Rock Kids Director/Pastor

Description

Position Summary:

The Rock Kids Pastor/Director provides leadership, vision, and spiritual oversight for the Rock Kids ministry (birth through 5th grade). This role is responsible for creating a Christ-centered, safe, engaging, and age-appropriate environment where children can grow in their faith and build lasting connections. The Pastor/Director partners with parents, volunteers, and church leadership to disciple children, develop leaders, and align the ministry with the broader mission of Rock Church.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Vision & Oversight

• Lead the Rock Kids ministry in alignment with the overall vision and values of Rock Church.
• Cast vision and provide strategic direction for children’s ministry programming, curriculum, and volunteer engagement.
• Recruit, develop, and shepherd staff and volunteer leaders.
• Create a dynamic, age-appropriate environment for children that fosters spiritual growth, safety, and community.

Event Leadership

• Lead planning and execution of Rock Kids programming for major events including Easter, Christmas, Camps, and Kingdom Life weekends.
• Collaborate with other ministries to coordinate family-focused events and church-wide initiatives.
• Lead the planning and execution of the Rock Kids experience, encompassing all program aspects of, from birth through the 5th grade, and incorporate innovative elements to enhance the campus-level and global experiences in all we do. 

Family Engagement

• Develop and manage a regular parent/family newsletter to keep families informed, encouraged, and equipped.
• Partner with parents in the discipleship of their children by providing resources, communication, and support.

Special Needs Ministry

• Cast vision and strategy for inclusive ministry for families with children with special needs.  
• Provide oversight for inclusive ministry environments for children with special needs.
• Equip volunteers and staff to serve children with varying abilities with care and excellence. 

     Administration & Budget

• Manage the Rock Kids ministry budget, ensuring responsible stewardship of resources.
• Maintain accurate records of ministry activity: attendance, curriculum, trainings, celebrations, scheduling, follow up, and groups. 
• Ensure compliance with Rock Church safety and security policies, including background checks and check-in procedures.

Requirements

Job-related Qualifications:

Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in ministry, education, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in children’s ministry leadership (church staff or similar environment).
• Experience leading teams and managing volunteers.
• Prior event planning and budget management experience strongly preferred.

Job Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Spiritually mature with a strong biblical foundation.
• Passion for discipling children and equipping families.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Effective communicator with adults and children.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage priorities.
• Culturally aware and sensitive to the diverse needs of families.
• Comfortable with basic tech tools, presentation, and Rock Church platforms (PCO, etc.). 

Organizational and Spiritual Requirements:

• Member of the Rock Church (or willing to transfer membership to the Rock Church).
• Godly character demonstrated at all times by treating people with dignity, respect, compassion, and integrity.
• Responsible displayed for results ____
• Excellence 
• Attitude that inspires as presented in all areas of leadership, ministry, and home life
• Team-focus
• ALL IN for all God is doing in and through Rock Church displayed by willing engagement in ministry initiatives and events.
• Signed acknowledgment of the Rock’s Statement of Faith.
• Utilize the principles of Matthew 18 and Ephesians 4:15 to resolve differences of opinion with others. Strive for reconciliation and restoration in all matters, and in all relationships by living this out at all times (self, teams, and families).
• Tithe 10% to the Rock Church.
• Successful completion of a thorough pre-employment references and background checks, which include: social security verification, Local, State, & Federal criminal conviction records search, national security database, and sex offender registry.
• Ability to interpret and adhere to the Rock’s policies, procedures, and employee handbook.
• Attendance at all mandatory campus and global initiatives.  This includes serving at Good Friday, Easter, and Christmas services as well as the appreciation event.
• Ability to interpret and adhere to the Rock’s policies, procedures, and employee handbook.
• Be self-motivated and goal-oriented, use good judgment, and be flexible and innovative.

Physical Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Must be able to work independently, communicate effectively, and lift up to 25lbs (with or without assistance). This position also may require long periods of sitting, standing, walking, and hand/eye coordination for keyboard data entry and viewing data on a computer monitor. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who are or become disabled, as defined under the American with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the Essential Job Functions either unaided or with assistance of a “reasonable accommodation”, if such is determined, on a case-by-case basis.

Employment At-Will:

Employment at the Rock Church and Academy is “At-Will,” meaning either the Rock or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without advance notice. 

Nothing contained in this job description or any other communication (written or verbal) the employee received is intended to be, nor should it be, construed as a guarantee that employment or that any benefit will be continued for any period of time. Compensation information provided to an employee, whether stated in hourly, bi-monthly, annual, or other terms, is not intended, nor does it constitute an employment contract or agreement for any specific period of time.

No manager, supervisor or employee of the Rock Church and Academy has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any agreement for employment other than at-will.