Kids Lead Coordinator | LW Elementary

Journey Church wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community and in the world.  Our mission is to see lives transformed to live and love like Jesus and it is a driving force behind everything we do.

Position Title:   Kids Lead Coordinator | LW Elementary

Department:  Next Gen

Ministry:  Kids Ministry

Reports To:  Kids Director

Position Purpose:

The purpose of the Journey Kids Lead Coordinator role at Journey Church is to manage our LW Campus Kids Elementary program in order to create a fantastic & unforgettable experience for kids and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in Dream Team interviews, orientation, training and PCO workflow management
• Helps lead, coach and develop the Kids Dream Team
• Oversees PCO Services Scheduling for Dream Team
• Ensures all Kids spaces are reset, restocked and Sunday ready during the week
• Provides support to First Time Family Process to include data management, follow-up care and correspondence
• Creates first time family report and enters it into the PCO Workflow
• Provides support for Kids Events (Camps, Easter, Christmas, Child Dedication, Move Up, etc.)
• Monitors and reviews campus budget and metrics for Journey Kids
• Responsible for Campus ordering of supplies (snacks, dream team meals, office & classroom supplies, etc.)
• Champions the vision, the church pillars, the staff values and standards of Journey Church with excellence
• Perform other duties as assigned

Elementary:

• Oversee Kindergarten - 5th Grade Journey Kids
  • Lead Volunteers (training, check-ins, etc.)
  • Prepare weekly curriculum and supplies for grade school classrooms
  • Oversee monthly scheduling of Journey Kids volunteers for Elementary Classes
  • Ensure scheduled volunteers are prepared for their roles (email out curriculum)
  • Weekly schedule updates/reminders as well as follow-up phone calls 
  • Send out monthly birthday cards to kids and leaders
• Assist with Special events (i.e.. Encounter Nights, Marriage Mondays, Tier 1 Events, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Sunday Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of the Elementary Services and Classrooms
• Oversee strategy and execution of scheduling for all volunteers
• Create excellent environments for kids by constant evaluation and systematic improvements
• Oversee training, development and building of worship, production and presenter teams with direction from Kids Director
• Regular preaching, teaching and hosting of Elementary services

Qualifications / Experience: 

• Strong communicator and interpersonal skills
• Servant Leader with a love for people
• Team Player while still being able to work well independently
• Highly organized in time, material, and people resources Skilled in managing projects
• Capability to handle multiple projects effectively
• Experience in organizing multiple people
• Organized; flexible; able to Multitask
• Passionate about children and families
• Some ministry experience preferred but not required

Spiritual Attributes: 

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
• Commitment to personal spiritual growth
• Models standards and expectations of leaders within Journey Church
• Aligns with Journey’s spiritual beliefs and staff values
• Spiritually mature: models the lifestyle of a passionate follower of Jesus
• Must attend Journey Church

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This role is currently responsible for the supervision of the Kids Dream Team Members