Children's Minister

SUMMARY

The Children's Minister at Pinelake Church, Reservoir Campus is responsible for assisting the Children's Pastor in leading, shepherding, and guiding the spiritual development of servant leaders, families, and children within the Children's Ministry. This role focuses on children in 1st–4th grade and places strong emphasis on developing servant leaders, partnering with parents, and preparing consistent Sunday environments. The Children's Minister will help create spaces where children encounter Jesus, servant leaders grow in leadership, and families walk in discipleship together. This person will also assist in preparing and leading Jesus-Centered Life for Kids, our baptism class and discipleship experience for children and families. The Children's Minister will assist the Children's Pastor in upholding the vision as we learn from Christ, live in Christ, and lead others to Christ.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works in coordination with the overall goals and objectives of Pinelake Church.
• Assists the Children's Pastor to work toward excellence in all areas of the ministry.
• Basic personal responsibilities:
  • Maintains a vital and growing personal walk with the Lord through committed Bible study, prayer, meditation, and practicing L3.
  • Maintains proper priorities in your home including your spouse and children (if married and/or with children).
  • Faithfully supports the ministries of Pinelake by maintaining wise stewardship measures over the resources entrusted to you.
  • Maintains active participation in community.
  • Reflects a growing awareness and practice of personal Emotional Healthy Spirituality.
  • Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner to glorify Christ and further the mission and ministry purposes of Pinelake Church (Colossians 3:23-24).
  • Values the 7 H's of our staff culture in their heart, home, and life (Humility, Honor, Honesty, Hunger, Holy Spirit, Health, and Harmony).

SPECIFIC LIST OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Helps provide leadership to Children's Ministry (1st–4th grade) in the areas of servant leader development, family partnership, and Sunday environments.
• Recruits, trains, and shepherds servant leaders in the roles of small group leaders, hospitality team, large group leaders, and special event teams.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with servant leaders by providing consistent encouragement, training, and spiritual development through coaching, community, and team leadership.
• Equips coaches and directors to grow in leadership capacity and discipleship, helping foster a multiplying volunteer culture.
• Partners with families by leading and supporting discipleship pathways such as Jesus-Centered Life for Kids and family faith conversations.
• Helps implement parent-equipping resources and events that strengthen the church-home partnership and foster discipleship in everyday life.
• Collaborates with the Children's Pastor and PLK Team to select curriculum, prepare environments, and implement weekly teaching and activities.
• Ensures all servant leaders are certified and background checked through Pinelake's Our House Promise and safety processes.
• Helps lead and support strategic events such as Summer Fest, Fresh Wind, outreach experiences, and seasonal ministry environments.
• Supports preparation for Sunday morning ministry by helping ensure all rooms, teams, and curriculum are ready and excellent.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for children and families.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

May supervise and coordinate work with servant leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachelor's degree minimum and two to four years of ministry-related experience and/or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The individual must be able to understand written or oral instructions; read, analyze and interpret documents, instructions manuals, and policies and procedures. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with a diverse group of people, communicate clearly and effectively on the telephone, email and in person, demonstrating tact and diplomacy.

COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

The individual must have demonstrated skill in the use of Windows/MacOS to complete tasks (including word processing and spreadsheets) and the ability to use the internet for information retrieval. The individual must be able to apply basic mathematical concepts and operations to such tasks as accounting, budget management, and financial expense monitoring.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to simultaneously conceptualize and plan multiple tasks; project outcomes using different implementation strategies; and apply creative and innovative thinking to problem situations is required. The ability to work effectively and efficiently under stressful conditions to ensure deadlines are met is essential.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.

Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary : $60,000 - $80,000