Director of Children's Ministry

About The Avenue Church:
The Avenue Church exists to make disciples who bring Christ’s renewing beauty to brokenness, with a vision of seeing radical gospel renewal in our lives, our church, and our city. Our children’s ministry, Kingdom Kids, is a vital part of this. In this vibrant, Jesus-centered environment, children experience the love of Christ through the volunteers and grow in knowing and following Christ through age-appropriate Bible learning and activities.

To apply, you must complete our application at the following link as a next step.

We will be receiving applications for this part-time role through January and then will begin following up.

Position Overview:
The Children’s Ministry Director will provide leadership, operational oversight, volunteer onboarding, and lesson creation for Kingdom Kids (ages birth through 6th grade). This role combines team development, administrative excellence, and volunteer-equipping to create a safe, fun, and impactful Sunday morning environment for children and families.

Church Size: 200-250.

Denomination: Nondenominational.

Job Type: Part-Time, 25 hours/week.

Workplace: Both on-site and flexible.

Weekly Schedule: 1) Sunday program from 8am to 12pm, 2) Wednesday staff meeting from 9am to 11am, 3) Weekly 1 Hour Meeting with Executive Pastor, and 4) Support and attendance of all church events when possible. The remaining hours are flexible.

Pay: Part-Time, Salary Commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits: 403b plan with 3% employer matching.

Qualities We’re Looking For:

• A committed and growing follower of Jesus who nurtures a vibrant and prayerful relationship with Him and exhibits it with joy and humility.
• A person who embraces and models a vision for making disciples who are deeply rooted in the Gospel.
• Someone with a strong work ethic who takes initiative and pursues excellence.
• A highly relational individual who engages well with volunteers, parents, and children.
• A team player who eagerly works in unity with other staff, volunteers, and parents.
• One who believes strongly in and practices equipping volunteers to thrive in their roles.
• One who is compassionate toward the demands and pressures of parenting this age.

Essential Qualifications:

• Has successful experience in leading and inspiring others.
• Possesses adequate administrative, technology, and communication skills.
• Must be willing to become a Covenant Member of The Avenue Church.
• Children’s ministry experience preferred either as a volunteer or a ministry leader.

Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Administrative Oversight:

• Aligns with Avenue Church vision, mission, values, and staff culture.
• Stays current on best practices from trusted publications and mentors.
• Ensures a safe environment for children and volunteers by implementing and enforcing policies and procedures, thus maximizing safety and minimizing liability.
• Updates and organizes all records, role checklists, policies and procedures, etc., and makes easily accessible.
• Updates and maintains all children and family information in designated software.
• Helps develop and work within annual budget and oversees purchasing.

Team and Volunteer Development:

• Builds and leads a Leadership Team to help conduct the Children’s Ministry. Team members include a paid scheduler, and may also include others to prepare lessons, manage social media, special events, etc.
• Leads recruitment effort of volunteers around mission critical roles including lead and assistant teachers, admins, captains, etc.
• Follows volunteer policies and procedures including vetting, onboarding, scheduling.
• Ensures volunteers understand, agree to, and follow policies/procedures.
• Along with Leadership Team, expresses regular appreciation to volunteers.
• Plans and provides ongoing training for volunteers.

Curriculum and Learning Environment Management:

• Utilizing current children’s curriculum, prepares weekly lesson plans for each age group that are age-appropriate, easy to-follow, engaging, and impactful.
• Evaluates curriculum and lesson plans quarterly for effectiveness and impact.
• Solicits and receives feedback from families and volunteers, processes with leadership, and responds as needed.
• Prepares classrooms with supplies and items for weekly program.

Family Engagement and Care:

• Is a hospitable presence on Sunday mornings during drop-off and pick-up, actively greeting and encouraging volunteers, children, and parents, and also learning names.
• Regularly communicates with parents or guardians to encourage them, and to inform them of upcoming events, curriculum, ministry needs, and helpful resources.
• Responds to parent (and volunteer and staff) communications within 24–48 hours.
• Stays connected with new families, volunteers, and those needing follow-up.
• Links families to small groups, prayer, pastoral care, or resources.

Community, Outreach, and Evangelism:

• Works with leadership and staff to plan and execute periodic events that build community, engage families, and outreach to the community.