TITLE: Children’s Ministry Coordinator
POSITION TYPE: Full time 40 hours
REPORTS TO: Children’s Ministry Director
OVERSEES: Assist the Director, Administrative support, Events
RESPONSIBILITIES: This position’s responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Weekend Responsibilities: • Coordinates and distributes all event promotional items needed • Gathers Social Media pictures and info from the gatherings to post • Oversees Special Buddy room- environment, furnishings, appreciation, etc. • Assist Coordinators in Sunday needs • Purchase all necessary items for electronic check-in • Maintains check-in areas • Assist with potential new volunteers- running background checks, emails, info • Recruits for Children’s Ministry volunteers • Provide current check-in reports for every gathering to each coordinator • Distribute volunteer t-shirts as needed and order more as needed • Help volunteers in rooms when needed
Weekday Responsibilities: • Submit all information for weekly communication- requests, email, slides, gathering cards • Assists Director as needed • Work with Coordinators on weekly tasks for Sunday • Assist Large Group Coordinator with monthly room prep • Plan CM Events and work to establish Ministry Calendar • Plan all promo needs • Updates website for CM • Runs Social Media pages • Creates and sends family emails • Processes all background checks and references for new volunteers • Attends events on CM Ministry Calendar • Maintains and updates CM Calendar - 2 - • Runs weekly CM attendance and submits to staff • Manages birthday cards for kids and leaders
PRIMARY STRENGTHS/GIFTS/TALENTS/SKILLS REQUIRED: • Leadership, administration, shepherding, encouragement • Build Relationships: Uses appropriate interpersonal skills to work effectively with others on team and within staff; interacts with others in a personable, honest, genuine, and collaborative manner; builds coalitions and partnerships to enhance effectiveness. • Communication: Clearly conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as necessary. • Provides ideas for events, researches best practices/strategies as well as feedback to other ideas. • Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills • Builds Effective Teams: Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. • Planning and Organizing: Establishes appropriate procedures to complete work efficiently and effectively.
Making Passionate, Maturing Disciples, From Here to the Nations.
You, Neighbors, Nations. Three words that capture our vision. You were born for such a time as this. God gave you the gift of life, determined when and where you would live, gave you gifts, opportunities, and resources. Why? Because He wants you to become like Jesus and be used to reach your neighbors and the nations. No matter how famous or wealthy or great you might become in the eyes of others, there is nothing that you will ever be privileged to do that compares to becoming like Jesus and helping to change the world for Jesus. Bay Area exists to help people understand the gift of knowing Jesus, becoming like Jesus and encouraging others in their walk with Jesus.
Situated in the beautiful & historic city of Annapolis, Bay Area Community Church has grown from a living room church in the 1990s to a home for over 1500 regular attenders. Bay Area is home to contemporary, theologically sound and relevant Sunday worship gatherings, thriving Children's and Student Ministries and robust Men's, Women's and adult Single's Ministries. We have a heart for reaching the nations through our ongoing partnerships with Global Partners and annual Short Term Missions trips. We believe that we are Better Together and foster strong Christian community.