Children's Ministry Director Resume Example Highland United Methodist Church

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DIRECTOR

Summary

Creative and reliable professional with extensive leadership experience in event management and volunteer recruitment. Offering positivity and energetic work ethic. Flexible, proactive and supportive team player who has great attention to detail but who also works well independently.

Skills

Leadership
Project and event management
Planning/coordinating
Attention to detail

Able to work independently
Creativity
Multi-Task experience
Social Media proficiency

Experience

Highland United Methodist Church | Fort Thomas, KYChildren's Ministry Director02/2012 - Current

Led two Zoom calls as well as Facebook Live kahoot! and gimkit games weekly during coronavirus pandemic. Rallied ten volunteer parents to record Sunday School video lessons with their kids which were posted on youtube channel. Decided on and prepared themes/topics/lessons to maintain interest for kids. Compiled and delivered Holy Week, goodie and miss you bags. Planned, advertised for and recruited volunteers for a Virtual VBS.
Developed, selected and led Wednesday evening programming, including bible lessons, craft, game and experiment activities. Changed theme every 2.5 to 4 months as needed to sustain interest.
Interacted with parents and guardians of children participating in classes and events to build strong relationships and expand church membership.
Attended, presented information at, collaborated with other staff members and contributed to staff meetings weekly and bimonthly Administrative Council meetings to discuss program direction, finances and vision.
Arranged and encouraged participation in annual Vacation Bible School with different themes each year by making announcements, directing a skit, designing flyers, advertising on social media. Ordered necessary supplies, recruited and planned meetings with volunteers, created schedules, collaborated with vendors and led decorating. Delegated to, acquired props and donations for and supported Games, Music, Crafts, Drama and Volunteer Retreat Teams.
Selected, scheduled, collected RSVPs for attendance award and outing special events such as skating, swimming, entertainment complexes.
Monitored program leaders for adherence to rules, policies and mission to ensure safety of children. Presented Safe Sanctuary training and made sure background checks were up-to-date to meet denomination compliance.
Assigned responsibilities and tasks to volunteers and staff members for all Children's Ministry events including Bunny Breakfast and Kids' Fun Nights.
Coordinated with pastor to define and advance children's ministry vision and align with overall church vision.
Organized, oversaw and taught two weekly Sunday school classes Planned and directed Sunday School and Children's Church services to share stories with moral and biblical messages.for children between ages 4 to 11 years old.
Managed budget by deciding what to purchase, purchasing it and submitting receipts while regularly reviewing expenses to stay within limits.
Created handouts, e-mails, texts, Facebook posts as well as updated online calendar for parents to keep them informed about upcoming events and monthly schedule.
Gathered classroom supplies and prepped materials for all events and classes.
Devised strategies to drive program growth within the church and outreach to the community, encouraging children to build and strengthen relationships with Jesus.
Carried out administrative responsibilities for children's ministry, including organizing supply room, tracking attendance and changing/updating multiple bulletin boards bimonthly.
Recruited, coached, supported, trained and oversaw lay teachers and volunteers to support program operations.
Monitored program leaders for adherence to rules, policies and mission to ensure safety of children and adults. This included offering and leading Safe Sanctuary training and made sure background checks were up-to-date.
Hired nursery staff to care for infants, toddlers and three year old children and Children's Ministry Assistants to help with 4 year old to 5th grade programming. Interviewed candidates, checked references and found substitutes as needed.
Tracked birthdays, developed reward systems and updated data gathered as needed.
Taught different "Ministry Moment" object lessons to two preschool classes at our church preschool biannually.

Procter & Gamble | Cincinnati, OHTissues & Towel Internal Website Content Manager05/1998 - 05/2000

Designed, arranged and helped administer research including focus groups, interviews and surveys to meet the needs of information storage and community building for multi-disciplinary and multi-level department.
Documented and analyzed results of research to assist manager with project plan based on priority.
Collaborated with Department Information Technology staff, web designers and IT Consultants to create T&T In Touch, a user-friendly website which implemented priorities and launched successfully.
Arranged and prepared instructions and materials for individual and group trainings as required with administrators and managers to explain input and maintaining/updating documents, graphics, data, links and pictures as well as responding to posted questions.
Researched, chose and applied digital camera and audio technology to enhance website.
Chose and organized service projects and outings for Brighton Center, Shoebox Ministry, Northern Kentucky Cold Shelter, Matthew 25 Ministries, Hands Against Hanger, etc.
Received stock award for exceeding expectations.

Procter & Gamble | Cincinnati, OHCharmin Brand Marketing Specialist01/1997 - 05/1998

Managed multiple print advertising projects including coupons, demonstration mailers, and changes to packaging.
Acted as brand liaison and met accordingly with Design Studio, Product Supply, Legal, Customer Service and other shared department resources on assigned projects.
Responsible for tracking and communicating timelines, getting cost estimates, attending photo shoots, relaying weekly progress and getting approval/sign offs.
Regularly wrote questions for and attended focus groups to summarize results of research in relation to project goal.
Tracked budget for all brand projects.

Procter & Gamble | Cincinnati, OHCharmin Brand Assistant01/1995 - 01/1997

Supported Brand Manager and Assistant Brand Managers by scheduling meetings, arranging travel, carrying out plans for lunches, managing calendar, running routine reports, updating contacts and databases.
Provided assistance with the preparation of reports, presentations, materials using Windows, Excel and Powerpoint.
With experience became responsible for overflow print projects, giving weekly progress reports in team meetings and product donation.
Worked with Event Planning company as part of Film Festival Team from conception of idea to final execution.

Education and Training

Indiana University | Bloomington, iNBachelor of Arts in Sociology And English, Minor French12/1992

Certifications

First Aid/CPR

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Highland United Methodist Church
Procter & Gamble

School Attended

Indiana University

Job Titles Held:

Children's Ministry Director
Tissues & Towel Internal Website Content Manager
Charmin Brand Marketing Specialist
Charmin Brand Assistant

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology And English, Minor French

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