Kids Service Leader (NFW)-1

Summary of Position:
The Kids Service Leader is a managerial-level ministry role responsible for creating a safe, engaging, and faith-filled environment for kids while providing leadership and oversight to the Kids Team Members serving in their assigned area. This role provides weekend and event leadership, training, coaching, accountability, and support to Kids Team Members, including addressing performance concerns and difficult conversations as needed. The Service Leader also serves during designated weekday hours for service preparation, team scheduling, leadership development, and ongoing mentoring of Kids Team Members.

Principal Job Responsibilities:
ELEMENTARY: Service Leader
• Managerial level position
• Provides leadership and oversight for the whole service in assigned classroom
• Provides leadership, accountability, and support to Kids Team Members, including addressing
performance concerns and difficult conversations as needed during weekend services.
• Provides weekend and event leadership, training, and oversight to Kids Team Members.
• Holds some weekday hours for room/service preparation, team scheduling, and rotating weekly
oversight/mentoring.
• Attends Team Chapel or watch recordings if unable to attend.

PRESCHOOL: Service Leader
• Managerial level position
• Provides leadership and supervision for multiple classrooms of a similar age range
• Provides leadership, accountability, and support to Kids Team Members, including addressing
performance concerns and difficult conversations as needed during weekend services.
• Provides weekend and event leadership, training, and oversight to Kids Team Members.
• Holds some weekday hours for room/service preparation, team scheduling, and rotating weekly
oversight/mentoring.
• Attends Team Chapel or watch recordings if unable to attend.

CHECK-IN: Service Leader
• Managerial level position
• Provides leadership and supervision for every kids check-in area
• Provides leadership, accountability, and support to Kids Team Members, including addressing
performance concerns and difficult conversations as needed during weekend services.
• Provides weekend and event leadership, training, and oversight to Kids Team Members.
• Holds some weekday hours for station/service preparation, team scheduling, and rotating weekly
oversight/mentoring.

- Attends Team Chapel or watches recordings if unable to attend.

Service Leader Training Requirements
• Required to watch three leadership videos within first two months of hire, with one new leadership
video each quarter thereafter.
• An assigned reading chosen by Kids Campus Pastor.

General Skills & Qualifications:
• Demonstrates a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and models Christian character, integrity, and
appropriate behavior for children.
• Enjoys working with children and demonstrates genuine care, patience, compassion, and enthusiasm for helping kids grow in their faith.
• Prioritizes the safety and well-being of every child, consistently following all Kids Ministry safety policies, procedures, and supervision guidelines.
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with children, parents, Serve Team, and leadership
• Strong time-management skills and multitasking ability
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with aptitude to learn new software and systems

General Physical Requirements:
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to:
• Sit/stand for long periods of time.
• Occasionally kneel or crouch.
• Lift and/or move up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

*This description is not all inclusive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Gateway Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law as it applies to
churches. However, Gateway Church does discriminate on the basis of religion.

Employment Requirement:Must be a member or become a member of Gateway Church upon
employment