Anchor Kids Director

Anchor Church

Job Description

Title: Anchor Kids Director

Status: Full-Time (can be Part-time based on need)

Location: Anchor Church - Missoula, MT


Position Summary

The Anchor Kids Director is responsible for creating a safe, impactful, and Scripture-centered environment for children from birth through 5th grade. This role's focus is on ensuring that every child hears the truth of God’s Word in a way that is clear, engaging, and age-appropriate, while also building and leading a strong team of team members.


Qualifications

  • Personal and growing relationship with Jesus
  • Passion for children’s ministry and equipping others to lead
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Alignment with Anchor Church’s vision, values, and theology
  • Experience in children's ministry or education preferred
  • Able to lead and inspire teams with warmth and clarity


Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership Development

  • Oversee and support the current Anchor Kids team
  • Recruit, onboard, and train new leaders regularly
  • Schedule and maintain adequate staffing for each age group/class
  • Encourage, appreciate, and pray for team members regularly
  • Provide ongoing development opportunities for leaders


2. Ministry Environment Oversight

  • Ensure smooth setup and teardown for all Anchor Kids environments
  • Maintain cleanliness, organization, and functionality of all children's ministry spaces and storage
  • Plan and prepare weekly materials (lessons, crafts, snacks, etc.)
  • Purchase supplies as needed and stay within budget
  • Evaluate and review curriculum for theological alignment with Anchor’s beliefs and values
  • Cultivate fun and engaging classrooms that make kids excited to return


3. Teaching & Gospel Engagement

  • Ensure quality teaching every Sunday for kids ages 3 and up
  • While not required to teach each week, the Director is responsible for the overall quality of teaching
  • Create regular opportunities for children to respond to the gospel
  • Lead baptism preparation for elementary-aged students (typically June/July)


4. Parent & Church-Wide Communication

  • Serve as a resource and support for parents in the discipleship of their children
  • Communicate regularly and clearly with parents regarding programming, events, and updates
  • Coordinate with church staff and other ministries to ensure alignment


5. Safety & Security

  • Ensure all team members are background checked and trained in safety protocols
  • Provide clarity and expectations around bathroom supervision and diaper changing
  • Communicate any unusual ministry settings (e.g., outdoor gatherings) to the church security team at least one week in advance


6. Events & Special Sundays

  • Plan and execute seasonal events such as:
  • Anchor Kids Family Day
  • Easter and Christmas programming
  • Move-Up Sunday
  • Participate in and support Summer Adventure Week (VBS) planning and execution


About Anchor Church

Anchor Church began with a group of people meeting occasionally in a garage to worship, pray, and grow in spiritual community. To be fair, it was a really nice garage (we called it the Garage Mahal) with a mounted head of a bison to set the mood. 


After a couple months of gathering and seeing more and more people joining, our core team of leaders came to the realization that we had a church whether we meant to or not. So, we decided to name ourselves and make the decision to become a legal entity.


Our name, Anchor Church, comes from Hebrews 6:19. “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.” We chose the name Anchor because we recognized how unstable our souls become when we are not firmly planted in hope. Our Anchor brings stability. Little did we know that only a few months later we were going to begin traversing the most unstable time in our generations history as the COVID-19 pandemic, and all that came with it, suddenly changed our world in so many ways. When we made the decision to plant this church and name it Anchor, we were unaware how much our world, nation, community and our own families would need stability for their souls. 


Planting a church in the midst of a pandemic wasn't ideal, and certainly has had its challenges, but the challenge is all a part of the call to help others find hope and stability in an uncertain world.


Our purpose is simple - we exist to see the lost found, and the found anchored in the hope of Jesus.

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Experience Required
1-5 years
Type
Full-time
Education Required
High School Diploma
Date Posted
1 day ago
Location
Missoula, Montana
Denomination
Non-Denominational
Church Size
300-500 people
Website
http://www.anchorchurchmissoula.com
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