Overview
Kids Ministry Director
The Kids Director provides spiritual and organizational leadership for Kids Ministry (birth through 5th grade) at the Alton Darby Campus. This person takes ownership of the health, growth, safety, and weekend experience of the entire ministry. The Kids Director leads and develops staff, builds a strong Difference Maker culture, partners with parents as the primary spiritual influence in their children’s lives, and ensures every environment is fun, friendly, focused, and safe. Working with the Central Kids Team, this role carries out Cypress-wide ministry strategy while continually strengthening Kids Ministry at the campus.
Requirements
- Growing personal relationship with Jesus and a passion for helping children know and follow Him.
- Ability to lead a Kids Ministry, recruit and develop volunteer teams, and coach staff or other ministry leaders.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with children, parents, Difference Makers, and staff.
- Proactive, organized leader who anticipates needs, makes decisions, and follows through.
- Understanding of child safety, volunteer screening, and age-appropriate ministry practices.
- Comfortable using ministry technology and systems for scheduling, check-in, communication, and reporting.
- Ability to think, act, and plan strategically.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall health, growth, and direction of Kids Ministry at Alton Darby, from birth through 5th grade.
- Lead, coach, and develop Kids Ministry staff, ensuring each ministry area is led effectively.
- Oversee Kids Ministry during Thursday and Sunday services, ensuring a great experience for kids, families, and Difference Makers.
- Partner with the Central Kids Team to carry out church-wide curriculum, strategy, initiatives, systems, and ministry standards at the campus.
- Build a strong Difference Maker culture by equipping ministry staff to recruit, train, develop, and care for their teams.
- Ensure all Kids Ministry environments follow Cypress safety, screening, check-in/check-out, wellness, supervision, and emergency procedures.
- Create ministry environments where kids are known, build friendships, learn biblical truth, and take age-appropriate steps in following Jesus.
- Build relationships with parents and equip them to help their children grow in their faith.
- Ensure Early Childhood and Elementary (K–5) experiences meet the needs of each age group, including an intentional 4th/5th Grade experience and transition to Student Ministry.
- Develop staff and Difference Maker leaders who prepare well, lead confidently, solve problems, and develop other leaders.
- Evaluate the health and effectiveness of Kids Ministry, identify opportunities for improvement, and lead the team in making needed changes.
- Ensure Kids Ministry environments are appropriately staffed, equipped, and prepared for all services.
- Ensure Kids Ministry environments are appropriately staffed, equipped, and prepared for all services.
- Proactively recruit and develop Kids Difference Makers to build strong teams and maintain appropriate classroom ratios.
- Attend required staff meetings, Kids Ministry meetings, and ministry events.
- Other duties as assigned