DC Kids Director

DC Kids Director

Full Time

Work Schedule: Sunday-Thursday

Location: Disciples Church – Tinley Park, IL

 

Reports to: Campus Pastor

 

Position Purpose:

The primary responsibility of the DC Kids Director is to build and maintain a life-giving, healthy ministry and to facilitate an excellent service experience for our children and families. The DC Kids Director reports directly to the Campus Pastor and manages the DC Kids Coordinators and Volunteers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain ministry database and updated files for multisite use, including, but not limited to volunteer applications, background checks, maintaining the DC Kids manual up-to-date and code, registration forms, incident reports, service reports, and all paperwork for DC Kids, etc.
• Perform Baptism and Baby Dedication for families and individuals
• Be prepared for spiritual counseling for DC families
• Hospital visits, new birth acknowledgments
• Invest, evaluate, and lead DC Kids directors and volunteers.
• Build relationships with volunteers, parents, and students
• Review and assess all DC Kids curriculum
• Oversee that Sunday and Weekday experiences are running smoothly
• Regularly evaluate procedures, security processes, and order of services
• Help make DC Kids an environment of Fun, Faith, Love, and Excellence for parents, kids, and volunteers
• Maintain Planning Center database
• Recruit, train, schedule, and encourage volunteers
• Be able to teach in any classroom as needed and run registration
• Remain knowledgeable about the departments, curriculum, ministries, and events and assist DC Kids directors and volunteers in preparing for services and events
• Keep Children’s areas clean and organized
• Train possible DC Kids church-plant recruits for new campuses
• Visit DC campuses to assist Children’s Ministries
• Oversee annual DC Kids budget
• Lead weekly meetings with Directors and Quarterly meetings for volunteers and/or parents
• Compile and maintain chronological planning and tracking systems for all events pertaining to children, including budget
• Oversee special events such as but not limited to; Summer Camps, summer events, Family Sunday, First Love Conference, Productions, Baby Dedication, Bible Trivia Night, Easter, Missions month/trips, Childcare, Fine Arts, Christmas Productions
• Conduct DC Kids Coordinators performance reviews
• Make room reservations and set-up requests for ongoing special events with the office admin
• Run background checks, DC Kids Applications, and Run Orientations
• Keep up to date with creativity in DC Kids, processes, and procedures

 

The person in this role needs to know and/or possess the following:  

• Ability to communicate the Gospel through various means to children.  
• Leadership background and experience serving with kids. Heart for children and parents. 
• Positive attitude and positive approach to problem-solving. Must be solution oriented. 
• Familiar with creating and developing curriculum for children 
• Experience and high proficiency in MAC, Microsoft Office, Pro-Presenter, along with other church databases. 
• Ability to work independently with professionalism and confidentiality.  
• Must be a strong communicator; written, verbal and interpersonal skills  
• Receives feedback and handles conflict well 

 

About Disciples Church

Disciples Church is a fast-growing, multicultural church located in Tinley Park, in the south suburbs of Chicago. Through three Sunday services each week, we are committed to creating a welcoming, family-oriented environment where people can know God, find freedom, grow in purpose and make a difference. Our mission is to help people become more like Jesus as we live out our calling to make disciples. Be One. Make One.