Effort Baptist Church Job Description Job Title: Children’s Minister Employee Classification: Part time Wage Classification: Salaried Exempt Reports to: Senior Pastor Qualifications: Education: An associate degree or certification in Christian related children’s ministries from a recognized college, university, or denominational program is desired. Experience: A minimum of 2 years in children’s ministry or an education space for children age 0-12. Skills and Abilities: Excellent written and oral communications skills. Demonstrates ability to implement a dynamic, interactive, creative and experiential children’s ministry program. Ability to provide oversight of all children’s activities within the church and related programs from the age of nursery to fifth grade. A deep love of Jesus as a baptized believer. Purpose and Scope: The Children’s Minister is under the direct working supervision and evaluation of the Senior Pastor. This position will care for the spiritual beginning and maturity of children at Effort Baptist Church. He or she will work within our school, which is one of our biggest missional outreaches, teaching Bible and pastoring children. This position will be essential in uniting our school and church as one family and bridging families from the school to the church and vice versa. Responsibilities: Administers the Effort Baptist Church Children’s Ministry - Plans, develops, and directly supervises the implementation of all facets of the Children’s Ministry program. Supervises all related volunteers. Manages the Children’s Ministry budget. Children’s Sunday Morning Program - Participates in Sunday morning children’s programs promoting the Children’s Ministry through prayer, drama, or other appropriate means. Plans, expands, and enriches the children’s Sunday morning program. Coordinates the Sunday morning volunteers and check in for all families. Preschool and School – Provide chapel services, pastoral support for school constituencies, and assimilation opportunities into the full life of the church. Teaches the Bible class for two year olds through third grade students. Community Outreach– Assists in developing outreach activities that will attract children and their families to the church. Contacts children and their families when the children have been absent from normal activities. Contacts children and families in times of crisis and celebration. Mid-Week Children Ministries - Developed and administered as needed. Children Programs - Coordinates and oversees various Children’s Ministry programs. Volunteer Training - Recruits volunteers and provides training to equip them to nurture the spiritual development of all age groups. Nursery – Oversight to nursery volunteers to ensure a safe and adequately staffed nursery. Other Duties - Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor. As the ministries grow, it is understood that duties maybe added and additional staff and resources allocated to support the growth of the ministry.