Pillar Kids Associate

Pillar Kids Associate

 Pillar Church

Vision: Pillar is a community of Christ followers on mission; a church for the city, committed to reconciling divisions, raising up leaders, redeeming the city and renewing the church in such a way that your name is known, your story is heard, your questions are honored. The Pillar Kids Associate supports Pillar Kids ministries of Pillar Church towards our vision, mission and values.

Heart: “In our fast-moving, noise-cluttered society, children are seldom given time to wonder and may be deprived of God’s deep truths as we try to keep them entertained. Children need a place where they have time to wonder about the mystery of the gospel”  and learn to indwell the biblical story for the sake of the world.

 - Catherine Stonehouse, Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey: Nurturing a Life of Faith

Purpose: The Pillar Kids Associate works to assist the Pillar Kids Director in  generating, developing, and implementing infant to 5th grade ministries at Pillar Church in ways that extend and realize the mission of Pillar. The Pillar Kids Associate primarily functions to assist the Director in essential operations of the ministry.

Qualifications & Key Qualities:

• Bachelors degree or higher.
• 3-5 years of experience in children’s ministry or education preferred. 
• Ability to rally people around a vision, as well as equip and inspire them to join in the mission.
• Operational skills to implement projects and keep track of details well.
• Capacity to take initiative and anticipate what needs to be done.
• Capacity to be adaptive and see challenges as opportunity for growth and new possibilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively alongside others and share ownership of projects.
• Capacity to understand the unique culture of Pillar and embody that in all aspects of the work.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with the Pillar Kids Director and other members of the Pillar staff to discern and implement a vision for faith formation for all Pillar kids across the entirety of the church (9th Street, Warehouse, Chapel and any future new sites).
2. Coordinate Pillar Kids volunteers for all age groups and service times across multiple campuses. This includes managing weekly volunteer scheduling through Planning Center.
3. Build relationships with current and potential volunteers within the church community.
4. Help identify volunteers’ gifts, strengths, and preferred age groups or roles.
5. Create and maintain consistent volunteer communication and follow-up.
6. Coordinate volunteer appreciation, encouragement, and recognition efforts.
7. Fill open volunteer spots for Sunday mornings and special events.
8. Send weekly volunteer reminders.
9. Be available as needed (according to unique gifts and passions) for other aspects of Pillar Kids ministry, as requested by the Pillar Kids Director.
10. Sunday morning responsibilities (specific to the 9th Street Campus):
    1. Serve as a visible, welcoming, and organized presence during Sunday mornings.
    2. Help oversee volunteer check-in, room coverage, and smooth transitions throughout services.
    3. Support volunteers, troubleshoot needs, and provide encouragement throughout the morning.
    4. Coordinate last-minute volunteer adjustments or classroom coverage needs.
    5. Help oversee hospitality elements for volunteers.

Relationships & Accountability: This person is directly accountable to the Pillar Kids Director and generally to the Executive Pastor and Lead Pastor.

Compensation: This is a full time (45 hrs/wk), salaried position. There is openness to considering this as a part-time position should the candidate have the right skills and capacity.