Berean Kids Coordinator (Temporary)

Berean Baptist Church•Burnsville, MN

5d•$18 - $20

About The Position

Berean Baptist Church is on a mission to see lives, the community, and the world transformed by the power of the gospel. Berean Kids oversees the education and faith development of children from birth through grade five by implementing the church’s vision for children and families. The Berean Kids Coordinator supports Wednesday-night and Sunday-morning programs and builds and leads a volunteer team partnering with parents in the faith development of children from birth through grade three. This is a temporary position running from December through March and reports to the Berean Kids Director. The coordinator provides Sunday-morning coverage by leading a preschool and/or elementary area, supporting volunteers, coordinating during services, helping manage child pick-ups and transitions between services, preparing rooms and technology, resetting rooms after services, and arranging coverage for volunteer callouts. Weekday and administrative duties include maintaining children’s ministry rosters and preparing printed copies; onboarding volunteers by sending applications, following up on references, enrolling them in Groundwork training, and helping place them according to ministry needs; preparing and supporting Wednesday-night programming; leading the volunteer huddle; helping rooms as needed; closing and resetting rooms; checking supplies and leader binders; following up on attendance-related cards for children who have missed two weeks; and managing Wednesday-night volunteer substitutions. The role requires modeling a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ, agreeing with Berean Baptist’s statement of faith, and maintaining or establishing membership at the church. The coordinator should have a passion for children and families, experience with children and/or children’s education, sound in-the-moment judgment and problem-solving skills, biblical conflict-resolution skills, strong professional communication and relational abilities, computer skills and the ability to learn database and media tools, and the ability to work effectively with people of varied personalities and skill levels. Working conditions include periods working in an office, occasional light lifting up to 20 pounds and handling supplies for storage, and participation in Berean Kids or Next Gen ministry events outside regular work hours, including evenings or weekends.

Requirements

Model a growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Agree with the Berean Baptist statement of faith.
Maintain or establish membership at Berean Baptist Church.
Have a passion for children and families to see their lives, communities, and world transformed by the power of the gospel.
Experience with children and/or children’s education.
Proven ability to make rational, in-the-moment decisions and solve problems.
Biblical conflict-resolution skills.
Strong, professional relational and communication skills.
Computer skills and ability to learn database and media tools.
Ability to work effectively with a variety of personalities, skill levels, and situations.

Responsibilities

Serve as a floor lead in a preschool and/or elementary area during a Sunday service, overseeing rooms and supporting volunteers.
Provide service-time coordination, respond when rooms need extra help, and monitor child pick-ups.
Support transitions between Sunday services by checking that children have been picked up and helping staff coordinate the changeover.
Prepare rooms before Sunday services and check that technology is working.
Tidy and reset rooms after Sunday services, clear bins, turn off lights, and close doors.
Manage Sunday volunteer callouts and find substitutes.
Update children’s ministry rosters when children change classrooms or join the ministry, and print and prepare rosters for classroom clipboards and bins.
Onboard new volunteers by sending applications, following up on references, enrolling them in Groundwork training, and helping place them based on volunteer needs.
Set up Wednesday-night programming, including rooms, technology, the mobile check-in cart, name tags, and supplies for the volunteer huddle.
Coordinate Wednesday-night support by running the huddle, checking volunteer placements, and helping rooms that need extra assistance.
Close and reset Wednesday-night rooms, check supplies and leader binders, and identify attendance-related follow-up cards for children who have missed two weeks.
Manage Wednesday-night volunteer callouts and substitutions.
Participate in Berean Kids or Next Gen ministry events outside regular work hours, including evenings or weekends.