Minister, Kids Director

A little bit about South Side:

South Side Church of Christ (SSCOC) is a growing, spirit led, instrumental church in Fayette County (South Central Ohio). While we have a rural aspect to our location and carry the small-town charm, we are within forty-five minutes’ drive time of three major Ohio cities (Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus). We draw families from all over Fayette County that currently sits at a population of approximately 28,000.

We have the blessing of a large worship center, an event center, and ample multi-function rooms with space to grow in a two-story facility. We are a multi-generational church of between 250-300 in attendance on Sunday mornings. We enjoy a strong and creative worship style, that is about giving glory to the Lord. We have volunteers from all backgrounds and age groups, teen through adult. We have a good reputation within our local community and the surrounding area. Our reach and our desire to reach is ever growing within Fayette County. South Side exists to know Christ, grow in Christ, and go for Christ and to Seek the Welfare of the City. 

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Minister, Kids Director is a full-time position (expect 40 hours a week) with shared responsibility—alongside the lead pastor, associate staff, and elders. The Minister, Kids Director will serve the Body of Christ at SSCOC by leading the ministry for children Birth-5th grade and their families.

The Minister, Kids Director provides spiritual leadership, strategic planning, and operational oversight for our pre-school through elementary-age ministry. This person is responsible for creating dynamic, Christ-centered environments where kids grow in faith, families feel supported, and team members thrive. The Minister, Kids Director will champion the vision of SSCOC through meaningful relationships, effective programming, and intentional discipleship. There is ample room for the staff member to bring and use his/her own gifts and talents to SSCOC as the Holy Spirit directs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and Shepherd the Kids Ministry workers and families. Build a thriving community of volunteer team members and partner with parents to disciple the next generation.
• Recruit, train, schedule, and support a healthy team of volunteers.
• Send reminders, follow-ups, and encouragement to team members and families.
• Recognize and celebrate milestones and contributions of kids, families, and team members.
• Follow up with visiting or absent families with care and intentionality.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with parents via email, newsletters, and social media.
• Prepare Environments and Experiences for Evangelism and Discipleship Design and execute impactful programming that helps kids know, love, and follow Jesus.
• Plan and prepare engaging curriculums for all services and events.
• Teach and lead classes when necessary, creating an inclusive, Jesus-centered environment.
• Ensure rooms are fully prepared, safe, and welcoming each week.
• Plan and execute key events such as camps, conferences, and other events.
• Strategically set goals for upcoming discipleship, training, and outreach efforts.
• Evaluate and refresh curriculum scope and sequence regularly.
• Manage Ministry Operations & Resources Ensure all systems, logistics, and administrative functions run smoothly to support ministry goals.
• Prep classrooms with materials and manage weekly supply needs.
• Track attendance trends and spiritual milestones with Planning Center.
• Communicate scheduling and event plans with other staff and ministry teams.
• Maintain flexibility to troubleshoot behavior, classroom issues, or last-minute needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ministry Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience and passion for children’s and family ministry.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: verbal, written and electronic.
• Supervisory skills such as coaching, mentoring, nurturing, holding accountable to ministry goals, and helping to create a reporting structure that works for the individual.
• Ability to consistently interact with a variety of levels of leadership.
• Ability to "see the big picture" to include a working knowledge of entire church and a vision for the growth needs. 
• Ability to maintain compassion, humbly with a caring heart while peacemaking.
• Ability to prioritize and follow through while being adaptable to change.
• Confidence to effectively communicate new programs, processes and procedures to a wide variety of groups and individuals to gain support and affect change.

PERSONAL LIFE EXPECTATIONS: Every Staff Member is responsible to lead from a healthy place, to serve interdependently, to communicate well, to build a culture of leadership development and multiplication by being an Equipper of ministry, and to publicly and privately support the Mission, Values, Strategy of SSCOC.

In addition, every staff member is expected to:

Put Jesus at the Center: A growing, vibrant and intimate relationship with God is essential for ourselves, our families and those we are responsible to serve, and is an expectation of all pastors and staff at SSCOC so that we will minister out of the overflow of our intimacy with Christ. A disciplined, daily-time with Christ (incorporating spiritual disciplines) along with a consistent day of Sabbath each week are not only critical to ensuring our identity is found in Christ alone (and not primarily in the success of ministry) but are expected and must be protected.

Establish Healthy Boundaries: Having balance and regular time to rest is vital to our success in the ministry. As we minister, let us do so by setting a healthy example.

Serve with Passion: We serve the Lord with passion, and He is our strength.

Put Family First: Our relationship with our spouse and/or family should be healthy and thriving. Our families should be flourishing under our love and leadership, with Christ at the center.

Make a Home in the Community: Staff are expected to live where they serve and actively work for the peace and prosperity of our community beyond the church.

Equip People: We work hard to establish healthy relationships with folks we lead, love, support and serve alongside in ministry. We do ministry with a team approach and see ourselves as equippers of God’s people.

Continual Learning: We should be consistently growing and evolving in our practices and methodology of ministry, regularly learning new ways of being and doing ministry.

Please email resumes to: [email protected]