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CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - VOLUNTEERS

This support position works in conjunction with all areas of Children’s Ministry and is responsible for onboarding, communicating with, and supporting the Children’s Ministry (ages three – sixth grade) volunteers. This includes weekly Sunday School and special programs associated with the Children’s Ministry Department. The Volunteer’s Assistant works collaboratively with the Children’s ministry staff to cultivate an environment where people are inspired to serve in ways that match their spiritual gifts and passions. The Volunteer’s Assistant will partner with Directors and Associate Directors to assure that potential volunteers are aware of policies relating to their station, have a current background check, and feel appreciated throughout he year. This will support our goal that all programs are of the highest quality possible and consistent with the mission and vision of The Woodlands United Methodist Church and that volunteers, families and children are served with respect and dignity. The Volunteer’s Assistant also supports the Special Blessings Ministry in this capacity.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Spiritual maturity, creativity, high energy and a strong passion to lead children and families to a deeper understanding of the Gospel message of Christ’s love!
  • Able to speak to groups in a training setting.
  • Proven excellence in verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

ONBOARDING VOLUNTEERS

  • Open Communication with Directors and Associate Directors for onboarding assignments.
  • Weekly Email Communication to volunteer teams.
  • Weekly E-mail Communication for first time Volunteers.
  • Weekly Training of new volunteers on church policies and completion of the onboarding process.

Volunteer Appreciation

  • Monthly reminders to our Volunteers/Greeters how much we love them!
  • Birthday Cards to our Volunteers/Greeters
  • Keep inventory of T-shirts and other Volunteer onboarding items and work with team on ordering more.

COMPETENCIES:

Communication, Collaboration, Organization, Teamwork, Time Management, Administration, Attention to detail, Computer proficiency.

SCHEDULE

This is a part-time position, 25 - 29 hours per week. Some Sunday morning availability required.

Contact Chris McLain



CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: EARLY CHILDHOOD MINISTRY LEADER - MAIN BUILDING

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Strong, growing Christian with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and able to share Christ’s love with others.
  • Teaching certificate and/or experience working with preschool aged children preferred.
  • Attend and participate in Early Childhood ministry staff meetings, departmental meetings and all church staff chapels and meetings.
  • A strong understanding of Sunday morning curriculum is preferred.
  • Help recruit, train and appreciate volunteers.
  • Communicate and work with all church staff, volunteers, interns and parents.
  • Knowledge of the Bible and ability to retell bible stories developmentally appropriate for preschool aged children.
  • Participate in planning and implementation of Children’s Ministry Events.**

JOB DUTIES

  • Oversees Main Building high school intern program including training and scheduling.
  • Leads curriculum planning, implementation, and modification for Elementary aged children with final approval from the Associate Director of Elementary Ministries.
  • Leads curriculum planning, implementation, and modification for preschool aged children with final approval from the Associate Director of Early Childhood Ministries.
  • Offers support to the Associate Director of Early Childhood Ministries for coordination and communication of Sunday School volunteers.
  • Submits supply and resource needs to be filled by administrative assistant.
  • Helps prepare craft and hands-on learning activities each week.
  • Record Sunday school lessons to be delivered virtually.
Program Involvement / Sunday Mornings
  • Lead children 3 years old through kindergarten in a large group and small group settings at the Main campus.
  • Implement and deliver a developmentally aged appropriate curriculum, activities and resources.
  • Work with and assist the Early Childhood interns and volunteers on Sunday mornings to meet Ministry goals.
  • Greet parents and volunteers and assist with child check-in process.
  • Collect first time guest information and volunteers and submit to administrative assistant.
  • Collect Sunday morning counts and offering.
Children’s Ministry Key Programs & Events (outside of Sunday Morning)

Weekday programs – (school year)

  • TWMS Preschool Chapel Time – Wednesday and Thursday mornings (Special Easter Service)

Seasonal / Special Events

  • Vacation Bible School
  • Children’s Christmas Eve and Easter Eve worship services
  • Father/Daughter Dance
  • Fall Event

SCHEDULE

This is a part-time position, up to 29 hours per week, with flexible work hours. Sunday morning and some Saturday evening availability required.

Contact Shana Duerr at SDuerr@twumc.org. No phone calls please.



CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: INTERMEDIATE MINISTRY LEADER

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Strong, growing Christian with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and able to share Christ’s love with others
  • Experience working with children in a church environment
  • Lead and teach biblically based lessons in large group and small group settings
  • Communicate and work with church staff, volunteers and parents
  • Primary focus on 5th & 6th grade Intermediate ministries but able to assist and lead across all age groups as needed
  • Assist with planning and implementing Children’s Ministry Key Programs & Events (see below)
  • Able to learn new Computer/Video Editing/Media Skills
  • Other duties as required by department programming

Children’s Ministry Key Programs & Events (outside of Sunday Morning)

Sunday Preparation
  • Create Sunday Lesson Plan for 56: Main Speaker, Worship song list, ProPresenter/PPT, etc.
  • Load Sunday Presentation into 56 Computer
  • Oversee Sunday greeters/volunteers in the FLC
  • Develop and plan “hands-on” aspect/option for all meetings
Weekday Responsibilities
  • Roots Bible Study – Wednesday evenings
  • Develop Team of 8-10 Volunteers to work Wednesday Nights
  • TWMS Weekly Chapel Time
  • TWMS Special Chapels (four times per year)
  • Asist with Video editing, creating, and sharing needs of 56
  • Manage 56 Facebook and Instagram Pages
Summer programs
  • 56 Day Camp, Hang Out Days, Camp 247, Vacation Bible School (Missions)
  • Monthly/Quarterly Mission Offerings and Foci for Children’s Ministry/Confirmation
  • Cultivate an intentional missions component to the 56 program including, but not limited to summer missions
  • Annual Angel Tree Christmas Party (Help Organize: crafts, games, Christmas story, etc.)
Seasonal / Special Events
  • Children’s Christmas Eve Service, Children’s Easter Eve Service, Fall Family Event, Mother/Son Event, Father/Daughter Dance

SCHEDULE

This is a part-time position, 20 - 25 hours per week with Sundays & Wednesdays required. Heavy Summer expected.

Contact Autumn Lewis



CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: INTERN

This is a part-time position with no benefits created for high school students age 16 or older.

Shift schedules include Sundays and/or Saturday nights and Children’s Ministry-sponsored events serving children ages 3-12 years of age.

JOB DUTIES

  • Greet families and students as they arrive on Sundays and events.
  • As an intern your primary focus is to help ensure that every child is greeted, encouraged, interacted with and engaged in program activity.
  • Help set up and lead Sunday School, events, crafts, activities and clean up.
  • Support Ministry Directors and Ministry Leaders.
  • Arrive and Sign in on time for scheduled shifts.
  • Behavior in the community and your online presence must be compatible with values and beliefs of our church. Your online social networks should be accessible to CM Staff.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

Strong interpersonal skills, enjoy children, role model for young children and a growing Christian that feels comfortable sharing their faith with others. Creative artistic talents in music, drama and art a plus.

Contact Ingrid Gibbons


CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: SATURDAY NIGHT MINISTRY LEAD

The Saturday Night Ministry Lead role has been designed to give children a consistent adult staff presence in the Loft Children’s Ministry on Saturday nights, while providing the right tone and environment for learning. The Saturday Night Ministry Lead is responsible for having a dedicated weekly focus on sharing biblical truths about Jesus Christ in a fun and exciting way.

The Saturday Night Ministry Lead serves the Saturday night Loft serve from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preparing the classroom/learning area on Saturday nights
  • Providing direction to volunteer and intern team
  • Welcoming children and families as they arrive
  • Take attendance and offering
  • Lead large group learning
  • Reinforcing and facilitating small group activities
  • Concluding the lesson and dismissing students
  • Clean up the environment

The Saturday Night Ministry Leader serves on Saturdays from 5:00 - 7:15 p.m. Curriculum is provided; Saturday Night Ministry Leader is simply presenting the prepared lesson weekly. Arrangements can be made if Ministry Leader needs to miss an occasional Saturday night. The position is based on a weekly stipend and assumes a minimum of 46 Saturdays per year; no health benefits are provided.

The ideal candidate is high energy, loves kids, enjoys being on a stage on a mic, and is gifted in teaching about the Lord. Candidates will work directly with the Elementary Team (grades 1-4). Candidates will be asked to participate in a Saturday night experience as part of the interview process .

Contact Anna Cianflone



CHILDREN'S MINISTRY: SUNDAY MINISTRY LEAD

The Sunday Ministry Lead role has been designed to give children a consistent adult staff presence in each area of Children’s Ministry on Sunday mornings, while providing the right tone and environment for learning. The Sunday Ministry Lead is responsible for having a dedicated weekly focus on sharing biblical truths about Jesus Christ in a fun and exciting way.

The Sunday Ministry Lead serves one age/grade group during each of our two service hours - 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preparing the classroom/learning area on Sunday mornings
  • Providing direction to volunteer and intern team
  • Welcoming children and families as they arrive
  • Assist with attendance and offering
  • Assisting with large group learning
  • Reinforcing and facilitating small group activities
  • Concluding the lesson and dismissing students
  • Clean up the environment

The Sunday Ministry Leader serves on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Curriculum is provided; Sunday Ministry Leader is simply presenting the prepared lesson weekly. Arrangements can be made if Ministry Leader needs to miss an occasional Sunday. The position is based on a weekly stipend and assumes a minimum of 46 Sundays per year; no health benefits are provided.

The ideal candidate is high energy, loves kids, enjoys being on a stage on a mic, and is gifted in teaching about the Lord. Candidates will work directly with Early Childhood ages 3-Kindergarten. Candidates will be asked to participate in a Sunday morning experience as part of the interview process.

Contact Ingrid Gibbons


CREATIVE SERVICES: GRAPHIC DESIGNER


The Woodlands United Methodist Church is seeking a talented graphic designer for the purposes of visually communicating our mission and ministries to a wide variety of audiences. Candidate must be self-motivated, highly organized and able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment. We are seeking someone who embraces emerging technology and design with passion and excitement. Candidate must have an exceptional eye for detail. The ability to find creative solutions and successfully interact with a wide variety of people and personalities.

JOB DUTIES

  • Create engaging content in a timely manner that is on brand and furthers our mission
  • Assist in the creative development of major projects, weekend series, events, etc.
  • Help develop promotional content for marketing campaigns, both internal and external
  • Support the design needs of worship venues, ministries, and initiatives
  • Print, trim, paste, fold, and label printed materials as assigned
  • Assist with installation of large format graphics in display areas when needed
  • Has a working knowledge of print production, video production, and motion graphics, at least enough to collaborate and design for those purposes

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Relevant college degree and three to five years experience in a creative, professional environment required
  • Proficiency in Adobe CS software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) is required.
  • Macintosh platform experience required.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office software preferred.
  • Experience with animation software such as Adobe After Effects is preferred.
  • Photography skills are preferred.

SCHEDULE

This is a full-time, permanent position.
Competitive salary and benefits offered.
Work hours are 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.
Some weekends, evening and extended hours will be required during Christmas, Easter and other special events.
This position reports directly to the Creative Director.


Submit resume, and PDF or link to portfolio site to our Human Resources Director, Sarah Lewis.

No phone calls please.

CREATIVE SERVICES: VIDEOGRAPHER/ANIMATOR

The Woodlands United Methodist Church is seeking a talented Videographer/Animator to join our award-winning creative team. Candidate must be creative, self-motivated, highly organized and able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. We are seeking someone who embraces story telling with passion and excitement in conveying the story of the Church through a spiritual narrative. Candidate must have an exceptional eye for detail, the ability to find creative video solutions and must successfully interact with a wide variety of people and personalities.

JOB DUTIES

  • Capture, edit and produce videos for ministry events and promotion
  • Animate for series bumpers, stories, social media, and miscellaneous projects
  • Maintain and organize studio and equipment
  • Assist in maintaining video archive
  • Concept, write, edit, and produce scripts as needed
  • Collaborate with a team to budget, cast, scout, and produce work as needed

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • 3 – 5+ years experience in film/video
  • Animation experience (After Effects, Cinema 4d, 3d Max).
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Student of current styles, trends and equipment in the film industry
  • Willingness to collaborate with leadership, ministry clients and other team members
  • Be able to shoot on-location and in studio environments
  • Current film portfolio or reel available online
  • Video editing proficiency (Adobe Premiere)
  • Inspired by telling stories in a unique and creative way

OPTIONAL SKILLS

  • Film/Communications degree or similar
  • Previous Church experience

SCHEDULE

This is a full-time, permanent position.
Competitive salary and benefits offered.
Work hours are 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Weekends, holidays, evenings and extended hours may be required.


Interested applicants may apply for this position one of two ways:
1. Email your resume, video reel or link to portfolio site (preferred) to Lisa Fenley, Creative Services Administrative Director at lfenley@twumc.org
2. Apply online at our Creative Team website


No Phone Calls, please.

FACILITIES: THE CHURCH AT WOODFOREST FACILITIES TECHNICIAN


Responsible for performing maintenance and ensuring the effective daily operations for The Woodforest campus. This includes ensuring the safety of our building, prohibited or concerning behavior of persons throughout the campus, responding to emergency situations to minimize risk and/or loss to buildings, property or persons.

JOB DUTIES

  • Provide excellent customer service for all persons on campus and do so in a professional, courteous way.
  • Maintain a constant awareness of people and events happening on campus
  • Maintain all areas of the building daily to ensure it is clean, sanitized and set up (this will include all restrooms).
  • Perform all custodial/maintenance duties for the building that will include, but is not limited to, small painting assignments, changing light bulbs and assisting at special events
  • Ensure all entrances are cleaned and ready to open
  • Maintain and prepare Coffee as needed.
  • Assemble furniture
  • Report and log all maintenance items and keep a record on site
  • Control inventory of tools in workroom
  • Assure safe operation of trailers and equipment
  • Monitor paper recycling program
  • Oversee work performed by outside contractors, including housekeeping
  • Monitor all landscaping areas including the ball fields
  • Attend staff meetings
  • Other duties, as assigned

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to read, write and otherwise communicate effectively in English with a problem solving and helpful demeanor at all times
  • Must be physically able to perform all duties of the position in any type of weather and be willing to work varied shifts, as assigned
  • Must have working knowledge of computers and software in order to complete reports, check email, etc.
  • Maintain a neat, professional appearance, as well as be very punctual and reliable
  • Self-starter that is motivated to get the job done and work independently
  • Must be committed Christian comfortable sharing their faith with children and families
  • Must meet church requirements, which include fingerprinting, background check, and drug test

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

SCHEDULE

This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Eligible for full benefits package.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. with some additional evening and weekend hours to support special events.


Contact Sarah Lewis.



CHILD CARE WORKER

Noah’s Nook Nursery is accepting applications for Sunday morning child care worker positions with the possibility of adding other days and evenings.

JOB DUTIES

  • Prepare daily activities, reading, art and music
  • Greet and communicate with parents about child’s needs and activities
  • Engage with children during playtime
  • Support children’s emotional and social development
  • Change diapers and assist with toilet training
  • Supervise safe play
  • Sanitize toys and room daily

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Love working with preschool-aged children
  • Be a team player
  • Be able to lift 40 pounds on a regular basis
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Child care experience preferred
  • Be able to communicate effectively in English

Contact Chris Swenson

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