Children's Ministry Childcare worker - Part Time

Children's Ministry / Kidslife Department

Non-Exempt

Rate: $13 per hour base pay / Sunday Premium rate of $20 per hour

Job Description

The Childcare Worker level 1 is responsible for ensuring that quality ministry is taking place in the assigned classroom or role in the Children’s Ministry of Lakewood Church.

This position reports to the Childcare Supervisor as well as multiple area leaders, and works toward the vision set forth by the Senior Pastor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Minister to children in a classroom, including teaching, guiding, and comforting them
• Care for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children
• Engage all children in the assigned area at their developmental stage
• Teach the assigned curriculum with enthusiasm
• Ensure that quality ministry is taking place in the assigned classroom or role
• Actively pursue chances to assist with transitions, challenging behaviors, and extra duties with a positive team attitude
• Model a Christ-like attitude at all times
• Ensure that parents and children, and other Kidslife staff and volunteers have a positive experience with Kidslife
• Inspire volunteer commitment in others
• Arrive at the assigned areas on time, prepared, and ready to work
• Maintain flexibility to work with children of all ages (0-12), different personalities, and in different roles
• Maintain professionalism and a Christ-like attitude in dealings with parents and other Kidslife personnel regarding sensitive and confidential information
• Complete all paperwork and classroom clean-up as assigned
• Attend all Kidslife team meetings, staff meetings, and area trainings
• Maintain a high level of dependability and reliability to working the assigned work schedules
• Communicate schedule changes in a timely manner, and with all involved personnel (including the area coordinator and each ministry leader affected)
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Growing, committed follower of Christ
• Uncompromised commitment to Lakewood Church’s vision, values, and core beliefs.
• Enjoy serving and ministering to children and their parents
• Able to relate to children of all ages, parents, volunteers, other staff, and leaders in positive ways.
• Willing and able to make requested changes
• Cooperative and respectful of others, regardless of their attitude
• Gracious, kind, and loving, even under intense pressure
• Open to correction and responsive to volunteer and staff leadership
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in one or more areas of responsibility
• Able to regularly lift up to 20 pounds

Work schedule would typically be up to 20 hours/week with the potential of 28 due to special events childcare as needed.

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive. The job itself is subject to change.