sound like you? We'd love for you to apply!

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Georgetown Kids Ministry Pastor