Ministry Purpose: Consistent with Romans 12:9-15 and Ephesians 4:11-12, all Bethlehem Church employees are responsible for assisting the Lead Pastor and staff in carrying out the daily ministry functions of Bethlehem Church and all other duties as assigned.
Job Description: This Kids Ministry Project Manager is responsible for providing project oversight and administrative support to the Next Gen Pastor and the Kids Ministry team as it seeks to reinforce weekly worship gatherings and events by providing environments and tools for people to discover new life in Christ.
Job Classification: FullTime / Exempt
Reports to: Next Gen Pastor
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute weekly services alongside the 316 campus staff team.
- Recruit, lead, coordinate, and care for the Volunteer Resource Team.
- Purchase and maintain resources in support of Kids Ministry at all campuses.
- Prepare curriculum resources for Little Town, Kids Town, and MidTown at all campuses.
- Represent the Kids Ministry team at ministry area meetings, as is necessary.
- Schedule and support both the Kids Ministry planning & execution of team meetings, off-sites, and team care/fun.
- Create project plans and communicate timelines for Kids ministry events. (i.e. Child Dedication, All Campus Volunteer Trainings, Connect Camp, Weekly Curriculum).
- Monitor Kids Ministry work schedules throughout project lifecycles and track progress to ensure all tasks are completed.
- Create and maintain effective organization, planning and calendaring systems primarily through a project management tool that will support all Kids Ministry projects and team management.
- Actively create, update and manage Kids Ministry metrics that include weekly attendance of kids, volunteers, next step decisions, and growth percentages.
- Actively work towards improving our data base system (Planning Center) and team project management system (Asana) for the Kids Ministry.
- Work with support ministries [Guest Services, Comm., Discipleship, Community Outreach] to execute Kids Ministry events and initiatives throughout the year.
- Support the Next Gen Pastor in budget preparation, bi-monthly budget reviews, and credit card reporting to ensure the Next Gen ministry operates within the budget allotted and time allotted each month.
- Review, evaluate and implement changes as required by event/project needs.
- Train, teach, assist, and implement aspects of the Kids Ministry’s strategic plan to staff, volunteers, and parents within the framework of the mission, beliefs and the core values of Bethlehem Church.
- Participate in scheduled evaluations
- Other tasks as assigned
Characteristics:
- Adaptable, proactive, and forward-thinking
- Maintain a Godly attitude and follow the guidelines outlined in the Bethlehem Church Handbook for how to biblically handle conflict
- Ability to maintain a high-level confidentiality
- Highly organized
- Effective time management
- Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment
- Dependable
- Self-motivated
- Attentive to details and accuracy
- Willingness to learn and serve
