What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kids Pastor position at FREEDOM HOUSE?
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Freedom House (coming in 2025), exists to SHOW PEOPLE WHO JESUS IS. Which means, every person we hire must have a heart to reach lost people and a love for the Church. God is writing an unlikely story here in the Midwest and we deeply believe God is readying His Church for a historic movement that brings glory to HIS name alone.
The Kids Pastor will help fulfill FH’s vision by providing vision, creation, and implementation to the NextGen department.
Reports to: NextGen Pastor
Teams: Kids Team, NextGen Team
Full Time Position
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:
- A mature relationship with Jesus Christ that is clear and evident
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, written, and strategy building skills
- A strong team player and collaborator
- Projects a professional and confident image and is able to handle a stressful pace
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Passion to see the next generation know, experience, and serve Jesus
- Strong social media skills
- Must be a creative contributor to the team and not just a “doer” of projects.
- This role may include work outside of normal business hours
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- A strong mastery of Apple products or an ability to learn
- A strong mastery of Google Workspace
- A mastery or ability to learn PCO and all its components
- A mastery or ability to learn how to design and edit projects in Canva
- An ability to work with social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Youtube
- An ability to film and edit videos
- Ability to work with BILL financial system and other financial systems that the church implements
- Ability to work within Leadr
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Leadership Development
- Recruit leaders.
- Create clear job descriptions.
- Maintain an onboarding system.
- Offer clear and continual training.
- Success looks like having 2 Leaders in each classroom on each weekend with 1-2 Weekend Leads.
- Spread vision and excitement with leaders and the whole church.
- Oversee and train leaders in the Next Steps processes (such as baptisms, new believers, serving, etc) for kids.
- Work with the NextGen team to help lead all in team training with unified vision.
- Maintain staff rhythms of meetings, all hands on deck events, ongoing training.
- Recruit leaders.
- Programming
- Develop and execute meaningful and intentional Kids ministry.
- Teach and develop teachers for main group teaching times.
- Make connections within local schools and in other spaces families are to both build bridges and learn from families.
- Develop and implement an outreach strategy for Kids programs.
- Build relationships with leaders, kids, and parents/guardians.
- Partner with NextGen Coordinator to maintain regular ministry rhythms for Kids Ministry (i.e. attendance, mailings, sign ups, etc).
- Partner with NextGen Coordinator to maintain appropriate hospitality systems.
- Social Media Management
- Be a brand manager for the student team within the NextGen overall brand.
- Work with the NextGen team to develop a social media strategy.
- Ability to create (or recruit someone to create) posts and utilize tools to schedule posting schedules.
- Utilize social media to create culture and provide information.
- Events
- Create and host events based on ministry strategy.
- Create and/or attend camps based on ministry strategy.
- Create and oversee service events based on ministry strategy.
- Oversee signups and financials attached to events.
- Maintain communication with parents/guardians about events.
