Kids Minister

Position Overview

Harvest Ridge is a church that launched on Christmas Eve of 2025 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado! We presently average roughly 160 adults and 50 kids (birth-5th grade) in attendance each Sunday.

Harvest Ridge Church is seeking a relational, organized, and mission-aligned leader to serve as our Director of Kids Ministry. This role provides vision, leadership, and operational oversight for ministry to children (birth-5th grade), ensuring a safe, engaging, and spiritually formative environment for kids, families, and volunteers.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a growing, portable church environment, requiring both strong systems thinking and a heart for developing people and teams. The Minister will lead volunteers, oversee Sunday operations, manage ministry systems, and build a scalable foundation for future growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ministry Leadership & Sunday Operations

• Lead and oversee all Kids Ministry environments across Sunday gatherings 
• Ensure classrooms are staffed, prepared, and aligned with ministry standards 
• Provide on-site leadership, volunteer support, and parent engagement 
• Oversee setup, transitions, and teardown in a portable church environment 

Volunteer Recruitment & Development

• Recruit, onboard, train, and retain volunteers and classroom leaders 
• Develop team leads and leadership pathways 
• Coach interns and emerging leaders 

Curriculum & Classroom Experience

• Curate and adapt curriculum across multiple age groups 
• Ensure engaging, developmentally appropriate classroom environments 
• Build systems to support children with additional needs 

Systems, Administration & Planning

• Manage Planning Center systems (Services, Check-Ins, Events, Forms, People) 
• Oversee scheduling, communication, workflows, and reporting 
• Maintain safety policies, background checks, and compliance 

Operations, Events & Growth

• Manage supplies, environments, and ministry budget 
• Coordinate childcare for church-wide events 
• Support camps, seasonal programming, and outreach initiatives 
• Build scalable systems for future ministry growth 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Be or Become member of Harvest Ridge Church
• A daily pursuit of Christian maturity
• Agree with and live in alignment with Harvest Ridge statement of faith
• Demonstrated leadership experience with teams, volunteers, or ministry environments 
• Strong organizational, operational, and communication skills 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting 
• Experience coordinating systems, schedules, and people 
• Commitment to child safety, policies, and compliance 
• Alignment with Harvest Ridge Church’s mission, values, and leadership culture 
• Experience in children’s ministry, education, or family-focused environments 

Preferred

• Experience developing leaders, volunteers, or interns 
• Familiarity with curriculum planning and classroom environments 
• Experience with Planning Center or similar tools 
• Experience in church plant or portable church settings 
• Experience supporting children with additional needs 
• Bachelors degree

What Success Looks Like

• Classrooms are consistently safe, staffed, and engaging 
• Volunteers feel equipped, supported, and developed 
• Parents are equipped in shepherding their children
• Systems are organized, proactive, and scalable 
• Families feel welcomed and well-communicated with 
• Kids Ministry is positioned for healthy, sustainable growth