Lead, Kids Ministry

KIDS LEAD SANDALS CHURCH ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Kids Lead role exists to build and lead a strong Real Team who creates a safe, fun, and welcoming environment where kids learn to be real with themselves, God, and others. This role is about leading people, not doing all the work alone.

The Kids Lead role exists to cast vision, lead culture, and build a healthy volunteer team of adults and students who create environments where kids (and parents) become real with themselves, God, and others as they grow closer to Jesus. This role focuses on discipling kids, developing leaders, and partnering with parents to disciple their kids.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Vision & Culture

• Cast compelling vision for Sandals Kids that reflects the church's mission and values.
• Shape and protect a culture of authenticity, discipleship, passion, and fun.
• Lead with clarity and consistency so kids and leaders know where the ministry is going.

Lead & Develop Your Real Team

• Recruit, onboard, and train new volunteers.
• Build team leads and give away real leadership.
• Create a culture where volunteers feel valued, supported, and discipled.

Weekend Experience

• Ensure check-in is warm, fast, and easy.
• Oversee safe and loving environments for babies through preschoolers.
• Lead volunteers to run an engaging, high-energy elementary service.
• Keep all spaces organized, prepared, and clean.
• Model what it looks like to lead an engaging large group experience including leading games, the bible story, worship and response times for kids.

Curriculum & Programming

• Collaborate with central staff to execute curriculum with excellence.
• Equip volunteers to teach confidently and connect with families.

Partnering with Parents

• Resource, equip and come alongside parents to be the primary spiritual nurturers of their child's faith.
• Equip volunteers to engage and encourage parent partnership.
• Strengthen the relationship between families and Sandals Church.

Campus Collaboration

• Support campus-wide events, engagement, and discipleship.
• Serve as a unified part of the campus staff team.
• Support campus events and midweek needs by mobilizing volunteers.

We're Looking for Someone Who

• Loves building teams and empowering others.
• Is teachable, organized, relational, and energetic.
• Communicates clearly and works well with people.
• Adapts quickly, stays positive, and leads through change.
• Someone who is passionate about seeing kids being discipled and a heart for the next generation.
• Disciple people through relationships and everyday interactions.

You're a Great Fit If You

• Can lead yourself spiritually, mentally and emotionally to become a better leader.
• Can give and receive feedback to grow as a leader.
• Are a leader of leaders who multiplies yourself through others.
• Build strong relationships with both kids and adults.
• Are responsible, agile, and passionate about serving families.

Pay Range: $20$22 per hour Rate determined by experience and our internal compensation structure.

Sandals Church is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of Sandals Church as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent us from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all employees share the same religious commitment, which is central to our mission.

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