Central MercyKids Director

Position Title: Central MercyKids Director

Reports To: Pastor of Campuses

Oversees: MercyKids Campus Staff and MercyKids Associates

Location: Multi-Campus 

Position Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Salary: Commensurate with experience; comprehensive benefits package offered

Job Summary

MercyKids exists to partner with families to raise the next generation of disciples who

love God, love others, and love our world. The Central MercyKids Director (MKD) is responsible for the leadership, direction, guidance, and supervision of all of Mercy Church’s Kids Ministries serving children up to grade 5. The MKD primarily leads through staff, volunteers, and parents, ensuring that each campus has healthy teams, strong environments for kids, and the resources needed to lead effective MercyKids ministries. This includes overseeing the culture and vision for all of Mercy Campuses’ Kids Ministries, including developing rhythms and communication with parents; this role will also work closely with Campus Leadership to ensure that each campus' MercyKids teams are properly developed and supported. This role does not primarily serve in a direct, hands-on capacity with children, but instead leads through others by providing vision, building scalable systems and structures, and equipping staff and volunteers who are directly responsible for discipling kids. This role will primarily focus on four areas: Leadership and Vision, Central Ministry Oversight, Family Engagement, and  Special Events.  

Qualifications & Education

• Education: Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree in Education, Christian Ministry, or a related field is preferred
• Experience: Minimum five years in ministry leadership, including supervising staff in children’s contexts, preferably in a multi-campus church
• Qualities:
• Proven ability to lead, build, mentor, and develop a ministry, staff team, and volunteer structure
• Experience in building culture, vision, and excitement in a children’s ministry
• History in building out weekend experiences for kids and families, ensuring facilitation of discipleship, safety, and fun
• Strong strategic planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and teaching abilities, grounded in Scripture
• Experience in family ministry and multi-campus coordination

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, organizational, and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to balance visionary leadership with practical implementation.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities and maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficient in using ministry and project management software (e.g., Planning Center, Slack, Asana, or similar).
• Collaborative and team-oriented with a shepherding heart for families and volunteers.

Spiritual & Cultural Expectations

• Demonstrates a growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Lives in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Mercy Church.
• Models integrity, humility, and servant leadership.
• Actively participates in the life and community of Mercy Church.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Vision:

• Develop and implement a strategic vision for MercyKids ministry that aligns with Mercy Church’s mission and core values.
• Supervise and mentor campus staff leaders responsible for the day-to-day operations of both ministries.
• Collaborate with the Pastor of Campuses and the Associate Executive Director of Ministries to ensure consistency across campuses, growth, and scalability.

1. Central Ministry Program Oversight and Support:

• Coach and lead the campus MercyKids team, focusing on vision/strategy, future planning, curriculum, volunteer coordination, and family engagement.
• Oversee all aspects of the MercyKids (up to grade 5), including curriculum, budget, volunteer recruitment, training, structure, event execution, safety programs and procedures, and family engagement.
• Develop a growing and healthy leadership pipeline for MercyKids ministry teams at all campuses, where staff, team leaders, and volunteers have the skills and resources to guide children with Biblical insight, excellence, and energy.

1. Family Engagement:

• Work with MercyKids Staff Team to build partnerships with parents to support family discipleship, aligning with Mercy Church’s focus on family retention.
• Help to create resources (e.g., parent workshops, newsletters) to equip families biblically in MercyKid seasons.

1. Special Events:

• Develop, plan, coordinate, and ensure the execution of all MercyKids special events, including, but not limited to, Parent Commissioning, Parent Equip events, Easter events, VBS/Summer KidsWeek, and Promotion Sunday.
• Coordinate onsite childcare, using either an outside contracted company or internal volunteers, for select churchwide events, ensuring that families are free to fully engage in worship, service, and community.

* Miscellaneous Responsibilities - This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility that will be required of an employee in this position. Therefore, additional duties may be assigned and/or changed without advanced notice.

Event Expectations

The hours for this position are expected to be 40 hours per week. As one church that meets in several locations, there are several times throughout the year that Mercy Church holds church-wide events in order to do whatever it takes to reach all people. All staff members are expected to serve at these church-wide events, regardless of the positions they hold. 

Such events include, but are not limited to Easter services, Good Friday services, All-Church-Gathering, and Christmas services. Specific expectations will be communicated in advance of each event.