Job Details
Job Location: FRANKLIN, TN
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
General Description
The Southall Kids Director will be responsible for creating, overseeing, and improving all area’s of Southall Kids. This role requires a passion for the mission of Kids Ministry, but more importantly, a desire to equip parents as the primary disciple-er of their home.
Essential Job Functions
- Create and execute the vision for Southall Kids Ministry, including:
- Leadership of Southall Kids Staff
- Build and guard culture with key volunteers (Volunteer Staff, Coaches, Coordinators, etc.)
- Partnership with parents to equip them to be the primary disciplers of their children
- Maintain a fun, clean, and safe environment for all kids
- Recruit, develop, and care for all Kids Ministry volunteers.
- Oversight of all Southall Kids areas including, 4th/5th Grade, Elementary, Early Childhood, and PreK classrooms
- Maintain and build organizational processes and systems (volunteer assimilation and training, check-in & follow-up, summer intern program, child dedications and baptism, childcare system for church events, etc.)
- Plan, prepare, and direct an annual VBS that is centered on the Gospel while also attracting and retaining families to Southall Church.
- Ownership and quality control of Southall Kids Online (YouTube, Social Media, Parent communication emails).
- Implement children’s registrations, classroom management, and security policies/practices in support of all services and special events.
- Oversee the curriculum process.
- Manage the Southall Kids Ministry budget.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- A mature Christian character and a growing personal commitment to Jesus Christ.
- This position prefers a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a children’s ministry Director or Pastor role.
- Demonstrates commitment to Southall Church’s tenets of faith and cultural values.
Leadership Skills and Experience
- Doctrinal Integrity – Someone who understands, agrees, able to teach others in the doctrinal statements of the church.
- Spiritual Integrity – Someone who exhibits a personal and growing relationship with God building on a foundation of the Word and prayer. Someone who is pursuing God, listening to the Spirit, experiencing spiritual transformation and consistently moving toward Christ-like character.
- Leadership Intuition – Someone with strong leadership instincts when it comes to building teams, developing others, making tough calls, moving towards conflict, recognizing misalignment, creating solutions, etc.
- An Excellent Coach – Someone who is able to assess, mentor, lead, encourage, and develop others. Someone who is gifted at reading people and assessing their strengths and motivations. Someone who can create an environment of honesty, trust, and open dialogue.
- Excellent People Skills – Someone who is gifted at reading and relating to others. Someone with strong emotional intelligence (empathy, intuition, discernment, etc.). Someone who moves toward conflict and works toward a collective resolution. Someone who is a good listener, open and receptive to feedback, and not defensive.
- A Clear Communicator – Someone who can communicate clearly and effectively one on one, in small group settings, and in larger group settings. Someone who knows how to share the right things, with the right people, at the right time, and in the right way.
Character and Attributes (as defined by our cultural values)
- Humble: Has an accurate view of who you are in Christ and what He has called us to do, with a willingness to submit to the Lord and others.
- Healthy: Displays a commitment to growing in Christlikeness by enjoying God, loving others, and daily surrender to God.
- Hungry: Actively works to achieve team goals with ownership, resilience, and diligence, while being teachable and committed to personal growth.
