CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MINISTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

• • Full-time position (40 hours per week, including Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings), 4 weeks and 4 Sundays paid vacation, 2 weeks continuing education plus allowance

• • Responsible for formation programming for infants through fifth-grade children and their families

• • The Children and Family Ministries Director reports to the Associate Rector of Formation

Primary Responsibilities

• • Establish a faith community of and for children and their families
  • Plan and lead weekly children’s formation on Wednesday evenings, Sunday mornings, and other times
  • Facilitate children and family-centric events (including special events, camps, retreats, etc.)
  • Manage nursery and oversee nursery workers
  • Actively coordinate with the Director of Youth Ministries, Associate Rector of Formation, and Choirmaster/Organist to ensure continuity in faith formation
  • Work with Calvary staff to actively imagine opportunities to integrate children’s formation and participation with other Calvary ministries
  • Create meaningful milestones for children in faith formation
  • Recruit and manage a team of volunteers to assist in facilitating children’s and family programming
  • Project a warm and welcoming presence to newcomers to invite them into Children and Family ministries
  • Regularly communicate with the children’s and family ministry community via consistently scheduled emails, newsletters, social media engagement, etc.
  • Measure progress towards ministry goals through regular tracking and reporting

Qualifications

• • Baptized and confirmed Christian, actively engaged in a worshiping community, who is at home in the beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church
  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher
  • Passion for educating and nurturing the children of the Church
  • Self-motivated, organized professional with excellent planning skills
  • Flexible and able to adapt quickly to changing conditions during Covid-tide and beyond
  • Positive, creative individual experienced in working with children
  • Commitment to continuing education in formation ministry

Submission Requirements

Please submit a cover letter and resume to the Rev. Amber Carswell, Associate Rector of Formation at Calvary at acarswell@calvarymemphis.org. Deadline: March 19, 2021