What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kids Pastor position at Crossroads Church?
WOODBURY KIDS PASTOR CROSSROADS CHURCH
Crossroads Church is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Kids Pastor to join our team. The Kids Pastor will oversee recruiting, training, and leading volunteers while ensuring the success of our children's programs and supporting families. Key responsibilities include communicating vision, coordinating schedules, nurturing family relationships, and empowering volunteers to share in the ministry's work. A relational leader with a passion for building strong teams and guiding kids toward Jesus will thrive in this role.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Recruit, schedule and train volunteers involved in CR Kids at the Woodbury Campus.
- Motivate and grow leaders who can manage classrooms and roles.
- Pastor the volunteers during pre-service huddles, impromptu and scheduled conversations, and through cards/calls/texts.
- Build and maintain relationships with parents and kids so they feel valued and cared for well.
- Foster welcoming environments through well-organized and friendly check-in teams and processes.
- Oversee all aspects of safety, programming, event design and delivery.
- Coordinate curriculum with the CR Kids team Kids Central Coordinator.
- Assist with welcoming and supporting new families to Crossroads.
- Support key initiatives or events such as VBS, Child Dedications, Baptisms, groups, or outreach.
- Attend required staff meetings (CR Kids, Woodbury, and all-campus).
- Attend Crossroads weekend services (in person or virtually) on a regular basis.
- Participate in campus activities and projects required by the Campus Pastor.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPECTATIONS
o Passionate about reaching people for Jesus.
o Open to learning and growth, receptive to direction and feedback.
o Strong organizational and time management skills, with a high level of self-motivation.
o Compassionate heart for caring for others, consistently and encouragingly shepherding them.
o Skilled in recruiting, training, and developing leaders with the necessary support.
o Proactive problem solver, anticipating challenges and offering solutions.
o Strong integrity, making decisions that align with core values.
o Able to work independently while effectively collaborating with all teams.
o Demonstrates a personal belief in Jesus Christ, actively living out that faith.
o Upholds a biblical standard of conduct and lifestyle, in line with CR Core Staff Values.
Environment
- Work is primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
- Occasionally, extra hours may be required throughout the year.
- Some travel may be necessary for events.
Crossroads Staff Culture - Manifest the following culture traits:
o Expect God to Move – We believe God is still in the business of performing miracles.
o Move as ONE – We believe that as a multisite church, we move faster, further, more effectively together.
o Take it personally – We believe our “jobs” are a holy calling.
o Be actively FOR each other – We believe we are family.
o Invest in the next – We believe in the potential of the next Generation.
o Leave the 99 – We believe people far from God matter to God and therefore should matter to us.
Classification: Exempt; Salaried
Status: Full-time
Directly Reports To: Executive Pastor of Ministry
