Central MercyKids Director

Job Description

Job Description

The Central MercyKids Director (MKD) is responsible for the leadership, direction, guidance, and supervision of all of Mercy Church’s Kids Ministries serving children up to grade 5. This includes overseeing the culture and vision for all of Mercy Campuses’ Kids Ministries, including developing rhythms and communication with parents; this role will also work closely with Campus Leadership to ensure that each campus' MercyKids teams are properly developed and supported.

• Bachelor’s degree  is required; a Master's degree in Education, Christian Ministry, or related field is preferred
• Minimum five years in ministry leadership, including supervising staff in children’s contexts, preferably in a multi-campus church
• Proven ability to lead, build, mentor, and develop a ministry, staff team, and volunteer structure
• Experience in building culture, vision, and excitement in a children’s ministry
• History in building out weekend experiences for kids and families, ensuring facilitation of discipleship, safety, and fun

• Leadership and Vision:
  • Develop and implement a strategic vision for MercyKids ministry that aligns with Mercy Church’s mission and core values.
  • Supervise and mentor campus staff leaders responsible for the day-to-day operations of both ministries.
  • Collaborate with the Pastor of Campuses and the Associate Executive Director of Ministries to ensure consistency across campuses, growth, and scalability.
• Central Ministry Program Oversight and Support:
  • Coach and lead the campus MercyKids team, focusing on vision/strategy, future planning, curriculum, volunteer coordination, and family engagement.
  • Oversee all aspects of the MercyKids, including curriculum, budget, volunteer recruitment, training, structure, event execution, safety programs and procedures, and family engagement..
  • Develop a growing and healthy leadership pipeline for MercyKids ministry teams at all campuses, where staff, team leaders, and volunteers have the skills and resources to guide children with Biblical insight, excellence, and energy.
• Family Engagement:
  • Work with MercyKids Staff Team to build partnerships with parents to support family discipleship, aligning with Mercy Church’s focus on family retention.
  • Help to create resources (e.g., parent workshops, newsletters) to equip families biblically in MercyKids seasons.
• Special Events:
  • Develop, plan, coordinate, and ensure the execution of all MercyKids special events, including, but not limited to, Parent Commissioning,
  • Parent Equip events, Easter events, VBS/Summer Kids Week, and Promotion Sunday.
  • Coordinate onsite childcare, using either an outside contracted company or internal volunteers, for select churchwide events, ensuring that families are free to fully engage in worship, service, and community.