Center Kids Director

Center Church Charlottesville•Charlottesville, VA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Center Kids Director exists to lead a ministry where kids encounter the love and truth of Jesus, parents are equipped to disciple their families, and volunteers grow as disciples and leaders. Through intentional leadership, healthy systems, and Gospel-centered environments, this role helps fulfill Center Church’s mission of making, maturing, and multiplying disciples by ensuring every child who walks through our doors is known, loved, safe, and consistently pointed to Jesus. Reporting to the Executive Director of Operations, the Center Kids Director provides vision, leadership, and oversight for every aspect of Center Kids while building leaders, developing volunteers, and creating a ministry that continues to grow healthier as it grows larger.

Requirements

Passionate about helping kids know and follow Jesus.
Humble leader who naturally develops and empowers others.
Bent toward operational excellence.
Self-starter who takes initiative and owns outcomes.
Organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
Creative, adaptable, and solution-oriented.
Comfortable leading in a fast-paced ministry environment.
Committed to building healthy teams rather than simply accomplishing tasks.
Expected to be or become a covenant member of Center Church, faithfully uphold the membership covenant, and generously support the ministry of Center Church.

Nice To Haves

Loves Jesus, loves the local church, and believes the next generation matters deeply.
Energized by building teams, developing people, creating systems, and establishing environments where children and families encounter the hope of the Gospel every week.

Responsibilities

Champion the mission, philosophy, and culture of Center Kids.
Cast vision and inspire volunteers toward meaningful ministry.
Establish goals and evaluate the overall health of Center Kids.
Develop leaders who increasingly take ownership of the ministry and invest in others.
Build healthy systems that support long-term ministry growth.
Collaborate with church leadership to advance the mission of Center Church.
Recruit, onboard, and retain volunteers.
Develop Classroom Leads, Service Leads, Teacher Coaches, and future leaders.
Lead volunteer huddles, trainings, and leadership development.
Care for volunteers spiritually, relationally, and practically.
Oversee volunteer scheduling and communication through Planning Center.
Ensure every classroom is safe, biblical, clean, fun, and relational.
Oversee curriculum, classroom preparation, and Sunday logistics.
Lead and support volunteers throughout Sunday gatherings.
Continually improve classroom environments and teaching strategies.
Maintain safety policies and ministry standards.
Build strong relationships with Center Kids families.
Communicate ministry updates and upcoming opportunities.
Equip parents with practical resources for discipleship at home.
Celebrate spiritual milestones such as child dedications, baptisms, and Move-Up Sunday.
Lead staff and contractors within the Center Kids ministry.
Oversee curriculum planning and ministry administration.
Manage Planning Center, volunteer records, and background checks.
Coordinate childcare and ministry logistics.
Steward ministry purchasing and budget needs.
Collaborate with other ministries to support church-wide initiatives.
Perform additional responsibilities as needed.