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Parkview Kids Camp

Children's Pastor

Glen Ellyn, IL

Children's Pastor General Description The Children's Director oversees all aspects of weekly children's ministries programming (birth-5th grade) and special events. This role seeks to create a ...

Willow Creek Community Church Inc

Children's Pastor

Dundee, IL · On-site

$65K - $75K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Mission As the Willow Kids Pastor for our Huntley campus, you'll be the architect of the Birth-5th Grade experience. You won't be doing this in a silo; you'll be a key part of our campus ...

Willow Creek Community Church

Children's Pastor

Dundee, IL

$65K - $75K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Mission As the Willow Kids Pastor for our Huntley campus, you'll be the architect of the Birth-5th Grade experience. You won't be doing this in a silo; you'll be a key part of our campus ...

Willow Creek Community Church

Children's Pastor

West Chicago, IL · On-site

$45K - $63K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Mission As the Willow Kids Pastor for our Wheaton location, you'll be the architect of the Birth-5th Grade experience. You won't be doing this in a silo; you'll be a key part of our campus ...

Inland Hills Church

Children's Pastor

Chino, CA · On-site

Oversee IHC's Children's Ministries including planning, budgeting, curating curriculum, etc., for weekly IHC Kids programming online and in person. Develop and accomplish annual and quarterly ...

Inland Hills Church

Children's Pastor

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Real Life Church

Children's Director/Pastor

Valencia, CA · On-site

$70K - $73K/yr

The Children's Pastor provides spiritual leadership, vision, and direction for the children's ministry (birth through 4th grade), creating environments where children can develop a growing ...

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Children's Pastor

Parkview Kids Camp

Glen Ellyn, IL

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Children's Pastor


General Description

The Children's Director oversees all aspects of weekly children's ministries programming (birth-5th grade) and special events. This role seeks to create a culture where kids love church, leaders love serving, and families feel supported.


Essential Job Functions


Lead a Thriving Sunday Children's Ministry

  • Ensure Sunday morning children's environments are prepared, engaging, and spiritually impactful for Parkview children
  • Oversee Sunday Elementary programming, ensuring volunteers are trained, scheduled, and equipped to run excellent ministry environments
  • Foster a culture of high standards of safety and cleanliness among children's programming.
  • Guide the selection and implementation of children's curriculum that supports children's spiritual development
  • Manage the early childhood coordinator to ensure quality children's programming across the ministry
  • Evaluate and continually improve ministry environments, systems, and physical spaces to ensure they are effective, engaging, and scalable


Build and Develop Strong Volunteer Teams

  • Create clear pathways and effective systems for recruiting, onboarding, and training volunteers
  • Create effective structures to develop and coach volunteer leaders
  • Care for volunteers and foster a culture of celebration


Strengthen Families and Church-Wide Ministry

  • Develop programming and special events beyond Sunday to build community and foster spiritual development among our kids.
  • Plan and execute events that support the entire family system.
  • Provide occasional teaching and leadership support to Parkview Kids Camp
  • Support the broader mission and ministry of Parkview Church as needed


Position Requirements

Competencies:

  • Care: Experience supporting and caring for young children, parents, and volunteers
  • Building Effective Teams: Able to train staff well, creates strong morale, defines success for the whole, fosters open dialogue, creates a feeling of belonging
  • Interpersonal Skills: Able to communicate and build relationships with children, staff, and parents, and resolve conflicts that arise
  • Physical requirements: Ability to lift a child or infant (up to 25 lbs.) repeatedly and stand for extended periods of time
  • Child Development Knowledge: Understand the developmental needs of young children
  • Organized: Ability to keep track of sensitive information and paperwork regarding registrants and volunteers
  • Background Check: Pass all Parkview criminal background and reference checks


Experience

  • Work with children
  • Managing people
  • Customer service


Education

  • Degree in ministry or related field preferred
  • Degree or specialization in neurodivergent children is a plus!


Position Structure

Reports to: Family Pastor

Category: Full-time

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