Children and Youth Director
2/14/2023
Position Status: Part-time; Approximate 20 – 25 hours per week
Salary: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00 based on experience, education, and ordination status
Job Summary: Responsible for Children's and Youth Ministries
General Qualifications:
- Professing Christian in a growing relationship with Christ
- Sets an example and serves as a role model in personal life
- A call to ministry in and spiritual gifts relevant to ministry in the areas of Children's and Youth Ministries
- Committed to continued personal, spiritual, and educational growth
Accountability:
- Pray for staff and families of SFUMC
- Cooperate fully with Senior Pastor and church leaders for the good of the church
- Work closely with relevant ministry teams: Church Council, Children's and Youth Ministry Team, Preschool Board
- Attend staff meetings in accordance with the direction of the Senior Pastor
- Communicate regularly with the Senior Pastor, relevant ministry teams, and congregation on ministry plans and policies
- Demonstrate willingness and flexibility to work in other ministry areas as needed
- Maintain regular office hours and times of availability to the congregation 1–2 days/week
- Support the vision and mission of SFUMC
- Comply with SFUMC's Safe Sanctuary policies
Specific Qualifications:
- Specific skills in administration, communication, training, volunteer recruitment, and organization
- Prefer specialization and experience in children and/or youth ministry,
- Ideal candidate is licensed, commissioned, or ordained in the United Methodist Church
Specific responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
- Recruit volunteers for children's and youth ministries
- Recruit and screen all volunteer staff utilizing the guidelines of the Safe Sanctuary policy
- Teach, train, and equip all volunteer staff for children's and youth ministry
- Plan, develop, and provide resources for volunteers for Christian Education for children and youth, including
- Children's and Youth Sunday School classes
- Children's Moments during worship time
- Nursery
- Youth Bible studies
- Lead youth activities including Sunday night programming and other youth events
- Maintain regular communication with youth and parents using text messages, newsletter, social media, e-mails, flyers, announcements, etc.
- Participate in outreach ministry to the youth of the church, both those who regularly participate in youth activities and those who don’t, and including youth visitors for worship.
- Oversee planning meetings with youth and adult/parent volunteers
- Oversee other special spiritual formation and education experiences such as confirmation, retreats, or mission and outreach experiences
- Coordinate and supervise special programs or events throughout the year for children and youth such as:
- Vacation Bible School
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Fall Festival or Trunk or Treat
- Breakfast in Bethlehem
- Plan and coordinate special fundraisers as needed
- Prepare a proposed annual Children's and Youth Ministry budget and manage expenses according to the approved church budget for children's and youth ministries.
- Maintain contact with Scout troop and encourage the congregation’s involvement in scout programs and activities
- Serve as a liaison to Project Transformation interns, children, and families for our summer day camp ministry
- Assist with other pastoral duties as needed under the direction of the Senior Pastor
Contact: Sandra Abernathy
Address:
300 Sam Hager Street Smyrna TN 37167
Phone: 615-459-2826
Email: Click to email
Website:
www.smyrna1stumc.org