Children's Ministry Associate

The Children's Ministry Associate will be responsible for assisting with and leading the ministry to the children and families at Heartland Church and in our community. This will include participation in planning children's events and weekly services on Sundays and Wednesdays.

1. Spiritual and formational milestones:
   • Support developmentally appropriate markers for our children's ministry at each
     grade level.
   • Use educational/ development theorist
   • Create an action plan for reaching those goals
   • Establish standards for measuring results
2. Be a part of developing and managing discipleship opportunities (Sunday and Wednesday classes)
   • Using Spiritual and formational milestones as the basis of classes offered
   • Aid in recruiting and assisting class teachers
   • Be a part of developing and managing new believer classes
3. Ministry Partner Relations:
   • Develop and help maintain communication with workers.
   • Develop and help maintain training opportunities. (online and live)
   • Develop and help maintain worker evaluation and encouragement
4. Develop and help execute communications with church and small groups about ministry needs and opportunities.
   • Talk with Sunday School classes
   • Create media to communicate and promote.
   • Manage and develop a social media presence.

Requirements:

• A committed Christian with a servant's heart
• Affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000
• Heart, passion & calling for children and their family
• Experience in Children's ministry.
• Ability to recruit, lead, train, and motivate volunteers.
• Ability to create a learning and growing atmosphere for volunteers.
• Pro-active & self-motivated.
• Pre-plan for upcoming events, which includes recruiting, logistical, submitting purchase requisitions, and scheduling.
• Team player with the Pastoral team, staff members, and key leaders
• Effective communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic) to be used in communication with children, parents, staff, volunteers, peers, and the community
• Weekly ministry reports.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Communicating and casting vision to ministry team and families
• Be or become proficient with the technology used in our church and children's ministry
  • TouchPoint: Church Management System
  • Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams
  • ProPresenter: media presentation software
• Other duties as assigned.

Standard weekly responsibilities

• Plan and prepare for weekly teaching.
• Communicate with leaders to coordinate supplies and substitute needs. Communicate with new and potential leaders.
• Purchase supplies, submit receipts, and check requests as needed.
• Sunday Mornings:
  • Lead 9:15 a.m. Children's Church for Kindergarten and First Grade
  • Ensure check-in is running properly before check-in. Assist with check-in as needed
  • Ensure classroom supplies and materials are in place before leaders arrive
  • Substitute teach as needed
• Sunday Evening:
  • There are currently no weekly activities on Sunday nights.
• Wednesday Evening:
  • Ensure check-in is running properly before check-in. Assist with check-in as needed
  • Ensure classroom supplies and materials are in place before leaders arrive
  • Substitute teach as needed

Qualified applicants must send their current resume to search@heartlandpaducah.com.