Director of Family Ministries


Douglasville First United Methodist Church (DFUMC) is an established and service oriented Christian faith community located in Douglasville, Georgia, a western suburb of Atlanta. With a rich history spanning decades (est. 1850), DFUMC is committed to fostering spiritual growth, community outreach, and providing a welcoming environment for individuals and families.
DFUMC is seeking a full-time Director of Family Ministries to lead our growing Youth and Children’s Ministry. The role is responsible for all aspects of faith development for youth and children birth through 12^th grade and their families. This includes providing them an educational, theological, and mission-oriented foundation for a lifetime journey in the Christian faith.


Responsibilities in Team Leadership

• Guide the youth, children, and nursey ministry staff in the creation of an active ministry that allows youth and children to learn about and experience the love of Jesus.
• Coordinate, train, lead, and support volunteers to serve, nurture and uplift the youth and children of DFUMC.
• Foster Christian formation and discipleship of all age groups of the next generation.
• Plan, oversee and lead programs and events for the next generations, building teams to serve them well.
• Champion the next generation throughout all ministries of the church, helping each child and student feel valued.
• Collaborate with other ministries and church operations staff including Local and Global Outreach, Evangelism, Worship, Youth Ministries, Sunday School, and Communications

Responsibilities in Planning

• Evaluate and select age-appropriate curriculum and resources for Christian education, promoting spiritual growth among youth and children.
• Develop and execute Youth, Children and Family events such as Vacation Bible School, community outreach and seasonal celebrations.
• Perform ongoing assessment of programs, procedures, and systems to determine effectiveness and execute changes as needed.

Responsibilities in Administrative Duties

• Maintain a consistent presence on Sunday mornings and at all children and youth events, supporting leaders and volunteers and interacting with parents, youth, and children.
• Ensure that the space for youth and children is welcoming, safe, organized, and adequately equipped for age-appropriate use.
• Provide effective means of communication to parents of weekly, monthly, and seasonal events.
• Responsible for organizing annual Safe Sanctuary Training.
• Ensuring that all volunteers working with youth and children have up to date background checks.
• Prepare and oversee the ministry budget. Maintain careful stewardship and accurate budgeting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent teamwork, collaboration, and management skills to lead ministry teams, multiple events and supervision of employees and volunteers.
• Ability to innovate, initiate, organize, and implement.
• Able to creatively solve problems.
• Self-motivated to study and improve knowledge and skill in areas of responsibility as needed.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through oral and written formats.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to connect on a personal level with families.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred. Seminary training or Childhood Education degree preferred.
• Minimum of two years of ministry experience working with children required.
• Proven ability to maintain a high level of integrity, discernment, and discretion with personal and confidential information.