• To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to elizabeth@lopc.org.

Reports to: Pastor for Family Ministries/Executive Leadership
Hours: Full-time
Date of Job Description: 8/2021
Salary Range: $65,000 – $75,000

About LOPC Church Vision

To be a welcoming and loving community of faith that learns, grows, and serves together.

LOPC is a vibrant congregation seeking to be centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ as we strive to model God’s grace and inclusive love. We want to be the kind of place where people feel welcomed as they are but encouraged to develop as Jesus followers. Our goal is unity, but not uniformity, and we believe everyone has unique gifts to offer in building up the world to look more and more like the reign of God.

Job Summary:

The Director will manage and provide vision for LOPC ministries related to children and their families as they grow in faith. The Director will work collaboratively with church leaders and staff to provide training, coordination, planning, resourcing, support, pastoral care and advocacy. He or she will ensure that LOPC has a ministry with children and families that provides for their spiritual needs and equips them to grow in faith together.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Children’s Ministry 60%

1. In association with staff and lay leaders, develop and supervise programs to provideChristian formation for children
2. Articulate a theological vision for ministry with children consistent with LOPC’svision statement
3. Direct curriculum selection and development for all Children’s Ministry programs,working to ensure that all curriculum reflects racial equity and anti-bias values
4. Supervise children’s ministry staff and administrative personnel and serve as primarystaff liaison to children’s ministry leadership teams
5. Provide leadership for volunteer personnel, participating appropriately in children’sprograms
6. Identify opportunities for children to become fully involved in the life of the church
7. Prepare annual Children’s Ministry budgets with team chairs for areas undersupervision
8. Prepare annual Children’s Ministry team goals
9. Prepare annual reviews for Children’s Ministry staff

Seedlings Preschool 5%

1. Work with Associate Pastor for Family Ministry to ensure that the church and Seedlings Preschool are consistently partnering to minister to families not otherwise involved at LOPC
2. Provide children’s chapel services for Seedlings Preschool classes
3. Attend monthly Seedlings Preschool board meetings

Family Ministry 20%

1. Work with appropriate leadership to develop programs which assist parents in nurturing their children’s spiritual growth, integrating Christian faith and family life, including resources for the home
2. Provide intergenerational encounters for the church family that help fulfill the congregation’s baptismal vows to support the faith journey of children
3. With other ministry areas, develop opportunities for fostering community among families in the church
4. Work as a staff liaison with the Racial Equity and Engagement Team (REET) to support racial equity and anti-bias values and practices at LOPC

General Responsibilities 15%

1. Maintain a supportive relationship with children and their families, providing referrals when special pastoral care is needed
2. Participate in the leadership of worship as requested by pastoral staff.
3. Keep the Head of Staff briefed on plans, issues, and ministry matters and attend boardmeetings and retreats as requested

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree plus Continuing Education in the field
Experience: Three years leadership experience in church children/family programs Special Skills, Licenses or Certifications: None
Christian Faith

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrate LOPC Core Values
Support LOPC Mission, Vision, and Objectives
Support racial equity and anti-bias values
Supervisory experience and experience with volunteer development Able to relate to and communicate easily with children and families Attention to detail
Strong leadership skills
Invested interest in quality Children’s Ministry programming

• To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to elizabeth@lopc.org.

Hours: 20 hours/week, Monday-Thursday Date of Job Description: 2023 Salary Range: $22-$25/hr, depending on experience

About LOPC Church Vision

To be a welcoming and loving community of faith that learns, grows, and serves together.

LOPC is a vibrant congregation seeking to be centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ as we strive to model God’s grace and inclusive love. We want to be the kind of place where people feel welcomed as they are but encouraged to develop as Jesus followers. Our goal is unity, but not uniformity, and we believe everyone has unique gifts to offer in building up the world to look more and more like the reign of God.

Job Summary:
This position provides administrative support to the Pastor of Care Ministry and Executive Leadership. This position requires the ability to handle multiple functions, anticipate issues and problems, and deal with assigned and other duties discretely, efficiently, effectively, professionally and tactfully. Maintaining confidentiality and sensitive information with discretion is a must. It is essential that the Administrative Coordinator be able to work with a
variety of people and prioritize work.

Essential Functions of the job:

1. Provide administrative support to the Pastor of Care Ministry and Executive Leadership.
   This includes, but is not limited to, calendar management support, financial record
   keeping support, and meeting/event coordination (scheduling, planning, preparation,
   shopping for food and supplies, communications).
2. As directed, provide support to ministry teams that the Pastor for Care oversees
   (Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Care/Senior Ministry). This includes assisting
   with meeting/event scheduling, planning and preparation, online and in-person
   shopping for food and supplies, and meeting/event communications, as needed.
3. Process data in F1 (meeting attendance, member information, meeting/event
   registrations).
4. Create sign ups and registrations for various meetings and events using F1 or sign-up
   genius.
5. Update website pages with current program information.
6. Assist team members (elders, deacons, church members) with the administration of
   mailings, volunteer lists, materials, and communications.

Expectations:

1. Attend and exhibit leadership within all youth ministry related programming.
2. Keep office hours during the week, attend staff and pertinent committee meetings.
3. Maintain a personal devotional practice.
4. Develop faith-sharing and faith-building relationships with youth and their families.
5. Assist as a liturgist in various Sunday morning worship services.

Desired Experience:
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: 5 years of experience in office work setting

Desired Qualifications:
Support the goals, vision and values of LOPC.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus and juggling multiple priorities.
Excellent organizational and people skills with an ability to work independently or as a member of a team
Demonstrated attention to detail and timely follow-through on projects
Excellent communication skills — both verbal and written
Demonstrated administrative, creative and technical/clerical skills
Able to maintain confidentiality
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Ability to coordinate volunteers