Kids Coordinator

Position: Kids Coordinator 

Location: Auburn Campus

Reports to: Kids Pastor

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Job Status: Full-time

The Kids Ministry Coordinator is a key member of the Bayside Kids team, helping turn the vision of the ministry into meaningful experiences for children, families, and volunteers. This role provides both programmatic and operational support, helping develop and execute ministry programs, events, and initiatives while ensuring the systems and communication behind them are organized and effective.  

Areas of Primary Responsibilities

Weekend Experience & Ministry Execution

• Coordinate assigned ministry environments to provide safe, engaging, and excellent weekend experiences.
• Assist in preparing and implementing curriculum, lessons, supplies, and classroom activities.
• Ensure classrooms are prepared, organized, and fully staffed before each service.
• Partner with the Kids Pastor to maintain high ministry standards and consistent execution.
• Assist with ministry events, camps, special services, and seasonal programming throughout the year.

Volunteer Leadership & Development

• Assist in recruiting, onboarding, training, scheduling, and encouraging volunteers serving in kids ministry.  
• Help identify and communicate volunteer needs to ministry leadership. 
• Foster a positive, team-oriented culture that reflects Bayside's values.

Ministry Administration

• Assist with planning calendars, preparing materials, maintaining ministry supplies, and supporting ministry budgets.
• Maintain accurate volunteer schedules, attendance, and ministry records as needed.
• Help ensure safety, security, and check-in procedures are consistently followed.

Breakaway (May through June)

In partnership with the Kids Ministry Pastor, act as the Breakaway Director (May through June)

• Planning and Execution
• Registration and Administration
• Volunteer Leadership & Development
• Budget and Operations
• Promotion and Materials
• Logistics and Compliance

General Responsibilities

• Maintain personal, physical, emotional, and spiritual health, while practicing a deepening walk with Jesus Christ.
• Connect regularly with the Kids Director on the vision of Bayside Kids.
• Work as part of the Kids Ministry team and assist with the development of a strategic vision for Kids Ministry
• Be present at worship services and strategic special events as directed.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Kids Pastor.

Primary Strengths

• Servant Leadership
• Organizational skills
• Able to recruit and manage volunteers
• Great people skills
• Good at problem solving
• Clear communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and learning capabilities
• Able to be flexible and work in dynamic, changing environment
• Team player

Mission Critical

• Proactively communicate, support and fulfill the mission, vision, core values, purposes and goals of Bayside
• Build a volunteer and paid staff team who collectively and individually accomplish the same
• Maintain open and frequent communication with your supervisor, staff and team
• Uphold the Bayside Core Values, Staff Culture & Values, Vision Statement and Points of Accountability

Qualification

• 2 year’s experience in related field
• Proficient in using modern technology tools, with a solid understanding of basic computer operations and the ability to quickly learn new applications and systems

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.