Associate Pastor for Children, Family, and Youth - Winnetka, IL

Listed: 07-26-2021

Employer: Winnetka Congregational Church - 725 Pine St, Winnetka, IL 60093 | (312) 953-6965 | www.winnetkacongregationalchurch.org

Location: Winnetka, IL

Download: Job Description - Associate Pastor

1. Goal:

Seeking Interim/Temporary Staff Person for Associate Pastor Position

2. Timing:

Immediate (person to begin as soon as possible)

3. Tenure:

At a minimum: until we Call our next Associate Pastor. Open to minimum contract period with the option to extend the contract, if necessary.

4. Background:

• We are in search for our next Associate Pastor for Children, Family and Youth (AP for CFY).

• The AP for CFY is a Full Time position (40+ hours weekly) that oversees the full range of programming for our children, and their families.

• The AP for CFY also has other responsibilities (including worship and (depending on the gender of the person in the position) women’s ministry.

• The interim person will only manage a subset of the AP for CFY responsibilities as described below.

5. Position Overview:

Our ministry to CF&Y comprises six main areas. The interim will manage the following areas:

• Church school (JK - 6th grade):

  • Managed directly by our Church School Coordinator

  • Meets Sunday mornings during the latter half of worship hour (10-11 A.M.).

• Navigators (6-7th grades):

  • Meets weekly on Sunday

  • This could possibly be overseen by a lay team.

• Confirmation (8th grade):

  • Usually co-taught by AP for CFY and Senior Pastor

  • Meets weekly on Sunday early evening

• Servants (9-12th grade):

  • Usually led and managed by the AP for CFY

  • Meets weekly on Sunday afternoons

• Christmas Pageant (JK-12th grade):

  • usually overseen by AP for CFY with significant assistance from Dir. of Music, as well as support from Church School Coordinator and laity

  • Rehearsals begin in mid-to-late November

  • Pageant is during worship the third Sunday of Advent

• Safe Church:

  • Overseeing our safe-church policy (ensuring it’s implemented, background checks are up to date, etc.)

6. Interim Focus:

We are looking for an interim person (best if ordained, but not a necessity) to be the chief administrator and process-manager for Navigators, Confirmation, and Servants.

• Ensuring our well-documented and organized curriculum is ready each week (printed out, organized) to be used by the person/people in the classroom for Navigators, Confirmation, and Servants.

  • Navigators:

    If the interim person has aptitude and interest, he/she/they would lead this group with help from lay volunteers (Faith Guides).

    If not, then this group would be led by a lay team.

  • Confirmation and Servants:

    Will be led by our Senior Pastor, with support from lay volunteers (Faith Guides).

    If the interim person has aptitude and interest, he/she/they might also be aside to help during class meetings.

• Communicate regularly with the children, youth, and families involved in our Navigators, Confirmation, and Servants programs.

  • Coordinate/work with our Administrative Assistant on the communications.

  • Communications to include: emails, mailings, calls, possibly texts (group or individual), social media posting (Instagram), electronic newsletter, etc.

• To provide any collaboration, coordination, or assistance necessary for our church school programming.

  • Primary leadership of this is handled by our Church School Administrator.

• Coordinate/manage any Safe Church tasks that need to be taken before or as we begin our new program year.

  • Interim person would work with our Executive Director of Operations and our Administrative Assistant on this front.

• Work on site and be available for in-person meetings with various staff and laity involved in CFY ministry, though there is flexibility as to when the person is here.

• Be available weekends (primarily Sunday), with work to include some combination of:

  • Possible attendance (to be determined) at Navigators, Confirmation, Servants

  • Attendance (to be determined) at worship (weekly? periodic?), which is a great time for contact with the interim’s key constituents (children, youth, their parents).

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