Kids Director

Agape Church on the Atlantic Coast in St. Mary’s, Georgia, is prayerfully seeking our next Kids Ministry Director, whom God has chosen to lead our children's Ministry.

Agape is a 40 year old growing, Spirit-Led, Christian Charismatic, non-denominational Church. We minister to families all across Southeast Georgia, Northeast Florida including many military families from Kings Bay Naval Base.

Job Description:

Direct Report: Lead Pastor

Position Status: Full Time (~40 hours)

Mission of Agape Church: Make Disciples who are Rooted in the Word, Empowered by the Spirit, and Equipped for Ministry

Role Responsibilities:

Uphold the Mission and Standards of Agape Church as a ministry

Attend weekly staff / leadership meetings

Oversee Agape Kids Department 

• Recruit, Train, Manage and Disciple Agape Kids Team
• Identify and Develop Team Leads for Agape Kids
• Shepherd the Agape Kids volunteers and students to follow Jesus and become biblically literate
• Work with Pastoral staff to follow-up with parents to provide pastoral care and discipleship
• Lead with a multiplication mindset 
• Grow/develop the team spiritually, numerically, and practically
• Manage the Agape Kids budget
• Oversee Agape Kids policies and procedures
• Partner with Safety teams at the campus to assure safety of Agape Kids

Develop and Maintain Agape Kids Curriculum

• Work with Lead Pastor to select or produce appropriate Curriculum for Sunday Kid’s ministry
• Communicate Curriculum to Volunteers a minimum of 2 weeks in advance to ensure appropriate preparation
• Publish weekly service flow for each classroom
• Provide Family Devotional materials in alignment with curriculum with lessons

Schedule volunteers in Breeze

• Ensure the schedule on Breeze schedule stays minimum 4 weeks ahead 
• Set expectations of call times, preparedness, excellence, etc...

Onboard volunteers

• Ensure the process is simple, efficient and effective.
• Ensure each volunteer has a current background check.
• Ensure each volunteer receives adequate training

Organize team nights

• Build + expand culture and community within the Agape Kids department
• Minimum 3 per year 

Establish culture of worship at Agape Church

• Encourage team members to attend church when not scheduled.
• Encourage team to be engaged and connected outside of their classroom ministry
• Encourage team members to be professional in dress and appearance
• Work with Lead Pastor / church leadership on special events. 

Monthly 1 on 1 with team leaders

• Provide Spiritual and Practical Accountability
• Receive Feedback
• Provide Feedback and Guidance

Establish culture of parental involvement

• Maintain consistent communication with parents and guardians
• Involve parents and guardians in the discipleship process
• Encourage feedback from parents and guardians 
• Assist Lead Pastor in equipping parents for Family Discipleship

Oversee the operational aspects that lead up to and include Sundays

• Ensure the environments are clean, organized and excellent

Develop and implement Agape Kids outreach strategy

• Find creative solutions to engage the children in the community around the church campus and bring them into a relationship with Jesus and His church

Oversee Special Event Childcare at Direction of Pastoral Staff

• Ensure Childcare scheduled for All weekly meetings where childcare is provided
• Ensure Childcare scheduled for additional events as needed

Provide overall strategic leadership to the Agape Kids Ministry 

Oversee annual Kids camp / VBS

Assist Pastoral Staff with special projects upon request

Other duties as assigned

Sunday Responsibilities

Serve as Agape Kids Director

• Oversee the preparation of each room
• Cleanliness, safety, organization, etc...
• Lead and oversee Agape Kids Volunteers
• Serve as direct report for Team Leads 

Develop Team Members

• Look for opportunities to develop team members into leaders
• Develop other capable teachers / leaders 

Oversee Staffing

• Ensure all classrooms have adequate volunteer staffing
• Ensure all necessary positions are covered
• Maintain volunteer schedule a minimum of 4 weeks in advance

Qualifications

• Experience Developing Children’s Ministry Curriculum
• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Children’s/Family Ministry or related field
• 2+ years experience in Full-Time Children’s Ministry
• Evidence of a clear calling to Children’s Ministry
• Experience in problem solving 
• Supervise multiple projects effectively
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills 
• A love and calling toward ministry to children and families
• Sound knowledge of the Bible
• Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills with a particular emphasis on follow-through and attention to detail
• Ability to think and act independently with a high degree of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality
• Ability to ask appropriate questions, probe for understanding, and work in collaboration with others to achieve desired results.
• Must be a strong communicator with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable and functional in technical writing, including consistent and correct use of tense, grammar/spelling and terminology that is interesting and varied 
• Strong proof-reading skills to produce error-free documents 
• General knowledge or ability to learn Breeze CHMS
• General technology knowledge and ability to troubleshoot 

Position Requirements 

• Agreement with Agape Church Statement of Faith and beliefs
• Demonstrate a Christian lifestyle 
• Uphold Biblical priorities in life: committed to Christ, spouse, and family
• Approach each day with enthusiasm 
• Commitment to confidentiality regarding all account records, both of the ministry and staff, and the members 
• Commitment to good interpersonal relationships, teamwork and support of the ministry 
• Attention to detail and precision 
• Dependable attendance 

Work Week  

Sunday  8AM - 1PM/ 6PM-7PM

Monday 9AM - 5PM

Tuesday  9AM - 5PM

Wednesday9AM - 5PM

Thursday  9AM - 5PM

Friday  OFF

Saturday  OFF