Children’s Ministry Team Leader
Date Posted: November 6, 2025
Hours Per Week: 20-25
Hope Community Church
Newburyport, MA, USA
Job Type: Children’s Pastor,Childrens Director,Christian Education
Other Details
Children’s Ministry Team Leader
Flexible, part time position – approximately 20-25 hours per week
Reports to Lead Pastor
Purpose: To lead and equip the Children’s Ministry and provide administrative support and ministry connections for volunteers and families. This position plays a vital role in carrying out the mission of HCC by helping children and families be followers of Jesus and live His way of life.
Qualifications:
- A follower of Jesus and His way of life of loving God, loving others, and making disciples.
- A heart for discipling children/families at Hope and beyond.
- Strong relational and people skills, strategic thinker, commitment to team ministry.
- An ability to recruit and collaborate with a diverse age range, backgrounds and personalities.
- Able to manage time efficiently and effectively.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of team.
- Ability to work with the unique aspects of a volunteer organization.
- Committed to confidentiality in church related matters.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Children’s Ministry Team.
- Oversee Sunday morning Children’s program, maintaining a welcoming and safe environment with classes fully staffed and supported.
- Recruit and integrate our youth and other adult volunteers into a multi-generational children’s ministry.
- Develop and oversee events and programs that will provide additional connection and discipleship with children and families (e.g., VBS, fun events, etc.).
- Work with the Youth Ministry program to develop a cohesive discipleship pathway for our children and youth.
- Continued personal and professional development as it pertains to children’s ministry and spiritual development.
- Work with the Pastors and Finance Committee to develop and oversee the children’s ministries annual budget.
- Attend weekly staff meetings.