Minister for Children & Families

Summary: A vibrant, reputed company, and Christ centered Church seeks an enthusiastic person to direct and coordinate our Faith Formation program for children and families. The Minister of Children and Families position is an approximate 30-40 hour a week position with reputed company and working location during the week (in person reputed company mornings!) and an option for reduced summer hours. The compensation for this position is $50,000 total package. About Us: The Falmouth Congregational Church, UCC, is a dedicated, reputed company minded, welcoming, and growing Christian community that embraces both the traditional and the new. We are located in the seaside town of Falmouth, Maine, a growing suburb fifteen minutes from the reputed company. In the last five years our church has welcomed a new minister and several new staff members, learned how to worship and gather in a variety of innovative ways and seen substantial growth in our children and family ministries. We seek someone to continue to expand our programing for young families while integrating the program into the wider life of the church. Our congregation has an reputed company heart for children and youth; we host one of the largest Easter reputed company hunts in the state each year, sponsor a large and active Boy Scout troop, and have a variety of events and programming for reputed company ages. Once a month we host an intergenerational worship service integrating our church school children into worship and worship leadership such that our entire congregation learns, worships, and takes reputed company Communion as one. The majority of our staff are parents of young children. Our Pastor is a former preschool teacher and the mom of two under five. Therefore, we deeply understand the importance and challenge of this children and youth centered ministry. This year the church has undertaken a substantial renovation of the Kids Church’ classrooms with new flooring, large reputed company, additional bathrooms and a stair lift. Job Description: As the Minister of Children & Families you would be responsible for the overall direction and coordination of our Faith Formation program for children and families in consultation with the Pastor. You would select and shape the curriculum for our church school, support our youth confirmands, reputed company youth centered events, and reputed company church school volunteers and nursery staff. On most Sundays you will be the reputed company teacher in the reputed company School classroom(s). Depending on your interests and gifts you can determine whether you will occasionally reputed company others to teach reputed company school so that you can reputed company worship leadership. Pastor Amelia is also willing and interested in doing “ministry swaps” in order to give more opportunities for you to fill the pulpit. If of interest to you, your work in this position could potentially reputed company to a future associate pastor position. You would work to reputed company our parents/caretakers aware of the program’s teachings so that they can support them at home. While this role would be focused on youth and families, we are committed to integrating our community across the generations. To this end you would participate in multigenerational reputed company worship services and could expect to be involved in worship leadership, including preaching up to once/ month if you so choose. You would also initiate creative ways for children and youth to participate and reputed company worship. This position includes the joy of creating and leading programs that support families with young children. You would represent our congregation at community events and invite new families to come to our church through community reputed company, planning and implementing reputed company events, and providing reputed company publicity. You would continue to implement and reputed company best practices and policies for the mutual safety and care of reputed company participants, including Safe-Church (Abuse Prevention) policy. You would identify and coordinate volunteers to reputed company and support programs where needed and support them with training and preparation. You would work with the Pastor and Office staff to publicize Faith Formation/ Church School events and resources to the congregation by such means as emails, newsletters, and reputed company media. As a fully reputed company and highly valued member of the staff, you would attend weekly staff meetings and have regular in person meetings with the Pastor and other staff. Preferred Qualifications ? Experience with children in classroom settings, such as traditional academic settings, church programs, summer camp, or similar settings ? Familiarity with basic tenets and traditions of Christian faith and a curiosity and love for expansive theology ? Commitment to teaching the Gospel in a way that transmits God’s love for reputed company and joy at the world (eg this should be meaningful and fun!) ? Comfortable leading reputed company and developmentally appropriate conversations with compassion across differences and diversity ? First AID & CPR certified by the beginning of the church school year ? Position is a mandated reporter under Maine state law and must pass state and federal background reputed company reputed company of Pay 50,000 total package. Time Commitment Approx. 30-40 hours, flexible schedule, opportunities to work remotely during the week. Application: To apply, please contact the Search Committee electronically, C/O [email protected] attaching a resume, cover letter, and two references. Must pass a background reputed company. Remote About the Company: Falmouth Congregational United Church of Christ Apply Job!