The Village Kids Program & Development Associate is responsible for developing, coaching, and discipling Village Kids volunteers while overseeing the Sunday Large Group and classroom experiences. This role helps build a healthy, skilled, and engaged volunteer community that reflects the vision and values of Family Ministries.
Working closely with Family Ministries leadership, this Associate recruits, equips, and cares for volunteers by providing ongoing training, feedback, leadership development, and opportunities for spiritual growth.
What Success Looks Like
- Volunteers are equipped, confident, engaged, and appreciated.
- Volunteer teams are healthy, unified, and growing in their ability to lead and disciple others.
- Children and families feel welcomed, known, and loved.
- Sunday environments and Family Ministries programs are engaging, creative, and thoughtfully executed.
- Volunteers and children are growing as Christ-centred disciples and disciple-makers.
Requirements
What We're Looking For
- A passionate follower of Jesus who is committed to spiritual growth and discipleship.
- Alignment with Village Church's mission, vision, values, and strategy.
- Meets biblical character qualifications (1 Timothy and Titus) and the expectations of Village Church membership.
- Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to develop and inspire others.
- An understanding of children's developmental needs and the ability to connect with children.
- Creative, organized, and detail-oriented, with strong planning and follow-through skills.
- Adaptable and collaborative, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable working with technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Recruit, train, coach, and develop Village Kids volunteers and team leaders through onboarding, ongoing feedback, and training opportunities.
- Ensure volunteers understand and follow classroom safety procedures, including ratios, bathroom protocols, and cleanliness standards.
- Oversee Sunday Large Group and classroom experiences, ensuring curriculum, supplies, technology, and environments are prepared and engaging.
- Support inclusive ministry practices and systems for welcoming children with exceptionalities into Village Kids.
- Help plan and execute Surrey Family Ministries events and midweek programs, with a focus on the Leader in Training (LIT) program and Hangout Does events.
- Participate in planning and leading volunteer team-building, discipleship, and appreciation opportunities.
- Manage assigned areas of the Site budget in collaboration with the manager.
- Support Family Ministries Hub events, including preparation, execution, and follow-up for events such as Summer Camp.
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture and consistently encourage and appreciate volunteers.
Work Week
- 32-40 hours per week, including Sundays and four weekdays.
- Occasional evenings and weekends.
Benefits
Salary: $32,488- $40,560
Vacation: 3 weeks
Extended Health & Dental
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