Saint Joseph United Methodist Church
Job Description
Title: Director of Family Ministries
Effective:
Directly Supervises: 25-30 paid staff
Status: Full Time
FSLA: Exempt
Reports to: Senior Pastor/Assoc. Pastor
Date last reviewed:
Job Summary:
The Director of Family Ministries will provide vision and direction for ministry with families who
have children ages 5th grade and under. This person will supervise and oversee Children’s
Spiritual Formation staff which include Sunday morning, Preschool, Childcare and all other areas
of ministry to children. They will ensure that all aspects of these ministries for children within
the church and the wider community are Christ centered, effective and aligned with the mission
statement of Sow, Grow and Go. The Director of Family Ministries will ensure the integration of
all areas of ministry for children and their families, and will work to empower staff, volunteer
teams and individuals to carry out ministry effectively.
Essential Job Functions:
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Plan for the future of ministry to Children through discernment and visioning, innovation,
and enrollment progression.
Responsible for the supervision and encouragement of paid staff in the areas of Children’s
Spiritual Formation, Weekday Children’s Ministries and other areas of children’s ministry as
developed.
o Work with Children’s Spiritual Formation to ensure alignment in curriculum across all
areas of children’s ministry.
o Equip all Children’s Ministry staff to identify and train volunteer leaders in their ministry
areas as appropriate.
Oversee all aspects of management in Preschool, Childcare, Summer Children’s Programs
and Children’s Spiritual Formation, including budgets, program registration, program
curriculums and regular parent, volunteer and staff communications.
Work closely with the Saint Joseph staff to ensure clear communication and alignment of all
programming.
Provide leadership and oversight in the area of Family Ministry
o Work with teams and individuals to ensure Biblically focused ministries designed to
enrich the lives of families and individuals within the church and to the wider
community
o Advocate for the full inclusion of children and families in living out the church Mission
Vision Statement
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Ensure compliance with Saint Joseph’s Safe Sanctuary Policy by managing background
check/volunteer screening, monitoring adult/child ratios and other tasks as needed to
ensure a safe and healthy environment for children.
Oversight of recruiting, hiring, training, and supervision of all paid and volunteer staff in the
Children’s Ministry area to ensure appropriate care for children and staff retention as well as
administration and programming.
Determine and maintain official/formal status of Children’s Ministry appropriate to the
mission of Saint Joseph as directed by Saint Joseph’s Church Administrative Council.
Communicate with all groups or agencies by providing timely and accurate program
information and reports.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Relate well with Children and Adults
Understand financial transactions and budgetary concerns
Knowledge of and ability to operate PCs and utilize office programs
A love of children and a desire to facilitate spiritual formation through ministry to the
extended family
Active involvement with Saint Joseph
Experience in working with and developing teams
3 years working in a program for children
Certified training in business management or 2 years of administrative and management
experience
BA in Christian Education, Elementary and/or early childhood education or certification in
Early Childhood Education
Knowledge of overall church, its offerings, activities and events
Core Competencies:
Faith/Belief: Shows strong personal depth and Christian faith; demonstrates integrity by
walking the talk, and by responding with constancy of purpose; is seen by others as trustworthy
and authentic; nurtures a rich spiritual life; seeks the wisdom and guidance of appropriate
mentors; is able to articulate a clear and consistent theology.
Integrity/Communication: Is seen as trustworthy by others; practices direct, honest and
transparent communication; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t operate with hidden
agendas; responds to situations with constancy and reliability.
Team Oriented: Demonstrates interest, skill and success in team environments; promotes
group goals ahead of personal agenda; steps up to offer self as a resource to other members of
the team; understands and supports the importance of teamwork; shares credit for success
with others, takes responsibility for his or her part in team failures.
Vision and Purpose Management: Establish a clear, achievable and compelling vision and
core purpose; articulates possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally
support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone.
Program Management: Identifies the key objectives and scope of a proposed project;
garners needed resources and project support, develops a realistic and thorough plan for
achieving key objectives, keeps team members briefed on progress, implements action plans,
identifies and resolves barriers and problems.
Time Management: Is able and willing to focus time on tasks that contribute to organizational
goals; uses time effectively and efficiently; values time and respects the time of others;
concentrates his/her efforts on the most important priorities; can appropriately balance
priorities.
Interpersonal Skills: Establishes good working relationships with all others who are relevant
to the completion of work; works well with people at all levels of the congregation; builds
appropriate rapport; considers the impact of his/her actions on others; uses diplomacy and tact;
is approachable; avoids communication triangles.
Written/Verbal Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly; employs correct
grammar, punctuation and patterns of speech. Is able to verbally deliver a message clearly,
articulately and with appropriate emotion in a variety of settings; demonstrates communication
styles appropriate to the situation at hand; adjusts the message, without losing the essence of
the message, depending upon the circumstance and the listener.
Mission Ownership/Innovation: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the
mission, vision, values and beliefs of the congregation; can demonstrate those values to others;
consistently behaves in a manner congruent with the mission, vision, values and beliefs.
Generates new ideas; makes new connections among existing programming and ideas to create
fresh approaches in keeping with the mission, vision, values and beliefs of the congregation.
Supervising/Developing Others: Is good at establishing clear expectations and setting clear
direction; sets stretching objectives and tasks; distributes the workload appropriately; is aware
of the developmental aspirations of others and provides regular and ongoing feedback about
performance; proactively deals with substandard performance; engages disciplinary processes
in a timely manner.
Working Environment:
Work environment includes all locations within the church and those on church property.
Position requires incumbent to travel beyond church property to attend meetings, conferences,
presentations, and seminars, as needed. Vacation schedule attached.
(Note: These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work
involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required
of this job.)
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