Benefits:

401(k)
Employee discounts
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Parental leave
Training & development
Wellness resources

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Freedom House (coming in 2025), exists to SHOW PEOPLE WHO JESUS IS. Which means, every person we hire must have a heart to reach lost people and a love for the Church. God is writing an unlikely story here in the Midwest and we deeply believe God is readying His Church for a historic movement that brings glory to HIS name alone.

The Kids Pastor will help fulfill FH’s vision by providing vision, creation, and implementation to the NextGen department.

Reports to: NextGen Pastor

Teams: Kids Team, NextGen Team

Full Time Position

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

A mature relationship with Jesus Christ that is clear and evident
Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, written, and strategy building skills
A strong team player and collaborator
Projects a professional and confident image and is able to handle a stressful pace
Ability to handle confidential information
Passion to see the next generation know, experience, and serve Jesus
Strong social media skills
Must be a creative contributor to the team and not just a “doer” of projects.
This role may include work outside of normal business hours

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

A strong mastery of Apple products or an ability to learn
A strong mastery of Google Workspace
A mastery or ability to learn PCO and all its components
A mastery or ability to learn how to design and edit projects in Canva
An ability to work with social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Youtube
An ability to film and edit videos
Ability to work with BILL financial system and other financial systems that the church implements
Ability to work within Leadr

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Development
- Recruit leaders.
  - Create clear job descriptions.
  - Maintain an onboarding system.
  - Offer clear and continual training.
  - Success looks like having 2 Leaders in each classroom on each weekend with 1-2 Weekend Leads.
- Spread vision and excitement with leaders and the whole church.
- Oversee and train leaders in the Next Steps processes (such as baptisms, new believers, serving, etc) for kids.
- Work with the NextGen team to help lead all in team training with unified vision.
- Maintain staff rhythms of meetings, all hands on deck events, ongoing training.
Programming
- Develop and execute meaningful and intentional Kids ministry.
- Teach and develop teachers for main group teaching times.
- Make connections within local schools and in other spaces families are to both build bridges and learn from families.
- Develop and implement an outreach strategy for Kids programs.
- Build relationships with leaders, kids, and parents/guardians.
- Partner with NextGen Coordinator to maintain regular ministry rhythms for Kids Ministry (i.e. attendance, mailings, sign ups, etc).
- Partner with NextGen Coordinator to maintain appropriate hospitality systems.
Social Media Management
- Be a brand manager for the student team within the NextGen overall brand.
- Work with the NextGen team to develop a social media strategy.
- Ability to create (or recruit someone to create) posts and utilize tools to schedule posting schedules.
- Utilize social media to create culture and provide information.
Events
- Create and host events based on ministry strategy.
- Create and/or attend camps based on ministry strategy.
- Create and oversee service events based on ministry strategy.
- Oversee signups and financials attached to events.
- Maintain communication with parents/guardians about events.