Kids Pastor

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:

• 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.
• 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.