Early Childhood Manager

About the role

The Grace Kids Early Childhood Manager oversees the Grace Kids Early Childhood ministry, focusing on ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. This role is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a salary of $55,000 per year.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Energize ministry through presence during live programming.
• Lead and oversee all tasks necessary to prepare for, deliver during, and follow up after Sunday morning, Tuesday morning, and Wednesday night early childhood programming.
• Partner with the Grace Kids Volunteer Team to recruit, onboard, and develop disciples.
• Collaborate with the Director, Managers, Associate, Coordinators, and Administrative Assistant regarding every aspect of early childhood programming.
• Champion relationship-building with early childhood disciples through check-ins and meetings.
• Oversee and execute communication with Grace Kids disciples and households via email, social media, Grace App and website.
• Lead and direct Early Childhood Coordinators in their Grace Kids ministry positions.
• Collaborate with and contribute to the vision for NXT Gen ministry.
• Network with Grace Church – Chaska and kid’s ministries from other churches.
• Demonstrate a reliance on God through a personal commitment to prayer, study of His Word, and expectation that God will do great things at Grace Kids.
• Collaborate with Grace Kids Staff for department-wide events and programming.
• Assist with church-wide events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional And Spiritual Expectations

• Education preferred (not required): Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience preferred (not required): 5+ years of experience in roles involving the key duties, responsibilities, and expectations of the position.
• Exhibits a meaningful and growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
• Exhibits a commitment to personal and active participation in the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
• Exhibits a lifestyle appropriate to a person in public Christian ministry by conducting life with integrity.
• Exhibits a personal passion to minister to people within the context of the local church.
• Is or will become a Grace Church member, serve the church as a Minister on Call, and participate in Child Dedications.
• Able to effectively execute vision.
• Able to shepherd a team.
• Able to teach, reprove, correct, and train using God’s Word.
• Demonstrate a personal passion to minister to people within the context of the local church.
• Has a commitment to personal and active participation in the fulfillment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 18-20).
• Exhibits a meaningful and growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as evidenced by the manifestation of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
• Exhibits a lifestyle appropriate to a person in public Christian ministry by conducting life with the utmost integrity in all situations.

About Grace Church

We are an informal, come-as-you-are gathering of Jesus followers who love God and one another. Our goal is to provide a place for you to connect and grow in your faith. Grace Church is committed to teaching sound Biblical truth. Our mission is simple – we exist to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ across the street and around the world. As a non-denominational church, we are congregational involved, staff led, and Elder protected.