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Are you passionate about childhood education and helping children learn, grow, and develop while working in a fun and rewarding Christian environment? At Ocoee Oaks School, our mission is to serve families in our community by providing high quality education and affordable childcare in a loving, safe, and nurturing atmosphere. If you are motivated to make a positive impact on our future generation, apply today to become a part of our team!
This a Full-Time position that works 40+ hour per week split between the School and the Church. The salary for this role is $42,000-$47,500 based on experience and qualifications. This role is onsite at our center located: 201 S Clarke Rd, Ocoee FL 34761
Our Afterschool Program Director/ Youth Minister will guide and help develop our youth in multiple facets of life including academics, communication, sociability, and independence. You’ll have the opportunity to work as a member of a team and be a role model for children by serving as a mentor and coach who is gifted in teaching and has a passion to influence others for the Kingdom.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide pastoral care
- Disciple children, teens, and young adults
- Partner with parents by creating a discipling culture and providing them with support and resources
- Lead the development of a semester based small groups ministry
- Capable of supplementing the preaching team and delivering messages in the Sunday worship service 3-5 times in a year
- Maintain the church’s social media presence
- Lead Sunday morning Children’s Moment in the worship service
- Coordinate Sunday morning Children’s Ministry
- Lead the Youth Group, including planning and implementing fellowship activities
- Develop and implement a Young Adult Ministry
- Grow the ministries by creating attractive and compelling environments to which our participants want to invite their friends
- Assist in the ongoing development and evaluation of staff
- Resolves escalations of staff and parent concerns for MBS program
- Coordinates, provides, and oversees curriculum for MBS programs, submitting lesson plans weekly
- Assist Director of Preschool in the Supervision Preschool staff and administration of Preschool operations
- Challenge the Youth and Young Adults to respond to God's call to serve in their communities and world
- Prepare the curriculum, teach, or coordinate others teaching, for all groups / classes for children/youth/young adult ministries
- Attend Staff Meetings as well as any other regular scheduled meetings
- All other duties/activities as requested
- Being familiar with the Orange Philosophy of children, youth and family ministry would be a plus
What We Need from You:
Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development, or degree in related field of study required
45 DCF hours required; with Non-Profit experience preferred
Minimum of 1 year of professional early childhood education or experience
Willingness to obtain the director credential for school aged programs
Have or be able to obtain and maintain CDL License, and qualify to be listed as a church bus driver on the insurance policy
Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop and supervise a staff of at least 7 direct reports / volunteers.
Be a proactive leader who can work effectively with minimal supervision.
Well-organized/able to work efficiently with multiple priorities.
Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft products and social media.
An effective communicator that reaches an audience of all ages
Must clear a full Level II background check
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and basic computer skills
A committed Christian with a growing faith, and a passion for sharing that faith in a group setting with staff, children/youth, young adults, and families.
Strong understanding of children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development to ensure a safe and stimulating classroom environment where students are engaged and encouraged to succeed
Effective in communicating with both students and adults to meet the needs of the children, effectively guide teacher assistants, and resolve parental concerns
Comfortable sharing your faith as a Christian
Why You’ll Love Working for Us:
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Merit Increases
Ocoee Oaks School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in and seek diversity in our applicants.