Job Summary:

To provide leadership to MDO as we work together to see people changed by the Truth of Jesus.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Conduct staff meetings as needed. 
• Recruit, interview, and hire staff. 
• Provide orientation for new staff which includes reviewing their job descriptions, staff rules, and personnel policies of GABC. 
• Meet and evaluate all staff members regularly. 
• Monitor MDO staffing. Authorize the staff and the hours that they work. Ensure that substitutes are available and monitor requests for vacation and personal days. 
• Counsel staff regarding performance issues. 
• Arrange conferences with employees who are having job-related difficulties with other employees. Mediate problems between colleagues.

Duties/Responsibilities:

General Responsibilities (in collaboration with Preschool Minister /Kids Pastor): 

• Maintain good communication lines with other areas of the church. 
• Serve as a resource person to the MDO Staff. 
• May be available to work a flex schedule encompassing Wednesday night, Sunday morning services as well as special ministry events throughout the year. 
• Provide factual data and expert opinion as required by GABC. 
• Attend all Kids Team meetings. 
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations governing children, personnel, property, and insurance liability. 
• Maintain current CPR and First Aid certification. 
• Prepare curriculum for MDO and have ready for staff each week. 
• Be at all events as directed by Kids Pastor.

Financial Responsibilities (in collaboration with Preschool Minister/ Kids Pastor): 

• Prepare budget projections. 
• Coordinate the purchase and maintain the inventory of supplies and equipment. 
• Maintain control of personnel costs as they relate to the budget on a month-to-month basis. 
• Ensure that purchases are closely managed. 
• Review employee timesheets for accuracy.

Customer Service: 

• Develop and actively maintain positive communication with parents. 
• Confer with parents who express a complaint or concern verbally or in writing, meet with any parent whose child is experiencing difficulties.
• Communicate parent concerns to staff members as needed.

Educational Program: 

• Supervise the program on an ongoing basis. Observe and evaluate MDO, act as a resource person for teachers, and provide in-service training and workshops as needed for staff development. 
• Ensure that curriculum is appropriately implemented throughout the program. 
• Ensure that staff is effectively trained on curriculum and policies.

Enrollment: 

• Respond and follow up on enrollment inquiries. Give prospective customers hours of the program and detailed information about the program’s philosophy and classroom teachers. Ensure that other administrative staff are trained in marketing the program in the Director’s absence. 
• Give tours as needed.

Physical Facility: 

• Maintains building, equipment, and grounds to ensure a safe environment that meets program and licensing safety standards. 
• Coordinates equipment and facility repairs; ensures timely completion of repairs to minimize any risk of injury to others.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Understand the mission and vision and how this ministry can work with the Church body to fulfill this vision. 
• Ability to listen effectively and to communicate clearly to children and their parents/caregivers. 
• Strong people skills. 
• Strong organizational skills; detail oriented. 
• Have a high commitment to moral and ethical standards, striving in all actions to be pure of heart, mind, word, and deed. 
• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen as well as criminal and sexual misconduct background checks.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma required; college degree preferred. 

.Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Must be able to life 25 pounds at times. 
• The ability to work on site in Green Acres offices and campus.

Other duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement:

Green Acres Baptist Church an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, national origin, veteran, or disability status.