Friday Night: Early Childhood Support Staff

NEW LIFE CHURCH•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

New Life Church's mission is to make disciples in the Pikes Peak region, by calling people to worship, connect and serve. This role serves New Life Church by providing leadership and oversight of all Birth to Kinder classrooms, promoting a clean, safe, and fun environment where children can discover, experience, and follow Jesus.

Requirements

Possess understanding of stages of childhood development with insight into everyday parental challenges.
Be adept at developing life-giving rapport with paid staff, volunteers and guests.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a flexible and cooperative manner
Highly motivated and self-starting “people person” offering confident leadership to the team
Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully at all levels
Personable and helpful attitude
Able to work well under pressure and time constraints, utilizing multi-tasking skills and assessment of the priority of the moment in an environment of changing priorities and demands
Servant’s heart with spiritual maturity and sensitivity
Strong people skills
Strong leadership and team building abilities
Detail oriented and self-motivated
Able to analyze complex situations and develop solutions
Ability to read and carry out written and oral instructions
computer skills, including familiarity and experience with a variety of software applications such as; MS Office Suite applications – Word, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel.
Experience with email, such as MS Outlook.
Strong organizational and office skills
Ability to handle constantly changing priorities and demands.
Ability to perform basic arithmetical functions.
Ability to verbally communicate effectively and tactfully at all levels.
Personable and helpful attitude
Ability to handle multiple tasks and to complete projects with little guidance
Able to work under pressure
Maintain the confidentially of sensitive information
High School Diploma
Some classroom and early childhood training

Responsibilities

Be a classroom lead in an assigned classroom from ages Birth to Kinder on Friday Nights
Come prepared to teach and lead the room
Set up and tear down all early childhood and nursery spaces on Friday Nights
Assist with coverage for other shifts occasionally on Sunday mornings, Tuesday nights, Thursday mornings
Work required All Staff events including New Life Next (one Tuesday night per semester), Family Ministries Christmas Event (one Thursday night in December), Kids Camp (last week of June), and any other required events
Refer pastoral needs for parents, children, and volunteers to the Early Childhood Coordinator
Partner/Develop/Implement with NLFN Kids leadership to attract, train, and mobilize volunteers
Partner/Develop/Implement with NLFN Kids leadership to support parents in the spiritual formation of their children
Attend all meetings required by NLFN Kids leadership staff
Work in close association with the entire staff to build and maintain a strong team environment of unity among our staff and complete the work necessary to fully serve and support the ministries and events of New Life Church
Assist the NLFN Kids leadership staff by performing any other duties as assigned
Attend a New Life Church service weekly
Manage and respond to calls and emails as needed.
Assist the department in coordinating various tasks and procedures.
Communicate regularly with supervisor about departmental issues.
Assist supervisor with special projects, events, and diverse tasks in support of the department.
Attend department meetings, regular all-staff meetings and other meetings as required.
Utilize a thorough understanding of New Life Church employee policies and procedures.
Work in close association with the entire staff to build and maintain a strong team environment.
Cooperate with leadership by performing any other duties when asked to do so.