Job Title: Room Coordinator K-2

Department:Kids

Reports to:Children’s Ministry Campus Pastor

Campus:Mid Rivers

Status/Hours:Part-time (28 hours per week) weekday/weekend combination

Job Summary

The Room Coordinator is responsible for implementing the curriculum during weekend services in the Mid Rivers KidsCrossing rooms. Moreover, the Room Coordinator will provide leadership in the room on the weekend for all volunteers and children. It’s the Room Coordinator’s goal to foster a high quality, fun, safe, and relational environment within the KidsCrossing rooms. The Room Coordinator must be a highly relational and flexible person who can manage people as they lead volunteer teams to develop children spiritually through weekends and events. The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for Jesus Christ, the vision of The Crossing and for reaching and developing children to become fully devoted followers of Christ.

Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Oversee the implementation of the curriculum program on weekends.
  • Schedule, train, and equip volunteers.
  • Fill in as needed.
  • Implement new stage sets when needed.
  • Ensure that the rooms are set with the appropriate materials for the coming weekend.
  • Send a weekly team email to the volunteers of your room.
  • Load ProPresenter onto the computer each week and prepare other basic tech needs for the weekend.
  • Serve as the producer and run rehearsals for the large group program on the weekend.
  • Give appropriate feedback to LGCs during rehearsals and after services.
  • Create and continually update a fun “hang time” environment.
  • Connect with parents.
  • Talk to parents about behavior issues when needed.
  • Communicate regarding incidents/accidents and follow up during week when necessary.
  • Communicate encouragement or praises regarding their kid.
  • Oversee all volunteers
  • Actively manage the volunteer schedule for therooms.
  • Actively work to fill holes in schedule.
  • Mobilize your volunteer team to recruit new members to the team.
  • Identify key leaders so that you can begin investing in them and challenge them toward growth.
  • Coordinate team building/social events (i.e. pool party, pie nights, etc.)
  • Be available to respond to crises (hospital visits, funerals, etc.)

Spiritual Gifts Helpful For This Position

  • Creative Communication
  • Leadership
  • Discernment
  • Administration

Character Traits Needed For This Position

  • Spiritual Maturity
  • Team builder
  • Trustworthy, reliable, teachable, humble, flexible
  • Team player
  • Passionate about The Crossing and a relationship with God

Required Education and Experience

  • Experience working in children’s ministry, as staff or volunteer
  • Ability to work weekends
  • Knowledge of child development

All qualified individuals must meet the above job-specific requirements, in addition to the following requirements for all staff members of The Crossing:

  • Attend a service on a weekly basis
  • Be passionate about The Crossing and a relationship with God
  • Baptized as a follower of Christ
  • Completion of all vision venues within the first year of employment
  • Regard the Bible as God’s final authority in all areas of Christian life and desire to be wholly obedient to it
  • Wholeheartedly affirm The Crossing’s Statement of Faith, including our view on baptism
  • Live a lifestyle consistent with scriptural principles

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