Kids Ministry Director

Austin Heights Campus

This role is a part-time 20 hrs/week position.

The Director of Austin Heights Kids will lead a healthy Christ-centred kids ministry focused on creating a fun and engaging environment where the Scriptures are appropriately taught, where children engage in a community of their peers, where parents are supported in the discipleship of their children, and where volunteer leaders are equipped to provide care through ongoing discipleship.

About the Role

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and managing Sunday ministry (including set-up, check-in, and teaching teams).
• Identifying, recruiting and training new volunteers.
• Processing and screening volunteer applications.
• Maintaining Safe Space policies and training.
• Establishing and communicating volunteer team schedules.
• Planning and leading Austin Heights Kids Special Events.
• Organizing and directing the annual Austin Heights Kids Daycamp.
• Preparing the annual Austin Heights Kids budget in conversation with the Campus Pastor and Ministry Coordinator.
• Developing and implementing curriculum for Sunday mornings, in partnership with the Willingdon Kids team.
• Providing regular communication with parents, both verbal and otherwise.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience leading a kids ministry.
• Experience in ministry program development and hands-on implementation.
• A clear call to ministry to kids and families.
• A high standard of excellence in age-appropriate gospel-centred teaching.
• A desire to serve in equipping others for opportunities to minister in this context.

The ideal candidate must:

• Be a follower of Jesus, having recognized and repented of personal sin and baptized as a sign of death to self and life in Jesus. Life must clearly demonstrate a high level of spiritual maturity.
• Be growing in Christ-likeness demonstrating a commitment to a transformed life through the work of the Holy Spirit in spiritual disciplines such as, prayer, study, giving, fasting, solitude, confession, unity, worship, etc.
• Have a clear sense of God’s calling to ministry at Austin Heights.
• Demonstrate a caring heart for others.
• Be an enthusiastic and creative team leader who is willing to work with current staff and volunteers, with an eye to equipping others for ministry through ongoing discipleship.

For more information about this role please contact Brett Landry at BLandry {at} Willingdon {dot} org.

To apply, please forward your cover letter and résumé to our Human Resources Department [hrapply {at} willingdon {dot} org]