Children's Director/Pastor

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Position Title: Children’s Director/Pastor  

Functional Ministry Area(s): Kids Ministry 

Church: Hillside Community Church 

Location: Rancho Campus 

Job Type: Full Time/Salary 

Hours/Wk: 40+ hours/Week (Office Hours Monday through Thursday, Sunday) 

Compensation: $50k - $85K 

Title may vary – depending on Experience, Education, Gifts, Skills, and completion of Ordination. 

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OVERVIEW: A Pastor at Hillside Community Church provides spiritual leadership to members of the church and staff team. The Children’s Pastor will oversee the ministry area that is dedicated to serving our infants, preschoolers, elementary students, and their parents. They will exemplify our core staff values and help shape organizational culture. They are committed to the vision of seeing God’s hope transform our cities one story at a time, and the mission of experiencing God’s love, Growing in Community, and Serving with Compassion.  

OVERVIEW: A Director at Hillside Community Church manages and oversees an area of ministry. They may or may not manage other team members. They will provide spiritual support and guidance to Hillside community and may also teach/preach.  They will seek to exemplify our core staff values. They are committed to the vision of seeing God’s hope transform our cities one story at a time, and the mission of experiencing God’s love, Growing in Community, and Serving with Compassion. 

CORE STAFF VALUES  

• Christ-Centered - Love for God, Scripture, and the Church. Committed to the Vision, Mission and Values of Hillside Community Church. 

• Care - Caring Person, Slowing down to check in with one another, living in empathy. 

• Collaboration - Team player, value every voice, willing to engage in accountable relationships. 

• Communication - Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Celebration - Able to smile and laugh. 

Strategic Leadership and Ministry Oversight: 

• Oversee all programming and ministry for children from birth – fifth grade, including Sunday mornings & evenings, Wednesday nights, Summer Blast (VBS), summer programming, special events, childcare, and any new ministry or churchwide initiatives for a church with a current weekend attendance of 2000 adults and 500 Kids. (Larger Church serving over 4000 people monthly) 

• Will oversee a team of full time & part time Children’s Ministry workers 

• Lead & oversee a staff & volunteer team to create a ministry vision and Biblical curriculum for each unique age and stage 

• Lead, collaborate, & oversee a staff team to create, edit, and implement safety policies and procedures. 

• Ongoing Research for engaging curriculum for each program and each age level that responds to and anticipates spiritual, cultural, and developmental sensing.  

• Prepare/oversee/manage/fuel annual Kids Ministry plan and calendar alongside Kids Team 

• Develop and oversee the annual Kids Ministry budget in a way that effectively utilizes church resources and maximizes ministry opportunities. 

• Collaborate with all church initiatives (encountering God deeply, empowering the next generation, equipping our church)  

• Collaborate with Communications team around marketing towards kids, parents, and volunteers. 

• Create a strategy for reaching and assimilating new children and families. Currently at 4 Sunday gatherings. 

Parents 

• Equip, prepare, connect, and resource parents  

• Teach and/or facilitate parenting classes/events in partnership with All church seminars. 

• Act as the point person and a partner for communication with parents - personally, large group, email, and social media 

• Ongoing research & implementation of a Home + Church Connection Plan that responds to and anticipates spiritual, cultural and developmental sensing. 

• Resource & Encourage parents to be involved in daily and practical spiritual formation of their kids’ lives. 

Volunteerism 

• With Kids Staff: Recruit, retain, empower, equip, and appreciate volunteers. Current team 250+ volunteers. 

• Oversee and build a team around the Worship environment in Kids Ministry alongside key volunteers 

• Encourage and help train elementary/preschool/special needs/babysitting leaders as needed 

• Make sure all leaders are screened and are on a serving schedule 

• Help manage and schedule volunteers through PCO Services module 

• Oversee, manage, and lead a team around Kids Ministry onboarding Workflow 

• Identify and equip leaders of others and leaders of leaders (In collaboration with Leadership Development Initiative) 

• Help volunteers through a discipleship pipeline and a leadership pipeline  

Kids 

• Set the Vision for the Ministry and actively pursue spiritual growth for every child  

• Ongoing development for engaging Sunday morning programs that reaches each child on their level. 

• Help to bring fresh ideas around creating experiences and environments to help kids experience God’s hope 

Kids Ministry Staff 

• Train, empower, lead and develop Kids Ministry Coordinators, staff, key volunteers, Kids Leadership Team, and interns 

• Provide a healthy rhythm of feedback, goal setting, and follow-up 

• Set & lead weekly Kids Staff Meetings and 1:1 with each of your team members 

• Implement Annual Kids team retreat 

Other Pastoral Duties 

• Perform baptisms, weddings, funerals, hospital visits with follow-ups, and care & counseling as needed (if licensed, ordained, or in the process) 

• Active participant of the Shepherding Team and Implementation Team 

• Other duties as assigned  

What A Win Looks Like:  

• Volunteers trained, connected, resourced, leading others, and loving what they do  

• Kids and families feeling connected, loved and cared for  

• Large Group time exciting, engaging, and helps kids learn Biblical truths  

• Small group time engaging, interactive, and helps kids to build community and learn how to apply Biblical truths to their daily lives  

• Families equipped with tools that help them lead their children spiritually at home  

• Ministry organized and well scheduled in advance to be able to handle last second adjustments 

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