Associate Pastor to Children and Families

Inquiries and resumes should be sent to: 

Job Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

Commensurate with the applicant's education and experience.

General Description:

To build, plan, implement, and evaluate the Children’s and Families’ Ministry Program at Second Baptist Church.

Reports to: 

Senior Pastor

Job Responsibilities (as follows, but not limited to):

• Provide pastoral care to the children and families of Second Baptist Church
  • Actively engage in the lives of children and families, including hospital visitation and limited counseling, as needed
  • Provide parent education and supportive programming as needed
    • Examples: parenting skills, child development basics, children’s spiritual formation, single parents’ group, moms’ support group, divorce support, etc.
  • Provide outreach to families with children who visit Second Baptist Church
• Plan and facilitate children’s discipleship and worship
  • Coordinate and implement programming for children from birth through 5th grade.
    • Evaluate and select curriculum
    • Plan and implement outreach program for inactive children and recruit new children
    • Plan and facilitate special emphasis such as Promotion Sunday
  • Plan and implement midweek Children’s Programming
  • Plan and promote children’s involvement in worship and the liturgical season
• Plan and facilitate special events
  • Plan presentation of Bibles to 1^st and 5^th grade and family dedications in worship
  • Provide regular Kids’ Night Out opportunities for children and their families
  • Plan and implement Summer Programming (2B Leaders, VBS, Children’s Camp)
  • Plan and implement seasonal parties and social events for children
• Supervise volunteer worship leaders and employed childcare workers
  • Interview and hire childcare supervisors and workers as needed
  • Recruit and train all volunteer and employed childcare workers
  • Coordinate the dates and times childcare is needed to ensure coverage
  • Recruit and train worship leaders/teachers Children’s Time and Sunday Discipleship Classes
  • Maintain training records for employees and volunteers and ensure background checks are conducted annually
  • Review and revise policies and procedures annually
• Interface with the overall ministry of the church
  • Serve on the Pastoral Team and cover pastoral functions as assigned
  • Coordinate and Serve on the Children’s Ministry Advisory Team
  • Administer children’s budget
  • Lead in worship and mid-week programming, as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree in related field, master’s degree preferred
• Background and work experience in children’s ministry or child development and education
• Seminary education is preferred
• Supervisory experience in a children’s educational setting preferred
• Demonstrated organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Team-oriented and highly collaborative leadership style