Early Childhood Service Director

Job Summary

Overall Purpose: To reflect the mission and vision of Cedar Valley Church through Early Childhood Ministry on Sunday mornings. To create a safe, fun, and engaging environment for kids to grow in their understanding of God, the Bible, and what it means to follow Him. To build, equip, and development a volunteer team to effectively minister to kids ages newborn–5-years-old on Sunday mornings.

Roles:

1. Early Childhood Services (Sundays)

Purpose: To create a fun and enagaging experience for kids to: hear lessons/stories from the Bible, memorize Scripture, and learn who God is.

Responsibilities:

· Have a planned order of service for each room.

· Create moments of worship, giving, prayer, and Scripture memorization every week.

· Prepare all supplies needed for each service.

· Develop, train, and equip a team to teach kids lessons/stories from the Bible in fun and engaging ways every Sunday.

· Communicate the service plan with teachers and volunteers ahead of time.

· Consistently evaluate Early Childhood Services with coaches and lead teachers to ensure effective ministry is happening.

2. Team Builder

Purpose: To grow the volunteer team in Early Childhood and to develop teams of leaders to delegate responsibility to.

Responsibilities:

· Continually cast vision to the volunteer team to help them understand where we are going and how their investment of time is making a difference in God’s Kingdom.

· Consistently recruit new volunteers and walk them through the onboarding process.

· Teach and challenge current volunteers to recruit new volunteers.

· Develop volunteers into leaders capable of serving in higher capacities as room coordiantors, leader teacher, coaches, and ministry leads.

· Continue to build the leadership pipeline in Early Childhood ministry.

· Meet with lead teachers and coaches consistently to invest in their leadership, receive feedback to make the ministry better, and give them information to pass on to the teams they lead.

· Keep the CV Kids Handbook up to date with relevant information.

· Continually train volunteers through video, huddles, and meetings.

3. Communicator

Purpose: To ensure a positive experience for volunteers through proactive communication.

Responsibilities:

· Schedule volunteers and send the schedule one month in advance.

· Work with volunteers to find replacements if they are unable to serve.

· Send consistent communication to all volunteers about upcoming events, curriculum updates, and any other information they need to know.

· Create space for volunteers to provide feedback on ministry.

· Send lesson plans to volunteer teams ahead of time to give them time to prepare.

· Build relationships with volunteers.

4. Event Planner

Purpose: To create space for fun Sundays so kids can invite friends and family.

Responsibilities:

· Work with the Kids Team to create the annual calendar.

· Plan and execute Bring a Friend Sundays throughout the year.

· Plan and execute Preschool Party in August, for kids moving to kindergarten.

5. Parent Partner

Purpose: To resource parents to be the primary discipler of their children.

Responsibilities:

· Send a monthly parent email to keep parents informed on Early Childhood ministry.

· Provide resources for parents so they can disciple their kids at home during the week (ex. family devotions, take home sheets, etc.)

· Build relationship with parents to deepen their trust with, and understanding of, Early Childhood ministry and Cedar Valley Church.

· Work with the Kids Team to plan and execute Family Connects.

6. Room Overseer

Purpose: To ensure Early Childhood rooms are clean, safe, and ready for ministry.

Responsibilities:

· Ensure each room is a fun environment that kids want to be in.

· Ensure Early Childhood rooms are organized, clean, and ready to welcome kids.

· Continually work to make Early Childhood rooms better.

· Create a detailed room cleaning guide to be followed after every room use.

· Create a detailed room and toy cleaning guide to be followed monthly or bi-monthly.

· Do weekly checks to make sure every room is stocked with supplies (diapers, snack, cleaning supplies, etc.) and order any supplies that need to be restocked.

· Ensure toys are clean and in good working condition.

· Ensure furniture is clean and in good working condition.

· Communicate maintenance requests with the Facilities team.

7. Staff Member

Purpose: To live out staff culture and to keep the full team in mind.

Responsibilities:

· Live out our staff culture in your daily work life.

· Attend relevant meetings.

· Follow processes in place when working with other departments.

· Proactively communicate with other departments as needed.

· Keep a clean and organized work space.

· Work with Early Childhood Life Groups Director to plan out lessons throughout the year.

· Work with Early Childhood Life Groups Director to set and steward the Early Childhood budget each year.

8. Event Childcare Requests

Purpose: To assist other ministries by being the point person for childcare requests.

Responsibilities:

· Follow the childcare request process with requesting departments.

· Be proactive in communicating and asking for information from requesting deparments.

· Get a childcare team together by working with: current volunteers, local churches, outside agencies.

· Give updates to requesting departments as needed.

· Events include: CV Recap, Christmas Eve, Good Friday, and other events as they come up.

Qualifications

· Authentic relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

· One who exhibits a personal and growing relationship with God, a teachable spirit, and a healthy family life.

· A vision and passion for Early Childhood Ministry.

· Can lead others and can develop leaders.

· Is gifted in communication with others.

· Works in coordination and harmony with other church ministries and staff.

· Committed to the church's vision, leadership, and people.

· Dependable, responsible, self-motivated.

· Ability to lift an infant or toddler.

Education, Training and Experience Requirements

· Experience in Early Childhood Ministry or Education

• High School Diploma
• Proficient in use of Microsoft 365

Other Requirements

· Be or become a member of Cedar Valley Church.

· The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activies, duties, or responsibilities.

· Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time without notice.

Work Hours

· Part-time: 20-25 hours/week | 6 hours on Sundays; 14-19 hours in the office weekdays.

· Sundays: 7 a.m.–1 p.m.

· Church Office Hours: Monday–Friday | 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

· Due to our work’s nature and the need to coordinate our working hours with weekend and weekday services and activities, changes in work schedules, work locations, and travel may be necessary.

· This position may require additional hours for other work events.

Compensation

· Compensation: $21.50-$23.00 per hour

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.50 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Relocation assistance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $23