Childcare Coordinator

Summary

As part of a congregation staff team at the Austin Stone Community Church, the Childcare Coordinator will be responsible for safely coordinating any childcare event planned by the congregation staff team. 

The Childcare Coordinator position will come alongside other ministries to provide safe and enjoyable care for children in order that their parents may be equipped, receive care, or pray and worship. The Childcare Coordinator will report to the KIDS Ministry Director for vision, development and oversight. They will work to ensure that any childcare provided for events outside of Sunday morning worship are planned and executed safely and with excellence. 

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve and lead with the congregation staff team at all required events, meetings and activities
• Communicate with the KIDS Ministry Director about childcare events and team needs
• Maintain a calendar of all upcoming childcare events and schedule childcare contract workers
• Ensure the space needed for childcare is reserved
• Recruit and screen childcare contract workers to meet the childcare needs for events
• Ensure all childcare contract workers follow The Austin Stone Child and Safety Standards 
• Ensure all childcare contract workers are paid correctly and in a timely manner
• Arrange for food, when needed, within the budget for children and childcare contract workers
• Ensure all rooms used for childcare are kept clean and restored following an event
• Communicate with the KIDS Ministry team about any supply needs
• Steward the given event budgets with fiscal responsibility
• Communicate regularly with the person planning the event that requires childcare about needs, sign-ups, and plans

Required Qualifications

• 21 years of age or older
• Previous childcare experience
• Infant / Child CPR & First Aid Certification or willing to take the course 
• Pass a screening process which includes a criminal background check
• Ability to engage and interact with children
• Thorough knowledge of The Austin Stone child and student safety policies, or willing to learn

Competencies

In order to lead effectively at The Austin Stone, a Childcare Coordinator  must have the following competencies:

Administration - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement event programming. Integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan. Strong ability to support multiple projects simultaneously, with dependability and excellence. 

Communication - Has clarity of speech and proper use of grammar. Demonstrated capacity to inspire, instruct, and encourage through effective communication in various settings. Able to communicate and work within a complex organizational structure with multiple layers of input. Ability to engage and interact with children in a large group setting. 

Detail Oriented & Organizational Skills - Proven skills in creating, implementing, maintaining, and following through on processes that ensure people are engaged, cared for, informed and connected. Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Able to successfully develop new and better ways to work and promote a continuous improvement mentality.

Collaboration - Collaborate across the organization and with various ministry partners. Ability to integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan. 

Leadership Skills - Ability to recruit and manage childcare contract workers. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional lifting of objects or children up to 30 pounds.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
• Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 50% of the work period while operating equipment such as a computer keyboard, mouse, and similar machines.

Disclaimer

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Culture and Character

Employees of The Austin Stone are expected to become Partners (our term for members) of the church, fully embracing the values, mission, and purpose of our church. Additionally, all employees of The Austin Stone are expected to understand, affirm and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, Culture Map, and other documents defining the beliefs, culture, and mission of The Austin Stone Community Church.

Employees also possess the character qualifications of biblical leadership in the church. At a minimum, each employee must agree and aspire to maturity in these qualifications, invite the authority of church community and leaders as a means of growth in them, and pursue them humbly and faithfully by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Please read Attributes of Leaders as Employees at The Austin Stone for a greater description of cultural, character, and other aspects of joining our team at The Austin Stone. 

The Austin Stone Community Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Women, Minorities, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.